Tag Archives: Modern Culture

Saturday’s Song: "Let’s Dance"

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

I happened to stumbled across this slow, beautiful, bluesy cover of David Bowie’s energetic song “Let’s Dance” while dinking around online yesterday.  Not as keen on the original, but I’m in love with this version.  It’ll likely be on repeat … Continue reading →

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Slip of the Tongue

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Slip of the Tongue One of my sociology teacher introduced me to this video.  It’s a  great spoken-word piece on gender and race/ethnicity.  It’s thoughtful while also humorous.  And I love how well it’s performed; I’d love to be able … Continue reading →

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Judging a Book by its Cover

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Normally, I’m not so keen on people making  snap judgments based on a book’s cover (this may  partly be because J.D. Salinger is one of my favorite authors and his covers are just about as exciting as new printer paper).  … Continue reading →

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Feeling Somber: The Death of a Terrorist

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

The sheer level of devastation that has been caused by one person is overwhelming. And his death, even if it does provide a sense of closer to some, doesn’t even begin to take away the damage.  For the people impacted … Continue reading →

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Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Part 1 This week in my Intro to Gender Studies class we watched this film, but I think it’s an important subject and should be discussed and examined by the general community, not just gender studies students, because these issues … Continue reading →

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