Cristina Córdova STYLE & THEATER Fashion 47 Though she loves classics, Diane Paulus has a penchant for finding inspiration in the more theatrical aspects of pop culture. The New York City-based director recently staged Turandot in a professional wrestling ring, but she’s better known for her production of The Donkey Show, a disco adaptation of A Midsummer … Read more
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Lee K. Farquhar, of the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Robert Meeds, of Kansas State University’s A. Q. Miller School of Journalism, present their research on Types of Fantasy Sports Users and Their Motivations.
The Journal of Online Behavior published a research study on The Role of the Internet in National and Local News Media Use.
I don’t know how I missed this, but according to CNN, a man in Beijing, China died from exhaustion after a three-day gaming binge. See, computer games can kill you — not just brain cells.
Thanks to Adrants for pointing out these videos of teenage and twenty-something girls discussing their reactions to ads that try to market to them. Interesting. More interesting still is the idea of a young all girl creative agency.
THEATER & PERFORMANCE Double Your Pleasure Theatre Limina invites you to “double your pleasure, double your fun,” tonight at its 2nd Annual Burlesque Show and Fundraiser. Two years, two purposes, two nights, two babes at a time (and so much more). “Order up your favorite cocktail, and watch our bawdy babes shake their bitchin’ booties. … Read more
The Minnesota Zoo is excited to announce the arrival of two Lynx kittens. They are still getting used to their new exhibit, spending more time outside each day.
Beautiful! Beautiful! We have what is, as far as I know, our first local Somali horror flick coming next month. Check out the trailer. And if I’m wrong about the first-ever-local-Somali-horror-flick claim, please educate me.
I guess the next top chefs and models just weren’t enough. Now we’ve got a new cable pay-per-view show setting out to find America’s Next Hot Porn Star. Just what we’ve all been waiting for… Porn invariably becomes the ultimate exploiter of every medium. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$