Todd S Burroughs
Wonder Woman wearing pants?!? Well, it’s not the first time: When she was a powerless, Diana Rigg-type secret agent in the late 1960s-early 1970s (the less said about this version, and this era, the better ), she wore pants allthetime. Her wardrobe will change back. After all, there are 70 years worth of merchandizing invested in the current [...]
And so the countdown to November 19 officially begins. I predict that when the year ends, it will have, ah, “Eclipse”-ed the competition.
CONGRATS to Wayne! (A HistoryMaker, indeed!) Black Alumni Network 108 Terrell Rd P.O. Box 6693 Newport News, VA 23606 June 28, 2010 For immediate release Contact: Dan Holly, 919-448-8221 vav@jerrythomaspr.com 30th anniversary of alumni monthly committed to media diversity In July, the Black Alumni Network, a society of Columbia University journalism alumni and friends, celebrates its 30th [...]
Issue 1108 – July 8, 2010 Everyone who knows me will tell you I would marry Rolling Stone if I could. Ah, yes, The Now World-Famous Feature, which finally came in the mail yesterday. As usual, “On The Media” did a great job explaining why McCrystal’s aides felt so free. And as usual, “Democracy Now!” did a [...]
……they were both wrong, the AP said the report said. (With apologies to Amiri Baraka: How can the slave and the slavemaster both be wrong?) Ogletree did an interesting dance here.
…….and I can’t really think of him as gone. Just transformed.
……seeing, and buying, “Icon: Mothership Connection.” After all these years, Buck Wild still had me in stitches.
The Sons of Liberty. Created and Written by Alexander Lagos and Joseph Lagos. Art by Steve Walker. Color by Oren Kramek. Random House. 176 pages. $12.99. The Lagos brothers and Steve Walker are not in full command of the (sub-)medium, but the idea of enslaved Africans in the colonies gaining superpowers and becoming African ninjas during the Revolutionary War is a [...]
……at how good these non-canonical “Doctor Who” feature films are! The first, from 1965, is above. (God Bless Hulu! ) The second film, from 1966, can be found here. (God Bless Lionsgate putting films on youtube! ) And then there’s a cool trailer for the 2010 version (for telly ):
…..the debate between Jews on Gaza. Once again, NPR’s “On The Media” provides great (mainstream) radio. I also enjoyed the reaction. ……Helen Thomas. Damn. Talk about no one being safe. The real loss is the vaccuum of White House press corps skepticism that will now be all too evident. …….Wilbert Rideau’s coming out party. Congrats! …….the woman who claims [...]