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At pep rallies and football games, University of Texas students sing “The Eyes of Texas,” a school spirit song that’s ostensibly meant to inspire greatness, but instead, creeps everyone out with its threat of constant surveillance. “Do not think you can escape them/ At night or early in the morn,” goes the song, which was…
Ariana Grande was one of the first artists to show public support after Kesha was denied the opportunity to break from her recording contract with her alleged abuser Dr. Luke. Ariana talked more about the industry double standards in a recent interview. “I love Kesha. I worked with her when I was a lot younger….
Image Credit: Marvel Captain America may get all the glory when it comes to saving the fictional world of the Marvel Universe, but our real world desperately needs saving too. And it’s going to require more than an indestructible shield. To save our planet, we’re going to need science. That’s why Marvel Studios, in partnership…
MSNBC has canceled its weekend morning editorial program Melissa Harris-Perry. The cancellation deals a significant blow to diversity on cable news, as Harris-Perry consistently hosted the most diverse guests of any of the Sunday morning news shows. But the lack of diversity on Sunday morning shows is just part of a much broader media diversity problem. People of color are…
Not Your Korean Sidekick: The Frustrating Career of John Cho By Joe Starr | Think Pieces | March 9, 2016 | Comments (View) Go to www.addthis.com/dashboard to customize your tools In 2004, John Cho broke a glass ceiling with Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. He and Kal Penn wanted to make a…
In drama, two characters walk into a room. Each wants something from the other. The question of the scene is: who gets what they want? For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/everyframeapai… And follow me here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonyszhou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everyframeap… Music: RJD2 – “Ghostwriter” Help us caption &…
For sheer directorial craft, there are few people working today who can match David Fincher. And yet he describes his own process as “not what I do, but what I don’t do.” Join me today in answering the question: What does David Fincher not do? For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the…
When a new story fallsthrough the cracks, Lewis Black hatches it in asegment we call “Back in Black.” (applause and cheering) Osama bin Laden! We all knowhe was the scum of the earth and deserves to rot in hell. But did you also know how muchhe loved the written word? The CIA releases new documents…
How do you film a conversation? Most likely, you’re going to block the actors, set up the camera, and do shot/reverse shot. But where do you put the camera? What lens do you use? And how do you cut back and forth? Today, I consider the Coen brothers — Joel & Ethan — and see…
A screen grab of the transport that takes Detective Josephus Miller from dwarf planet Ceres to astroid Eros in SyFy’s Expanse. Courtesy of SyFy hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of SyFy A screen grab of the transport that takes Detective Josephus Miller from dwarf planet Ceres to astroid Eros in SyFy’s Expanse. …