Asians Are More Than Terrorists and Samurai
“When Asians are perpetually portrayed as foreigners or ‘bad guys,’ it’s reasonable to assume that the culture at large will continue to think of Asians in those limited ways.”
The Paralysis of Having Too Many Cultural Choices
Dorian Lynskey asks “Does manically devouring as much culture as possible make me a better person?
Pop Culture 180, Part 6: Twitter Vs. Books… No Contest
No one claims that social networking can replace books, but is it worth our time at all?
Pop Culture 180, Part 5: Video Games Vs. Books… a Fight to the Death?
Are the two mediums mutually exclusive, or something else?
Pop Culture 180, Part 4: I Can’t Quit! And Do Meanlingless Comments Represent Real Relationships?
Absence from books makes the heart grow fonder.
Pop Culture 180, Part 3: I Told You I Could Quit… But Now I Dislike People.
Reading is certainly enriching, but is it an inherently selfish act?
Pop Culture 180, Part 2: Giving up The Great Conversation to tell you what I had for lunch.
Will giving up reading affect my view on the world? Will social networking make an impact on the world?
Pop Culture 180, Part 1: Giving up Halo for E.M. Forster
Will giving up video games make me a better person? Will reading make me smarter?
Introducing: The Pop Culture 180
Two writers embark on an incredible voyage into far away mediums.
Tricky Surfing: Reality TV’s Good Waves, Evil Undertow
Reality television has it’s issues, but it’s not all bad.
Rethinking the Stumbling Block: Christian Culture as a Barrier
How Veggie Tales and Thomas Kinkade may get in the way of loving your brothers and sisters in Christ.
The Dangers of Dumb Movies
Summer movies seem harmless. That’s exactly what they want you to think.
Going Beyond New Releases: Appreciating Culture as Tradition, Part 2
How technology changed us, and what we can do about it.
Beyond New Releases: Appreciating Culture as Tradition, Part 1
How consumer culture makes us slaves to the new.
Letters from a Layman: Geek TV
Ben Bartlett has some words with some sci-fi television producers.
