Tag: tv
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@TimeMonkRadio: James Evan Pilato on Mass Dinosaur Media
James Evan Pilato of Media Monarchy joins the gang at The Plane Truth to talk about, “Mass Dinosaur Media and the Rise of the Media by the Masses”! Download/Subscribe
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Interview w/ Joan Rivers – June 27, 2014
Media Monarchy took the rare opportunity to talk to Joan Rivers about race, religion, women and money… Download/Subscribe
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Interview w/ Dr. Heather Mendick on ‘Celebrity Storylines’
These kids today… Can you believe they care more about Justin, Emma and Kim than Jesus, Judas and Zeus?! Dr. Heather Mendick of CelebYouth.org talks about her recent research project called, “The Role of Celebrity in Young People’s Classed and Gendered Aspirations.” Is it really all about authenticity – or is it just about ourselves?…
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On “Mad Men,” Technology Is An Omen — But Of What?
from salon.com: The chorus of recappers rehashing last week’s episode of “Mad Men” are unanimous: “The Monolith” — in which the admen gathered in awe around a chunky, alien-looking computer — was a glaringly obvious homage to Kubrick, whether it be the slab of IBM technology stabbing skyward and recalling “2001: A Space Odyssey” or…
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Yvan eht Nioj: Egypt TV Says The Simpsons Predicted Syria Chaos
from dailymail.co.uk: The sighting of a Syrian opposition flag in a 2001 episode of The Simpsons is proof the United States is behind the country’s civil war, an Egyptian television channel has claimed. A report on Al-Tahrir TV featured an episode of the Fox show called New Kids On The Blecch which originally aired more…
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Kelis Serves Up Cooking Show and New Album, ‘Food’
from time.com: Can you smell what Kelis is cooking? In her 15-year career, Kelis Rogers has been hard to pigeonhole: She got her start as Pharrell’s go-to vocalist in The Neptunes’ posse, released four albums of spacey modern R&B and, following the birth of her son, entered the futuristic dance diva stage that motherhood so…
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Late Night Remains a Men’s Game
from huffingtonpost.com: The major networks have yet to place a woman behind the desk of a late night show. With the exception of Chelsea Lately who is not aired on one of the three major networks [and is also reportedly ending her show anyway], late night television is absent of women, which means that the…
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Breaking News!: Media Outlets Report That ‘Heaven Is For Real’!
from newshounds.us: Fox News isn’t, officially, a religious network, but their promotion of round voyages to heaven (White and Christian – just like Fox!), angel priests, and angels who cure cancer is right up there with those networks who, like Fox, peddle a gospel based on fantasy. But of all the heavenly day trippers, Fox…
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CBS Naming Woman to Replace Letterman Would Shake Up Late Night
from businessweek.com: David Letterman’s retirement from CBS next year may open the door for a woman to take over one of TV’s iconic late-night talk shows for the first time. Ellen DeGeneres would be an ideal choice, according to Mary Murphy, a senior lecturer at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and…
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True Detective: Occult Symbolism and Plots in HBO’s Hit Series
from vigilantcitizen.com: This season’s breakout hit on HBO was undoubtedly True Detective. The eight-episode series was a surprise hit for executive producers who are also the show’s stars, Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, and the show’s creator Nic Pizzolatto. The eight episode season featured stellar acting and writing, but what surprised many viewers and helped…
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Cosmos Launched New Crusade for Science?
from wired.com: On Sunday night, viewers saw the first episode of a followup series, Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey, hosted by astrophysicist and science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson. It had been nearly 35 years since Carl Sagan inspired a generation of scientists with 1980′s 13-part series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Immediately, one thing became clear: This…
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Hollywood’s Most Powerful Woman Steps Down
#Disney Exec Anne Sweeney Leaves Company to Direct Television Shows* from arts.nationalpost.com: Anne Sweeney, one of Disney’s top television executives who helped bring TV shows to Apple’s iTunes digital store, is leaving the company at the end of the year. Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney/ABC Television Group, said in…


