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How Social Media Has Rush Limbaugh – And His Advertisers – On The Run

March 6, 2012Erik Kain

is in trouble. Following the conservative talk-radio host’s remarks about a college student, Sandra Fluke, who testified before congress during the contraception debate, numerous advertisers are pulling their ads from the show. After Fluke’s testimony, Limbaugh took to the airwaves. “What does that make her?” he asked. “It makes her a slut, right? It makes […]

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Is Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Just Another Disney Princess Movie?

March 2, 2012Erik Kain

I’ve been singing Brave’s praises now for quite a while. With the release of each new teaser, the movie looks increasingly brilliant. A strong female lead – and this is Pixar’s first – and gorgeous animation only make the Scottish fantasy setting even more amazing. But not everyone agrees. Otaku Kun thinks we’ve been here […]

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Andrew Breitbart: Victim Of The New Media Culture War?

March 2, 2012Erik Kain

Conservative internet publisher and avid blogger Andrew Breitbart died yesterday. He was 43. Friends and acquaintances described the Big Hollywood founder as intense – a passionate conversationalist who never left work no matter where he went. But Breitbart was hounded by health problems and high blood pressure. The intensity of his personality was matched only by […]

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Andrew Breitbart, New Media Trailblazer, Showed How The Internet Can Change Politics

March 1, 2012Erik Kain 3 Comments

Andrew Breitbart, founder of Big Government and a host of other conservative blogs, died last night at the age of 43. That’s too young for anyone, regardless of how well you’ve lived. And while I found myself on the opposite end of the political spectrum from Mr. Breitbart, his work as a trailblazer for online […]

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Watch The New ‘Brave’ Trailer – Pixar’s Best Animation Ever

February 23, 2012Erik Kain

So I was already excited about this movie before the latest trailer, but now I can barely stand the thought of waiting until June 22nd to see the 13th Pixar film. For one thing, Princess Merida looks tough and fiery, and we finally get a strong female lead in a Pixar flick. This is awesome […]

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The Golden Age Of Music: The Civil Wars

February 9, 2012Erik Kain

The Civil Wars talk about music and piracy in the age of the internet and social media. The Civil Wars have lots of videos up on YouTube, many of them nicely shot amateur stuff in color and black-and-white. John Paul White and Joy Williams have a captivating look about them as they stare into one another’s eyes, […]

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Lego To Release Lord Of The Rings Line Of Toys

February 6, 2012Erik Kain

I confess: if I could, I would totally still play with Legos. Especially these Legos: Don’t worry, it’s not just the Lego Fellowship you can play with – the villains, or at least some of the villains, will be available, too: No word on whether or not you can build a Lego Shire yet, but […]

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Does Online Piracy Hurt The Entertainment Industry?

January 21, 2012Erik Kain

Julian Sanchez has an excellent piece in Ars Technica which takes a look at the claim that content creators are being discouraged from creative pursuits due to online piracy – a claim that has fueled the recently stalled anti-piracy legislation in congress. Whether SOPA and PIPA would have actually worked is an open question, but […]

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Pitting Workers Against Bloggers: How Not To Write About New Media

January 20, 2012Erik Kain

Mike Elk has written a long screed aimed at wonkish bloggers who, he argues, are taking jobs from “real” journalists. It’s a confusing post and I’m not sure why Mike wrote it other than to settle a grudge against his ideological opponents on the left like Matt Yglesias. There are several reasons why I think […]

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The Dark Knight and the Breakdown of Social Order

January 17, 2012Erik Kain

Taylor Marvin’s musings on the breakdown of social order and the loss of the state’s monopoly on violence in Gotham in ‘s The Dark Knight is well worth the read. I’m not entirely sure I agree, but it’s a smart post either way. Marvin argues that Batman’s vigilantism underscores the loss of the monopoly of violence […]

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