February 9, 2010 – 1:27 pm
We’ve been using social media analysis tools to follow online conversations, and to try to make better sense of the blogosphere. Recently, we tracked conversations centered around the blue dudes populating James Cameron’s movie Avatar (as well as examining topics around 3-D technologies and the IMAX experience). Using data from our partner, Collective Intellect, we saw [...]
January 26, 2010 – 11:33 am
by Stefania Revelli
No one can argue the talent of today’s pro athletes, but unless you’ve been hiding in a golf hole, you’ve also been a victim of Fan Letdown, otherwise described as a disappointing scandal that knocks your favorite sports star down from hero status. And what better place to revisit the definition of a [...]
December 16, 2009 – 9:39 am
by Rob van Alstyne
As an admitted television junkie, I grab my fix whenever and wherever I can. But with the recent news that yet another round of rate hikes will be coming to my cable service, I’m considering the formerly unthinkable: cutting the cord and going cable-TV-free for the first time since my college [...]
November 3, 2009 – 4:00 pm
by Robert van Alstyne
I recently attended the CMJ Music Marathon, a showcase for hundreds of on-the-rise independent music acts that essentially takes over the Lower East Side of Manhattan for a five-day stretch. In addition to the expected sight of lots of fashionistos in exceptionally tight pants, the festival stood out for what I wasn’t [...]
November 2, 2009 – 6:00 am
by Rocio Zamora Arzola
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Some Spanish-language DJs have a reputation for raciness. Now the songs they play are catching up, as radio stations respond to listeners’ requests by playing narcocorridos — songs about drug dealers and their exploits.
Bluntly spelling out drug usage and violence, songs like “El Corrido del Katch,” a tune about getting high [...]
September 2, 2009 – 6:00 am
by Paul Katz
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Who says drinkers can’t multitask? The Horse Bazaar bar in Australia has created the world’s first Rear Projection TV Urinal.
The projector displays a continuous image on the back of the urinal so viewers won’t miss a minute of their favorite show while taking some “me” time; in the more public forum of [...]
August 31, 2009 – 6:00 am
by Abelardo de la Peña Jr.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Perez Hilton may be the top Latino gossip blogger, but he doesn’t cover the Latino gossip scene like Hissip, a site enthusiastically spreading the chisme (gossip) about famous and not-so-famous Latino celebs on both sides of the border, the Caribbean and Spain.
Taking its name by merging Hispanic and gossip, [...]
August 27, 2009 – 6:00 am
by Anna Otieno
WHAT’S HAPPENING
In early 2010, the home theater experience will likely get an upgrade. Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and Hewlett-Packard chairman and CEO Mark Hurd have announced that 3-D technology will soon be available for the home television set (HollywoodReporter.com 7.27.09).
According to Katzenberg, sports and gaming will be the two factors that will push [...]
by Becky Sun
At the risk of sounding like one more blog, tweet or Facebook status update lamenting Michael Jackson’s death, this week’s newsletter is Iconoculture’s tribute to the King of Pop. I am an American Gen Xer, and MJ supplied the soundtrack to my adolescence. During high school band camp, my then boyfriend, who was [...]
by Abelardo de la Peña Jr.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Lucha libre, science fiction and pornography: The theme of immigration is resonating in ever-more diverse expressions of popular culture.
Lucha libre’s touring AAA/USA league features La Legíon Extranjera (Foreign Legion), whose members are gringos who openly disparage Latino spectators. At every bout, Mexican heroes try to defeat them (NYTimes.com 5.10.09).
Sleep [...]
By Abelardo de la Peña Jr.
There’s a baby laughing. In a minute, she may be crying, squealing, grunting or whining. Nine-month-old Jewel, along with her mom (my daughter, Ana) is staying with us for a while, and her unpredictability is, well, predictable.
One sure thing: Every morning, she quiets to the familiar voices of Big Bird, [...]
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By Paul Katz
The temperature is on the rise in Manhattan, Mr. Softee is making regular stops on my corner and flip-flop-clad feet are standard on the streets. Yep, summer is almost here. Another sure sign? Last Friday’s opening of X-Men Origins: Wolverine marked the start of the summer movie season.
But for some Web-savvy cinephiles, summer [...]
by Robert van Alstyne
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Costumed players highly devoted to recreating the drama of popular first person shooter video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. congregated en masse in the southern Russian village of Sengileyevskoe (Kotaku.com 3.25.09).
Around 70 super fans joined forces to show off serious costume flair, simulate knife fights and generally engage in good natured post-apocalyptic theater.
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. [...]
