When it first became available in early 2013, the Netflix original series House of Cards lost me at the prologue. The show, with its ultra-cynical take on...
Culture in Context
Even if you empathize with the film’s main character, American Sniper is still a one-sided tale of what some call America’s greatest foreign policy disaster. A...
Video games have expanded to include subjects like cancer and depression. Has the gaming industry grown a conscience? To put it mildly, 2014 was a roller...
Justin Simien’s Dear White People hammers home the message that everyone is always more complicated than the color of their skin. Since the shooting of Michael...
Millennials are hesitant to pass judgment on the importance of marriage, but that doesn’t mean they don’t believe in saying “I do.” The closing scene of the...
In Ken Burns’ powerful new documentary, Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor need no embellishing. Earlier this year President Obama admitted in an interview with...
As student loan debt surpasses U.S. credit card debt, documentaries ask the tough questions about a college education. For at least the past 30 years, since...
Social media is great for keeping in touch, but some moments are more meaningful when experienced offline. This summer I became well acquainted with the value...
How do comics walk the fine line between being hilarious and hurtful? It’s all in the delivery. Earlier this year the comic duo of Keegan-Michael Key and...
Flesh may be weak, but our skin is what holds us together and keeps us human. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems that can do things we...
