Haunted Homes [excerpt]
The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Haunted Homes, out Spring 2021 via Rutgers University Press. “Even serial …
Tag Archives: television
From AIDS to Corona, Silence=Death
In his book The Return of the Real: The Avant-Garde at the End of the Century, American art critic Hal …
L.A. Private Eyes Launch Event This Week (and More!)
Dearest reader, My latest book, L.A. Private Eyes, examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, …
Introducing…Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End of the World
Dearest reader, I am delighted (and a bit nervous) to announce the release of my latest book, Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, …
Tempting Fate: Bringing Dangerous Pathogens to Life (in Our Backyard)
On December 19, 2017, federal officials ended a moratorium imposed three years ago on funding research that alters germs to …
Why Are We So Furious with ‘Girls’?
A recent episode of the HBO television show Girls threw audience members into a frenzy. Specifically, it threw audience members affiliated …
Why Your Hipster T-Shirt Doesn’t Make You a Feminist
Mark Ruffalo’s delightful response to the “I Am Not a Feminist” phenomenon, in which he castigates the current trend of women (and maybe …
The Very White (and Very Male) Face of Late Night Television
I had a couple of immediate reactions to this recent article in The Daily Beast: “With Arsenio Hall Out, Late Night Becomes All …
