Shortly after I posted a review of Mads Brügger’s “The Ambassador”, a film that raised some interesting questions about what constitutes ethical and responsible journalism… Read More »Hey VICE: Your documentary is bad, and you should feel bad
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It’s a good time to be PSY. The Korean rapper has become an international celebrity with the unexpected success of Gangnam Style, the absurdly catchy… Read More »What to make of Ai Wei Wei’s “Gangnam Style”?
Radiolab, an amazing radio show and podcast created by public radio veteran Robert Krulwich and MacArthur-winning musician and producer Jad Abumrad, aired a controversial episode… Read More »The ethics of attention: unpacking “Yellow Rain”
Last year, Sweden took on an experiment in social media as a form of nation branding by turning over its national Twitter account, @sweden, to… Read More »Now representing @Sweden…
2012 has been a bad year for gun violence in the United States. Yesterday, Thomas Caffall, apparently distraught about being evicted from him home in… Read More »What would it take to start a gun control debate in the US?