Sarah Barracuda Gets the Last Laugh on McCain
March 31, 2010 by Audrey Bilger · 1 Comment
When Sarah Palin stumped for John McCain in Arizona last weekend, headlines such as “Reunited and it Feels so Good” and “Together Again” invoked ballads of romantic reconciliation, as if the two were a sparring couple back in one another’s arms rather than losers of the 2008 presidential election. As creepy as a romance between [...]
Wheaties Fuels a Breakfast of Stereotypes
March 31, 2010 by Shira Tarrant · 18 Comments
How about some stereotypes with that morning bowl of cereal? After 80-plus years on the market, Wheaties has put more muscle in its brand by launching Wheaties Fuel. Billed as a cereal “By Champions. For Champions,” the re-branded carbfest has the distinction of being the first cereal aimed intentionally at men. Each serving contains 210 calories and [...]
Movie Review: Brooklyn’s Finest
March 12, 2010 by Ebony Utley · 4 Comments
Brooklyn’s Finest is a new movie about cops and robbers and cops who are sometimes robbers. The plot comes as no surprise. Before Brooklyn’s Finest, in 2001, Antoine Fuqua directed Training Day, the ultimate rogue cop film. Even though the movie is riddled with bullets, racist police and prostitutes who sometimes need saving and sometimes [...]
