W&W: Can Our First Cool President Afford His Cultural Agenda?
Happy Birthday us! On this, Wilshire & Washington’s one-year anniversary, hosts Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, and Teresa Valdez-Klein explore the role arts and culture should play in politics. Why is Obama emphasizing arts and culture – from hopping on the couch with Jay Leno to hosting Stevie Wonder at the White House – in such [...]
My Sneak Peek at the Future of Entertainment
Just got home after screening the first four episodes of Harper’s Globe, the latest project from my friends Miles Becket and Greg Goodfried. Miles & Greg are the notorious creators of LonelyGirl15 and Kate Modern, which for you non-techies out there means essentially that they are Internet Gods whom some consider to be the “founders” [...]
Jack Black Plays a Mean Jesus
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W&W: The Bush Legacy: On Par with Nixon?
With Bushie wrapping up his fun eight-year term as our nation’s head do-gooder, he reflects with Charlie Gibson… Uh, what??? Yeah, you heard it right. Bush is getting all reflective now, and it brings up an interesting parallel between him and Nixon’s legendary interview with David Frost. Yet, if Ron Howard had his way, you [...]
W&W: ‘Milk’-ing the Gay Rights Setback to the Box Office?
With the release of Gus Van Sant’s new bio-pic, MILK, covering the life and times of gay activist Harvey Milk, Prop 8 and gay rights are the focus of Hollywood once again. Ted Johnson offers his exclusive review of the movie from its premiere, as well as a short interview with the movie’s producer Michael [...]
Deconstructing My Weekend of Republican-Inspired Entertainment
Gotta give Sarah Palin some love for being a good sport on SNL. She did look a little bit uncomfortable, but considering the show’s been bagging her since the day McCain selected her as his veep choice, it was pretty cool that she had the guts to show up and stare down Tina Fey. I [...]
DNR magazine: ‘Obama by a Thread’
This article by Brenner Thomas (a Medill almun!) deconstructs Obama-as-fashion-icon and how style effects his power brand, which the campaign has tried to contain. Read through to the end for some very insightful comments from a short, loud, opinionated brunette with a penchant for her “Hot Women Vote Obama” button …
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