Dispatches
08.10.07 | by David Masciotra
“I don’t want to watch a gay man tell me about the war.”
This odd admission of stultifying prejudice was spat out boldly and proudly by a friend of mine during a speculative conversation about rumors of Anderson Cooper’s supposed homosexuality. His argument failed to “close the loop,” to borrow a term from electricity. The point [...]
12.02.02 | by Richard C. Crepeau
On the London stage where Jimmy Hendrix once performed, Michael Moore is now pacing back and forth, huffing and puffing and firing salvos at his personal axis of evil: Bush, Blair and middle-class complacency
11.15.02 | by Christine Cupaiuolo
Harry Potter scholar Eliza T. Dresang talks with PopPolitics about the complexity of the books, the strength of Hermione and why Harry is loved worldwide
09.20.02 | by Alana Kumbier
Dr. Charlotte Frances Cole of the Sesame Workshop talks with PopPolitics about Takalani Sesame's new HIV-positive character, Kami
08.28.02 | by Adam Baer
Neal Conan, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation and author of Play by Play, talks with PopPolitics about radio, baseball and the land of last chances
05.06.02 | by Joe Harras
The L.A. Times revealed last week that Bill Clinton might be interested in hosting an ''Oprah-style'' talk show. According to sources who attended the meeting between Clinton and NBC executives, the following is a transcript of how a future episode might
03.06.02 | by Christine Cupaiuolo
PopPolitics talks with Gerri Par", director of the USCCB Office for Film and Broadcasting, about Catholic values reflected in film and the role of popular culture in shaping moral beliefs
10.30.01 | by Paul McCleary
If we can't rely on our writers to inform, order and question our humanity at this moment, then where do we turn?
10.11.01 | by
The technologized scene at the annual Assembly, a huge multimedia party in Finland, reveals the elaborate lengths that people go to establish a mediated distance between themselves and others
10.05.01 | by Dibya Sarkar
The King and I and a shopping cart full of groceries
04.26.01 | by Christopher Kemp
For decades, our films and literature have reflected our anxiety about life in outer space. Jerry Black is one UFO watcher who knows they're out there, he just hasn't found them yet
04.10.01 | by Julia Lipman
The prolific author and Slashdot columnist has defined, catalyzed and guided a revolution: the geek revolution, for lack of a better term. And it's geeks themselves who view him with the most suspicion
04.01.01 | by Lisa Tozzi
Why would you want a mere baseball franchise when you can own the president?
03.23.01 | by Don Hazen
On the heels of ''Erin Brokovich'', a PBS special unveils ''trade secrets'' of the chemical industry. Will the public take note?
11.29.00 | by Steve Harras and Nicholas Morehead
A new Hollywood screenplay based on the presidential election blends cultural history and modern day politics
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