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An examination of Michael Jackson’s impact on the considerations of racial diversity, compared with Kip Fulbeck’s contemporary project, “Part Asian, 100% Hapa.”

The success of “Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian” casts new light on a federal investigation of the museum’s secret contracts with big media outlets, and reveals a potentially troubling conflict of interest.

Pop icon Lady Gaga can be read as queer for her purposeful, embodied, performative critique of the artifice of celebrity.

Revisiting the music video for the Black Eyed Peas’ “Bebot” in search of empowered Filipina subjectivity.

A renewal of interest in the concept of myth in cultural studies, tracing its journey from academic hot topic through new age buzz word towards a popular culture understanding of the term.

A reconsideration of three TV streaming and downloading myths.

A consideration of the legacy of Jackie Robinson and the civil rights movement in Major League Baseball on television.

An insightful rumination on the use of the word “digital” and its implications.

A look at the dark humor of the British generic hybrid Psychoville.