Reality TV show contestants are more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars
In December 2018, John Legend joined then-newly elected U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to criticise the exploitation of congressional interns on ...
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Taylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narratives
This fall, I’ve been starting my sociology classes by asking my students to share some uplifting news they’ve come across. ...
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Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and serve ads
Late last week, Google announced something called the Privacy Sandbox has been rolled out to a “majority” of Chrome users, ...
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Shaka Zulu is back in pop culture – how the famous king has been portrayed over the decades
The subject of a hit 1980s TV show and of many books, Shaka is reframed by each generation. Now he’s ...
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Nepo babies: why nepotism is such a problem for British film and TV
“Nepo babies” (or “nepotism babies”) have been the talk of the entertainment industry since New York Magazine’s December/January issue, which ...
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Netflix and other streaming giants pay to get branded buttons on your remote control
If you’ve bought a new smart TV in the past few years, you’ll likely have a remote with pre-programmed app ...
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