But first, in the interest of full disclosure, I’m obliged to share this from my commentary on the 2014 show: ____________________ I’m never going to waste my time watching the Oscars ever again. Because it amounts to Chinese water torture for the producers to make us sit through nearly four hours of boring TV just… Read more.
Spike Lee
Calling BS on ‘Cultural Appropriation’
Social media platforms are replete with people venting outrage. And nothing commands coverage in mainstream media these days quite like an outrage going viral on social media. Except that such outrage often stems from little more than human herds banging out ignorant snark on their smart phones. Only this explains the viral outrage among black… Read more.
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino Defends Use of N-word with Middle Finger
Throughout his career, Quentin Tarantino has been dogged by criticism over his Tourette’s-like use of the word “nigger” in his films. Therefore, it’s noteworthy that he decided to finally address this criticism. He did so in an interview with Bret Easton Ellis as part of a lengthy profile for the October 12 edition of the… Read more.