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Comment on Rep: Joaquin Phoenix Will Not Play Edgar Allen Poe by Yael

Yael — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:19:27 +0000

I’d love to see Joaquin Phoenix as Poe, but not in Daniel Stashower’s version of The Beautiful Cigar Girl, all he did was re-hash what had already been written. The Mary Rogers murder is significant for three reasons: 1) it is the only real murder that Poe investigated, 2) it is one of America’s first tabloid murders, and 3) it is an interesting case study for feminist scholars since the tabloids focused more on what was done to Mary than on who Mary was as a person. She almost loses her identity in the process. No one even knows where she was buried, but they know all about the trauma. Amy Srebnick is the real expert on the Mary Rogers case.

Comment on Janelle Monae is Ready for the Spotlight by msangie

msangie — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:49:47 +0000

Janelle Monae’s “The ArchAndroid” drops May 18th!!!! I cannot wait! She is awesome!

Comment on John Hughes Oscar Tribute Reunites Key Members of the Brat Pack by TDS500

TDS500 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:42:02 +0000

Interesing blog. A key to understanding Hughes’ work is knowing the distinction between Generation X and Generation Jones (between the Boomers and Xers). Many of his films were about GenJones characters, and many in the Brat Pack were GenJonesers. This was sometimes confusing, since the same actors sometimes played GenXers (Breakfast Club) and sometimes GenJonesers (St. Elmos’s Fire) within the same year.

Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press’ annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. I found this page helpful because it gives a pretty good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html

It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. And most analysts now see generations as getting shorter (usually 10-15 years now), partly because of the acceleration of culture. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:

DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964
Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953
Generation Jones: 1954-1965
Generation X: 1966-1978

Comment on Crisis Over? Europe Is Taking Steps To Resolve Debt Woes by Basrul

Basrul — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:23:50 +0000

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I Lost all my categories which usually shown under date at header. But now lost at all. i have checked categories page at admin page, and i can’t see them all. Please help me.