Tag: Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: 8 Reasons Nirvana’s Nevermind Is The Most Important Rock Album of All Time
September 2011 |
This week marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s magnum opus. Here’s why it’s better than any of the rest. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: 10 Best Movies Where Humanity Gets Its Comeuppance
September 2011 |
Humanity does terrible things to the earth and to each other. But Hollywood loves to depict our punishment. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: 8 Ways Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Show More Leadership Than Our “Leaders”
August 2011 |
Why are two comedians stronger beacons for the American people than our elected officials? |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Are These TV Programs Really Destroying Society? Five Vilified Shows Critics Have Got Wrong
August 2011 |
These are the worst shows on television. Or are they? |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: New Film The Help Whitewashes the Civil Rights Struggle into a Heartstring-Tugging Hallmark Card
August 2011 |
The film completely trivializes the suffering and hard work that went into making civil rights a reality. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: How Teen Rap Group Odd Future Turned a Posse of Nerdy White Male Critics Into Rape Apologists
August 2011 |
As extremist conservatives push the discourse ever rightward, a long-running conversation about hip-hop group Odd Future indicates cultural criticism might be following. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd:10 Years + Counting: Artists Challenge the Dangerous Path Taken By America in the Years After 9/11
August 2011 |
An arts group attempts to transform a national tragedy into a way to take back America. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: DSK’s Alleged Victim Is Speaking Out—Will She Get a Shot at Justice?
July 2011 |
Strauss-Kahn is accused of rape. So why does it seem like his victim is on trial? |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: The Liberated Keith Olbermann Is Making Powerful TV
July 2011 |
Notice anything different about one of America’s favorite progressive anchors lately? It’s not just the station… |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Marriage Equality: Who’s Next?
July 2011 |
It’s no longer just New Yorkers who are dancing for marriage equality. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: How Hacker Activists Are Risking Jail for Everyone’s Right to Internet Freedom
June 2011 |
Since WikiLeaks, authorities have been more aggressive about arresting citizen cyber activists. Yet new actions by the biggest “hacktivists” show they’re willing to risk it. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Slavoj Žižek, Lady Gaga Bond Over Union Strike
June 2011 |
Apparently intellectuals are like catnip to beautiful women. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Watchdogs, Outraged Over Rihanna’s New Video, Give Kanye’s Misogyny a Pass
June 2011 |
The anger against “Man Down” is another tiresome example of a double standard. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Why Progressives Should be Mad at Anthony Weiner
June 2011 |
Having cyber-infidelities may be a privacy issue, but by lying about his sexy TwitPics, Rep. Anthony Weiner may have put important progressive issues at risk. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: 8 Comic Book Heroes That Spread Progressive Ideals
June 2011 |
Quintessential patriot Superman renounced his U.S. citizenship last month in protest. But he’s not the first comic-book hero to espouse progressive ideals. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Was Ellen Willis—Feminist, Activist, Genius—The Best Rock Critic of All Time?
May 2011 |
A new anthology of the New Yorker’s first-ever pop music columnist helps rescue her writing from obscurity. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Should Well-Meaning Celebs Like Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Think Twice Before Diving Into Complex Social Issues?
April 2011 |
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore’s recent campaign against sex slavery is well-intentioned, but convoluted. Should half-serious celebrities just keep away from causes altogether? |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Screw the Royal Wedding: 6 Reasons Pomp and Circumstance Are Bad for America and Britain
April 2011 |
While the media goes crazy over the union between Kate and William, here are some more tangible reasons the royal wedding should make you insane. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Democrats Lodge Ethics Complaint Against Walker Over Prank Call With “David Koch”
March 2011 |
The tighter Walker holds on to his union-busting bill, the weaker his grip on the office of governor. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Rachel Maddow Beats Glenn Beck — Covering Wisconsin Protests
March 2011 |
Who says you need celebrities to get ratings? Rachel Maddow had a nice surprise last Wednesday when her show got a major ratings boost — as she covered the protests and injustices in Wisconsin and Ohio. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: 7 Comedians Who Were Spurred by Politics to Change Up Their Acts
February 2011 |
Seven funny folks have changed their lives for progressivism — some on purpose, some not so much — and made us laugh in the process. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: “Crazy Chicks Are Hot?” 8 Messed-Up Portrayals of Women Going Insane in Film
February 2011 |
Everyone loves to watch a hot babe going batshit crazy. At least that’s what the astronomical success of Black Swan would have you believe… |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: The FBI Has Been Violating Your Liberties in Ways That May Shock You
February 2011 |
Over the last decade, the FBI has been found to violate the Constitution countless times under the guise of the Patriot Act. |
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd: Conservatives Freak Out Over MTV’s “Skins” — Teenagers Have Sex. Get Over It.
January 2011 |
Teenagers deserve to have a moderately accurate portrayal of their lives, one that bothers to understand their psyches and problems, that reflects both the joys and consequences of their actions. Instead, MTV handed them a caricature of themselves. |
