William Nash, Professor of American Studies and English, Middlebury When Beyoncé released “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the first single from her new country album, “Cowboy Carter,” it elicited a mix of admiration and indignation. This is not her first foray into the genre, but it…
William Nash, Professor of American Studies and English, Middlebury When Beyoncé released “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the first single from her new country album, “Cowboy Carter,” it elicited a mix of admiration and…
Konstantinos Pelechrinis, Associate Professor of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh; Wayne Winston, Professor of Decision and Information Systems, Indiana University March Madness is here, and basketball fans are making predictions: Who…
Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder The Pac-12 is likely to be competing in its last March Madness, as realignment has pushed 10 of its…
Stephen Hughes, Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University If at 58, I were to agree to a boxing match with a person half my age, much alarm would be caused. My…
Devin Griffiths, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences “Dune,” widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to influence how…
Naoko Wake, Professor of History, Michigan State University With 13 Oscar nominations, all signs point to “Oppenheimer” as the star of the 96th Academy Awards. Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster about the making of…
Jill R. Fehleison, Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies, Quinnipiac University In her work, Taylor Swift has taken inspiration from women of the past, including actress Clara Bow, socialite Rebekah Harkness and her grandmother Marjorie Finlay,…
William Nash, Professor of American Studies and English and American Literatures, Middlebury On Super Bowl Sunday, Beyoncé released two country songs – “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold ‘Em” – that elicited a…
To adult viewers, educational media content for children, such as “Sesame Street” or “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” may seem rather simplistic. The pacing is slow, key themes are often repeated and the visual…
Mike Alleyne, Professor Emeritus of Popular Music Studies & Music Business, Middle Tennessee State University The long-awaited Bob Marley biopic “One Love” will highlight important moments in the musician’s life – his adolescence in…