Cindy Au
As the nation deals with an epidemic of mass shootings, have the problems of gender politics abroad finally come home to roost?In attempt to explain the recent outbreak of violence, one American reporter suggests that, “For so long, the national narrative has been so bullish about equality of ... Read More
In this month’s Vanity Fair, David Kamp charts how our centuries-long obsession with the American Dream may be dying. To take stock of where the American Dream stands today, let's turn to one of its most unmediated representations, the game show.Kamp argues that the heady ambitions inherent to the ... Read More
This week television series Battlestar Galactica travelled to where few shows have gone before—a United Nations summit.Sound surreal? You can watch the full 2-hour summit here and see just how real science fiction can get. Sponsored by the U.N’s Creative Community Outreach Initiative, the event ... Read More
In the media’s continuing coverage of how the economy is ruining all the best laid plans of higher education, the New York Times asks, how many public research institutes does the nation truly need?Have universities like Arizona State, in their drive to become prominent research institutions, lost ... Read More
A few days ago, Maureen Dowd disclosed some revealing opinions from fellow Times columnist David Brooks about Michelle Obama’s arms. But is this really the way to save the New York Times?Since publication of Dowd's op-ed, which included Brooks' suggestion that Ms. Obama should “put away Thunder and ... Read More
Fellow Big Think blogger Zachary Shtogren questions the influence of neoliberal economic frameworks on higher education asking, “What kind of prosperity do big thinkers see when education becomes a commodity to be bought and sold like any other?" The answer is none. The overwhelming reliance of ... Read More
Time reports the job market for new college grads in fields like finance, accounting and engineering is “grimmer than ever." These jobseekers should realize an abysmal job market is really nothing new, especially for students of the humanities.While Edwin Koc at the National Association for Colleges ... Read More
At the end of Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins,” Commissioner Gordon warns Batman about the threat of increased violence from evil villains who don't want Gotham to go clean. Is the same thing happening to Barack Obama?As America's superhero president tests his mettle with Congress and the media ... Read More
As the economy continues to spiral downward with seemingly no end in sight, the hardest hit industries have had to adapt in kind. Like a Faustian bargain to keep the consumer cycle in motion, the incentives are being offered to any market that might bite.Automakers like Hyundai are creating ... Read More
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