Monday, May 13, 2013
Thank you for a great semester
I had a nice time and I hope you did, too.
Grades should be done and posted no later than Thursday afternoon. Email me if you have any questions.
Have a great summer. Please keep in touch.
-D
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Celebrity News 05.07.13
- Kristen Stewart just voted the "Least Trusted" American movie star (HollywoodLife)
- Brooklyn playground renamed after late Beastie Boy, MCA (CBS News)
- Justin Bieber rushed by fan onstage in Dubai (USA Today)
- San Diego teens banned from prom over "twerking" video on YouTube (KGTV)
- What's changed in Hollywood after Sandy Hook? (Rolling Stone)
- The stars come out in force for the 2013 Met Ball (Vogue)
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Reflection 11: Holding Nothing Back—The Celebrity Sex Tape Phenomenon
Note: Complete this reflection only if you were unable to finish Reflection 10.
In 2010, Montana Fishburne, daughter of famed actor Laurence Fishburne, took a decidedly nontraditional route to gain fame: a sex tape. Fishburne said she, "watched how successful Kim Kardashian became and I think a lot of it was due to the release of her sex tape ... I’m hoping the same magic will work for me. I’m impatient about getting well-known and having more opportunities and this seemed like a great way to get started on it." Three years later, Montana Fishburne remains a virtual unknown save for her sex tape. And just this month, former Teen Mom reality star Farah Abraham, hoping to advance her career, inked a nearly $1 million deal for her own sex tape. Though it fizzled for her, was Montana Fishburne entirely wrong about sex tapes and fame? Can anyone legitimately argue that Kim Kardashian's road to celebrity did not begin with her sex tape? While the trend seems to be fading, what do sex tapes say about the nature of celebrity in 21st century America? Can they—or should they—be considered legitimate career moves or are they simply a shortcut to fame?
Include at least three of the following in your discussion:
- "'Teen Mom' Farrah Abraham’s Rocky Path to Sex-Tape Stardom. Also, Sex Tapes are Still a Thing?" (Daily Beast)
- "Tiger Woods and Other Celebrity Sex Tape Hits and Misses" (NPR News)
- "Even Celebs 'Do It' for Attention" (ABC News)
- "Expert: Stars Make Sex Tapes Because They're 'Narcissistic'" (US Weekly)
- "The Celebrity Sex Tape Craze: Is it Finally Dead" (TheWeek)
- "The Death of the Celebrity Sex Tape" (New York Magazine)
Requirements:
- Be in MLA Style
- Be two full pages in length
- No works cited page necessary for this reflection
Due: We 05.08
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Celebrity News 05.01.13
- Now that there is a gay pro male athlete, can we expect an openly gay movie star finally? (USA Today)
- Horrific military plane crash caught on tape (CNN)
- Blogger calls NBA cheerleader "too chunky" (New York Daily News)
- Gwyneth Paltrow under fire for selling bikinis for little girls in her clothing line (Radar Online)
- Tyler, the Creator's Mountain Dew commercial pulled over racist charges (MTV News)
- The curious case of "Cam Girls" and their super fans (Daily Beast)
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