Not a Farewell Forever
Shared the 58th edition of Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) newsletter with eulogies for our board member Josh Nathan. As I mentioned in the newsletter, it is hard to say goodbye to Josh, especially since he forever lives in our memories and in the vision of all we do. Those of us who knew and loved Josh remember him as a PhD researcher at the University of Colorado, lecturer, broadcaster, writer and, above all, a true lifelong companion. And that companionship will continue in our circle of compassion. Social media manager and dear friend Christine Bode says “I believe...
Read MoreTurning Tears into Words
Hope October is going well. I am about to draft the 54th edition of Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) while I continue being an executor for my father’s estate. I celebrated his 75th birthday on the last day of our CMCS conference in New York – haven’t seen him for over 35 weeks. I will never forget the sense of deep loss I had while being cheered for the immense success of our research centre. I was moved to tears. Sometimes, we lose to succeed. I had nothing to lose – I was in deep loss already. I lost everything I could but had to turn moments of that...
Read MoreIn VICE + FREE Op-Ed Writing Webinar – September 23!
Pleased to share that my latest views are covered in VICE magazine: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/7xxj7e/why-your-grief-over-a-celebritys-death-is-real. Thanks to journalist Luke Ottenhoff & Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) member Jacque Lynn Foltyn for joining me on VICE. Read and share your views – we want to hear from you! Also, special thanks to Nafsika Antypas for sharing my article “Sexism and Speciesism in Not-So-Female Friendly Hollywood” with worldwide readers and viewers:...
Read MoreMedia Panels in NYC Aug 30-Sept1 – Join!
We are pleased to announce that Nafsika Antypas from Plant-based Nafsika show on FYI channel / A & E Television Networks, Mary Murphy from NY Mag, Esquire & TV Guide magazines, NBC.com journalist Jere Hester, and Megan Garber from The Atlantic are joining our NYC conference on scholars becoming media critics. NYC journalist Tim Harper and Jere Hester will have a panel discussion with Mary Murphy during our op-ed workshop at 5 pm on August 31st. We will also have a special Q & A with Nafsika Antypas at 5 pm on September 1. For more information on her show and media kit, please...
Read MoreCentre for Media & Celebrity Studies (CMCS) 4th Anniversary
Celebrate Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) 4th anniversary and join our pre-conference meet-and-greet at Sheraton Times Square Hotel on August 30! Thanks to our board and media for worldwide support since our launch on in August 2013. Details of our NYC conference at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism & Perth conference at University of Western Australia are given in our 50th newsletter http://bit.ly/2f474Nr – share widely! Special thanks to Celebrity Studies (Routledge), keynotes, chairs, and committee members for the upcoming conferences. Have a great month and see...
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