Movies, Parenthood Kissing scenes in movies are “a great opportunity to talk about values around sex, normative feelings of desire and arousal, as well as how to teach about boundaries” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 December 2014 When you let kids watch violent scenes in a movie, but run to turn...
Entertainment, Ideas “Be very careful with the students that are sent to the office because one day you will have to go see them in their office” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 December 2014 “My father, of blessed memory, was an educator, and he told me to be...
Movies, New Testament “…it’s possible for a popular narrative to be susceptible to an allegorical reading and still be engaging mostly for its spectacle…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 December 2014 …it’s possible for a popular narrative to be susceptible to an allegorical reading and...
Football, NFL, Television “The catalyst for pro football’s breakthrough in the latter half of the 1950s and 1960s was the new medium of television” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 November 2014 The catalyst for pro football’s breakthrough in the latter half of the 1950s and...
Television “…’The Sopranos’ and ‘Mad Men’ heralded the end of male authority; we’ve also witnessed the erosion of traditional adulthood in any form…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 October 2014 Not only have shows like “The Sopranos” and “Mad Men” heralded the end of...
Television “TV characters are among the allegorical figures of our age, giving individual human shape to our collective anxieties and aspirations…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 October 2014 TV characters are among the allegorical figures of our age, giving individual human shape...
Movies “Wonder Woman is so hard to put on film because the fight for women’s rights has gone so badly” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 September 2014 The much cited difficulties regarding putting Wonder Woman on film—Wonder Woman isn’t big enough,...
Music “Weird Al has been cool for so long because pop makes everybody feel uncool; that he is the only one to admit it has made him a pop star” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 September 2014 Anxiety starts early for pop audiences. For decades, I have had twenty-somethings tell me...
Entertainment “The short video synonymous with GoPro is a kind of post-literate diary…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 September 2014 The short video synonymous with GoPro is a kind of post-literate diary, a stop...
Comedy, Music “Every aspect of Weird Al’s art is enthusiastic and cheerful, a throwback to an earlier era of comedy and pop culture…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 September 2014 Every aspect of his art is enthusiastic and cheerful, a throwback to an earlier...