While I’d like to count Sarah’s Tort’s Clock as a fashion, instead I thought I’d write on our Dansko experience this week. Before that, however, check out Ann Bartow’s post on the ceaseless tradition of the New York Times to describe what women politicians wear. The latest victim is Nancy Pelosi, during the State of [...]
This post is dedicated to Kim, who pointed this one out to me. After successfully using The Late Greats Gender Mix in her Mass Media and Popular Culture summer class (in some variation anyway), her course has moved from music to advertising. I’m not sure why, but I happened to post about advertising last Thursday [...]
[NOTE: This post updated on 2/27/07 ~ Ravinia Tables are available at select Crate & Barrel locations, and are only offered seasonally. As of this week they are back, and you can find them here, or otherwise enter "Ravinia Table" into the search box. Given my own frustrating quest to buy one, anyone arriving here [...]
This one needs your comment. My friend Kim is teaching Mass Media and Popular Culture this summer, and wants to use music to teach sociology. The specific task is to identify both positive and negative images (physical yes, but also social images) of men and women through song. I’m not a music guy, so I [...]
