Another in this great series from The Second City Network: "If you find a man who's big and hairy and beastly, and it seems like he wants to hurt you, but.... (wink)He's got a lot of money and a really big house... Stick it out. You can change … [Read more...]
Out of the woods and into the media melee
August 13, 2010 by
No outlets in there to charge up your iPod.This weekend the boys finally come back from camp, where they have spent the summer reconnecting with nature. So many “teachable moments” to make up for! Speaking of teachable moments, the new … [Read more...]
Get out the popcorn, it’s movie time! Sigh.
August 5, 2010 by
It’s summer, so I’ve been thinking about movies. This week, my husband and I watched a movie that did not pass the Bechdel Test. What’s that? Why, it’s a pretty funny, in a sadly telling way, measurement of a movie maker’s view, either of … [Read more...]
Eclipse: several viewpoints
July 2, 2010 by
Common Sense Media and Parents Television Council both give the third Twilight a "go' for teens. Common Sense Media reviewParents Television Council reviewBut Feminist Fatale has a few critiques you might want to discuss with your kids."...both of … [Read more...]
Friday reading list
July 2, 2010 by
Two interesting reports on: teen alcohol consumption, and obesity1. Partnership for a Drug Free America report finds teen girls are drinking more than boys, to relieve stress and worries. From the story in Newsweek: "But girls may be less … [Read more...]
Children’s exposure to porn extremes up in last 10 years
June 28, 2010 by
In the British magazine Psychologies this month is a pretty troubling article about teens looking at pornography on the internet, including on their internet-enable phones: Are teenagers hooked on porn?The magazine says this has become an … [Read more...]
Fox TV, pornification, boys
June 3, 2010 by
As images that used to be considered obscene gradually become accepted by mainstream media audiences, marketers need to keep pushing the envelope, leading to the increased pornification of our culture. When Fox Broadcasting shows S&M images to … [Read more...]
Fox undermines parents trying to protect their kids
June 2, 2010 by
Fox emphasizes parental responsibility over government regulation, but then goes around parent choices in its advertisingLast week, Fox Broadcasting Company aired an ad with a drawing depicting sexual bondage during The Simpsons, a show that I allow … [Read more...]
Millennials and their parents on the radar screen of marketers
May 19, 2010 by
Sometimes you find the most interesting things way down deep in an article. Here's a story from the Boston Globe about 40-something mothers with crushes on teen idols, like Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen on the Twilight movie series. Why, … [Read more...]
Big black eye for Nickelodeon
May 12, 2010 by
Nickelodeon's AddictingGames.com won the worst toy award this year, by a wide margin, mainly due to Nick's callous disregard for the welfare of children, according to comments by voters. So here are free and easily accessible games that are totally … [Read more...]
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