The New Media Diva

Month: April, 2009

Please explain: NYT's Stephen Holden on "Obsessed"

Quote from Stephen Holden of the NYT in his review of “Obsessed”: This was the last graph of the review of the movie, which stars Idris Elba, Ali Larter and Beyonce. Not once did I think of OJ and Nicole Simpson when I saw the trailer for this movie. Holden seemed to have pulled this [...]

Saxo Bank: Too stupid to be offensive

I’ve never really been the person to spurt out knee-jerk responses to sexist ads. I live in Europe: Sexist ads are all over the place. My knee caps would crack. But this one in the Zurich main train station for Saxo Bank takes the cake. The thing is, it’s such a stupid ad with a [...]

Podcast: Climate refugees test society and semantics

In this week’s podcast at the shop, we discuss ‘climate refugees’: Whether termed ‘climate refugees’ or ‘environmentally induced migrants,’ those displaced in environmental disasters face many challenges, including holding on to their way of life, Dr Koko Warner tells the ISN. Click here to listen to the podcast.