Controversy Over GLEE’s Transgendered Character
Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor
May 7, 2012
Filed under Entertainment, Mainstream Media's Mold
GLEE is at it again. But this time the hit FOX television show is being hit from within it’s own confines. On Tuesday, April 17, fans tuned in from coast-to-coast to watch Season 3, Episode 16: “Saturday Night Glee-ver” a take on Saturday Night Fever. In the episode, fans were introduced...
“Hunger Games” Fans Upset With Casting
Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor
April 30, 2012
Filed under Mainstream Media's Mold
When it comes to adapting a book to a movie, people are bound to be upset. There are always the fans who except their favorite scenes to be portrayed a certain way and are saddened when it’s not the way their mind conjured it up to be. Hey, that’s just what happens. Some book to film adaptations...
NCAA to NBA
Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor
April 30, 2012
Filed under Mainstream Media's Mold
The NFL Draft has come and gone, with many fans both thrilled and displeased about the upcoming prospects their teams have gained. Now that the event has taken place, basketball fans everywhere are anxiously awaiting their chance to see their perspective teams acquire new talent. On June 28th, they will ...
Give It Your All or Nothing At All?
Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor
March 22, 2012
Filed under Mainstream Media's Mold, Movies and Television
I must admit, although MTV has several raunchy and unappealing shows, to me at least, their competition shows, Real World and Road Rules, have always held my attention. Well maybe not the Real World aspect, quite frankly, they remind me of the Jersey Shore, and come to think of it, I don’t think...
Girl Scout Launches Cookie Boycott Campaign
Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor
March 8, 2012
Filed under Columnists, Mainstream Media's Mold
Several months ago, I wandered upon a very intriguing video on my Facebook account. The headline read, “Girl Scout Launches Cookie Boycott Campaign,” which instantly caught my attention because, well who doesn’t love Girl Scout cookies? However, I was NOT mentally prepared for what I was...
Chris Brown, from Smacking to Snatching
Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor
February 24, 2012
Filed under Columnists, Mainstream Media's Mold
R&B, American Entertainer, Chris Brown, is at it again. The well-known singer/actor is once again in trouble with the law after being accused of robbery. According to a police report, Brown stole the iPhone of 24-year-old Christal Spann. Spann told the Miami Police Department that she was...
We Will Always Love You
Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor
February 16, 2012
Filed under Columnists, Mainstream Media's Mold
Unfortunately, this past weekend, one of music’s most iconic figures passed away from an undetermined death. The late, great, Whitney Houston, 48, was pronounced dead on Saturday, February 11. Kristin Foster, Houston’s publicist, reported the unfortunate event after authorities confirmed that the superstar was found unresponsive in her hotel room at the ...
Stereotypes about the Latin Culture
Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor
February 9, 2012
Filed under Mainstream Media's Mold
I can, without any resentment, admit that I am infatuated with FOX’s hit television show GLEE. When the show first broke ground in 2009, I wasn’t initially drawn in, but on September 21, 2010, when Season 2 began, I sat in a crowded Mercy College dorm room with a few of my teammates and was instantly...
Jersey Shore Just Won’t Wash Away
Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor
January 30, 2012
Filed under Mainstream Media's Mold, Movies and Television
The IQ of many American viewers slowly began to decrease as of December 3, 2009 when MTV and 495 Productions decided to air the first season of the Jersey Shore. Two years, four completed seasons and 51episodes later; the show has seemed to have built a loyal fan base thus resulting in season five be...
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