Jan 012012
 
The Most Unifying Global Event: New Year's Eve & Day

Is there a more unifying global event than New Year’s Eve & Day? There have been some rather unifying global events in recent memory, but they usually involve some sort of catastrophe (think: tsunamis). In the US, series finales used to be watched by whole lots of people, but with the further development of individual [Keep Reading...]

May 282011
 
Oprah Exudes Gratitude: "We Did It!"

I didn’t have the chance to see any of the celebrity-studded final shows of The Oprah Winfrey Show nor did I have the chance to see her actual finale. I did, however, see this one article (the only one I’ve found of its kind), that had Oprah’s “final monologue.” There’s a 4-minute video in the [Keep Reading...]

May 212011
 
Grey's Anatomy Season 7 Finale Adds Twists to Heinz Dilemma

The Grey’s Anatomy season 7 finale, from what I could tell, added a few twists and turns to a dilemma that is often used to determine one’s stage of moral development – the Heinz dilemma. The dilemma reads as follows: In Europe, a woman was near death from cancer.  One drug might save her, a [Keep Reading...]

Apr 152011
 
The "Real" Purpose of Television: Entertainment, Escapism, and Employment

On one of my trips a couple of months ago, I found myself at the hotel. I wasn’t feeling at my best, so I decided to spend some time watching TV. Now, this is quite an aberration for me because I haven’t had an actual physical “TV” to watch since before my days as an [Keep Reading...]