Episode 835: Dick Wolf Comes Westward, Like the Course of Empire
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” starring Eddie Murphy and streaming on Netflix.
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Race Relations on Overthinking It
Episode 710: “…Bad Jazz?”
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Steven Spielberg’s remake of the classic musical “West Side Story.”
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Why “Sweet Home Alabama” Is The Most Effective Protest Song of All Time
Where the skies are so blue, and the governor’s true.
Ersatz Genuineness in Little Mermaid’s “Under the Sea”
If Sebastian is composer to Triton’s court, why doesn’t he tap into his Caribbean roots?
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Zombie Miscellany: Music and Post-Apocalyptic Racism
A few last points to wrap up our week-long consideration of The Walking Dead.
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The Musical Talmud: Do You Remember
I remember a lot of things. So does Jay Sean.
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Gary Coleman (1968-2010)
Gary Coleman, the African American actor and gubernatorial candidate who, along with Emmanuel Lewis, reinvented a performance paradigm for the “child star” that, for a decade in our history occupied a central place in the public consciousness, has died at … Continued
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Great Moments in Racial Discourse #3: “Party Up (Up in Here)” by DMX
Why isn’t DMX smiling? The construction of race traps him in a postmodern nightmare! Also, he never smiles!
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Continuing Controversy Watch: The Princess and the Frog
Loyal readers will remember Mlawski’s post from a few months back about the brouhaha surrounding Disney’s upcoming Princess and the Frog. Well, there’s a teaser trailer now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJl0JJt69ro So far I’m not seeing anything offensive to African Americans, although I … Continued