Using a word without fully grasping its meaning is a linguistic crime. If you were to ask Maggie Gross, she would tell you that “average” is a word which has fallen victim to this practice. Her research project, “Understanding Average,” is an act of rehabilitation. Gross’ industry is advertising. She works for Havas Worldwide in […]
We live in an era where kids as young as six three and four browse the Internet. And most of us are aware of that being the most popular pastime. However, at that young age and even older, 11 or 12, are children fully able to balance their usage? Do they know when to take a […]
“The audience is the only thing that’s going to keep journalism alive.” In a media world full of choice for news content, news satire is doing more than drawing large audiences. Programs like The Colbert Report have gained so much popularity that they are, to some, a trusted source for political news and commentary. In her […]
I’m sitting in a darkened theater watching a comedy show. The room seats 90 people. It’s a late show, and I only stayed out because there’s a writer from The Daily Show performing. Then the host comes out and says, “We have a very special guest with us tonight…Mr. Judd Apatow.” That’s right, the director […]
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Kimberly and the rest of the SXTXState team had a great time at SXSW. Here is Kimberly’s Tuesday.