Archive for the ‘Ministry of Cool’ Category

Hollywood’s profit from 9/11

Author speaks about 9/11’s effect on art and literature Amitava Kumar, author and professor of English at Vassar College, spoke at Ithaca College on Sept. 7 about his most recent book, A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb, and how 9/11 has had an effect on art and literature in [...]

Directed by:
Glann Holston

Released
2006

While reading Susan Faludi’s The Terror Dream, I found myself growing more and more uncomfortable as I waded through pages detailing the anti-feminist movement in the media post-9/11. It was bewildering and frankly, frightening to read about the media’s treatment of women — both within the industry and on the front pages. However, my uneasiness [...]

Michael Hingson was on the seventy-eighth floor of Tower One of the World Trade Center when the first plane struck at 8:46 AM on Sept. 11, 2001.

So I added an addendum to the list: Have sex with a fireman, on a fire truck. Check.

Linda Ellerbee’s latest Nick News special, What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001, is narrated along the lines of other episodes. The thesis of this particular episode is that the children of today’s world do not fully understand the details surrounding the attacks.

Censorship in the media after 9/11

The influx of terrorists in comic books and America’s quest for a hero

Okkervil River with New Villager At the State Theatre on September 9th, 2011 By Anna Isachenko How do you pronounce that name again? I had never even heard of Okkervil River before scoring two tickets to their show at Ithaca State Theatre on September 9th! WICB, The Station for Innovation, had a giveaway and I [...]