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Oprah's Not Over Yet

TV post by Kjerstin Johnson on November 23, 2009 - 3:16pm; tagged daytime television, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, television, tv women.
Oprah raising a glass of champagne on her television show
By now you've probably heard that Oprah has announced her daytime talk show, which has been on the air for a staggering 23 years, will end in September 2011, and already there's clamor over how the daytime talk show void could possibly be filled.
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The Transcontinental Disability Choir: Glee-ful Appropriation

Social Commentary post by s.e. smith on November 12, 2009 - 12:22pm; tagged disability, fail, feminism, Fox, Glee, television, Transcontinental Disability Choir.
promotional poster for Glee, showing the upper torso of Artie, a white student with large glasses and a beige sweater. Standing behind him is another student, Puck, who is also white and wearing a blue tee shirt. Puck is making the 'loser' symbol with his hand placed in front of Artie's forehead, implying that Artie is a loser. Text reads: 'glee: a biting comedy for the underdog in all of us.' Image does not depict Artie's wheelchair, although this is a focal point of his character. The much anticipated Very Special Disability Episode of Glee, "Wheels" aired last night. And already the rave reviews are flooding in. It's "edgy," it's "a game changer," it's "controversial," it's "moving," it's "thought provoking." Twitter is aflutter with praise. Did everyone else watch the same episode I watched?
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