online archive
5:00PM
FEB 22 2008
Female film audiences' consumption of Sylvester Stallone
From Particip@tions, Ian Huffer (Sussex): ''I wanted to be Rocky, but I also wanted to be his wife!": Heterosexuality and the (Re)construction of Gender in Female Film Audiences' Consumption of Sylvester Stallone; a review of Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women by T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting; and a review of Fans, Bloggers and Gamers: Essays on Participatory Culture by Henry Jenkins. Hasta la vista, baby: From Mclean's, a special report on the long life and brutal times of the world's last true communist dictator. From TAP, Matthew Yglesias on Kosovo and the rise of the Humanitarian Hawks (and more from Prospect). Confounding all predictions, the Pakistani people have clearly demonstrated that they want to choose their own rulers and decide their own future (and more from Prospect). From New Statesman, a look at why democracy at work ought to be a human right. From The Smart Set, Frida Kahlo of the paintings has The Look; Frida Kahlo of the photos does not — why? A European language: Football can help nourish a European sense of identity. From Smithsonian, here's a brief history of chocolate. From TNR, Gabriel Sherman goes behind the McCain bombshell in The New York Times. God and The City: King's College's tall order — making an evangelical haven in the heart of NY.
