Do black voters need to get over their homophobia?
The American Mustache Institute works to make facial hair hip again.
Welcome to America, freedom fighters. Now go home.
How a Seattle man made a killing off the misery of local homeowners.
Course: Baring their burden: Dixie Chicks launch full-frontal attack on critics (4.25.03)
Taught by: Robert Thompson, professor of pop culture and TV, Syracuse University
Course: Callers seek less privacy, opt for cell phones instead of booths (4.12.03)
Taught by: Patricia Leavy, sociology professor, Stonehill College in Massachusetts;
Peter Crabbe, Philadelphia-based psychologist; Robbie Blinkoff, anthropologist and author of study The Mobiles: Social Evolution in a Wireless Society
Course: The war is putting stars and their fans at odds (4.3.03)
Taught by: Timothy Burke, cultural history professor, Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania; Jeffrey McCall, communications professor, University of Cincinnati
Course: Actress or actor? Some women performers seek equal billing--but that doesn't play for awards. (3.22.03)
Taught by: Robert Beard, linguistics professor
Course: Fred Rogers, 1928-2003: Generations grew up with gentle neighbor (2.28.03)
Taught by: Dr. Robert Billingham, professor of human development and family studies, Indiana University
Course: Still d'ohing strong: Homeric influence of Simpsons goes beyond TV (2.16.03)
Taught by: Matt McAllister, communications professor, Virginia Tech; Mark Conard, philosophy professor and co-editor of the book The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'Oh of Homer
Course: In a Jackass world, sick jokes rule and anyone can be a butt (11.7.02)
Taught by: Tim Burke, cultural history professor, Swarthmore College
Course: In pop culture, 9-11 still "barely a ripple": Impact on TV, movies, music limited as escapism market grew (8.28.02)
Taught by: Tim Burke, cultural history professor, Swarthmore College; Timothy Shary, head of screen studies program, Clark University in Massachusetts
Course: Elvis Presley's legacy is caught in a trap (8.13.02)
Taught by: Andrew Bergstein, marketing professor, Penn State University
Course: The coo-coo world of cool: Rebelliousness links Ocean's Eleven with its 1960 original (12.9.01)
Taught by: Robert Moore, anthropology professor specializing in "study of cool"