Positive Cynicism Archive
Of all the channels out there, you wouldn't expect Fox to be the network to create the model for a sweet, heartfelt reality television show (or sweet, heartfelt anything, really). However, Aaron R. Davis believes they have inadvertently done it with a reality show full of children.
Orson Scott Card has been called out for being racist and homophobic for public statements he has made, which have somewhat overshadowed the release of a film adaptation of his book Ender's Game. Aaron R. Davis has talked to defenders of the book, who argue that the
As Marlo Stanfield memorably asserted on The Wire: "My name is my name." As Marlo knew, there is power in a name and names are something that people take great pride in. So, of course, the flip side of that is that people look to put down
Aaron R. Davis has been very candid about the emotional problems he has been dealing with as of late. This week, he opens up about his anxiety, which at times can feel like a crippling affliction. He explains why anti-anxiety drugs haven't worked for him and why
Just when it seemed like the whole Miley Cyrus VMA twerking "controversy" couldn't get any more ridiculous, former pop singer Sinead O'Connor inserted herself into the middle of it by offering up unsolicited advice to the teen star. Cyrus, unsurprisingly, was unreceptive to O'Connor's motherly words, which
