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DiBona: Sean Penn controversy shows importance of separating celebrities from...

Social media has caused trials in the court of public opinion to become much louder. This is especially true in cases of sexual assault and domestic abuse where the accused is often socially judged...

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DiBona: Marvel must be careful, respectful in diverse comic line proceedings

As times goes on, creative properties can only survive by adapting to the ideas and values of modern times. Increasingly, this means reflecting the diversity of the world that has long been ignored....

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DiBona: Distinction from ‘Scream Queens’ supplements premiere of ‘American...

“I want to show you something you’ll enjoy,” Lady Gaga’s the Countess said to a little boy in the season premiere of “American Horror Story: Hotel” on Wednesday. Ironically, what often held the show...

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DiBona: Internet, social media sharing contributes to distortion of interviews

In the past week, you may have read that Quentin Tarantino was criticized for a series of controversial remarks in an interview with The New York Times, but you most likely did not look further to read...

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DiBona: Diversity of movies, not choice of host, will increase Academy Awards...

It’s easy to identify success, but much harder to distinguish where that success comes from. The Academy Awards has received widely changing ratings throughout the 21st century. Each year’s broadcast...

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DiBona: Shift toward condensed forms of full works loses meaning, context

When reading one quote from a full work or watching one scene from a feature-length film, important messages are often lost in translation. Unfortunately, a tendency to condense has now made its way...

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DiBona: Fans romanticize Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani’s relationship

Even though we often don’t personally know celebrities, we imagine them like they are longtime friends. Most of the time this is fine, but it occasionally puts everyone involved in an awkward position....

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DiBona: Shia LaBeouf’s ‘All My Movies’ exemplifies how critics place emphasis...

Just because something is new, people often want to say it is great. But while everyone’s praising something for being new, they must consider that the project might not actually have merit at all....

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DiBona: ‘You’re the Worst’ demonstrates flexibility that small viewership...

Viewers say they want variety along with quality on television, but most TV shows fail to stray far from well-treaded stories. Even critically-acclaimed shows like “Breaking Bad” and “Boardwalk Empire”...

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DiBona: Top album lists compiled with more emphasis on hype than musical content

There are so many albums released in a year that it’s almost impossible to actually listen and give attention to all of them. Still, best albums of the year lists are compiled by any serious...

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