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The Dream Sync: An Interview with Sport Ivory
Sport Ivory is a Nashville-based band consisting of lead vocalist Jeffrey James, guitarist Justin Halpin, and sound designer Jordan...
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Sep 26, 202021 min read


Those Were the Days – BPR Interviews: Norman Lear
Norman Lear is a writer, producer, and political activist best known for sitcoms All in the Family, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time,...
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May 15, 20205 min read


BPR Interviews: Seal
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel, best known by his mononym Seal, is a singer and songwriter. Born in the United Kingdom and of...
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May 8, 202014 min read
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The Waco Siege – BPR Interviews: David Thibodeau [Part 1]
David Thibodeau is a survivor of the 1993 siege against Mount Carmel, the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch Davidians...
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Apr 28, 202013 min read
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The Waco Siege – BPR Interviews: Gary Noesner [Part 1]
Gary Noesner was Chief Hostage Negotiator for the first half of the siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch...
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Apr 28, 202010 min read


When the Stream Runs Dry: Labor Rights for the Netflix Generation
Considering the sheer size of “golden age” television’s critically acclaimed programs, it comes with irony that Hollywood barely avoided...
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Mar 16, 20186 min read


Turkish Soap Operas: A Voice for the Voiceless
In 2008, some 85 million people in the Arab world tuned in to watch the final episode of the breakthrough Turkish television show Gümüş....
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Oct 28, 20155 min read


Fresh Off the Boat: Flipping Foreignness in the United States On Its Head
As U.S. politicians and activists push towards a new era of immigration reform, they must consider America’s fastest growing population,...
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Feb 24, 20156 min read


Emmys and Impact: Dishonestly Representing the LGBTQ Community
This year at the 66th annual Primetime Emmys, three of the shows which seemed to dominate the award ceremony had significant LGBTQ...
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Sep 24, 20145 min read


Tragedy of the Creative Commons
On April 22, the Supreme Court heard arguments for a case that will decide the future of creative content. The case, American...
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Apr 30, 20147 min read


Reading (Too Much) Into “House of Cards”
I spent a good part of the weekend watching (most) of season two of “House of Cards.” Without having seen the ending, I can say that...
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Feb 20, 20143 min read
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