Emmy Nominations Lacking in Diversity
I just did the math: Only six people of color were nominated for acting Emmy awards this year (that includes categories like supporting actor in a miniseries). For the men, that’s 1 nomination of a possible 45. For the women, that’s 6 nominations of 45 (Chandra Wilson was nominated twice):
Outstanding Lead Actress in [...]
Favorite Feminists for the Very Young
Oh Jezebel, your editors should know by now that if you post anything that involves a list and the word “feminism” – people are going to get into a flame war mighty fast. Jezebel’s list of 20 Feminist TV Characters prompted a lot of controversy – including a lot of agita over the lack of [...]
Norway’s public broadcaster launches BitTorrent tracker
“NRK, Norway’s public broadcaster, has decided that its BitTorrent distribution experiment has gone so well that the company will launch its own tracker in order to distribute its programming. Norway’s commitment to openness means that the files are DRM-free and even available for fansubbing.” - Norway’s public broadcaster launches BitTorrent tracker.
Several public broadcasters have experimented [...]
