Category Archives: Censorship
Mark Twain, Sarah Palin, Tucson, and the Follies of Censorship
Your elites don’t trust you. They don’t trust you to be able to read certain historical or literary documents, listen to TV and radio pundits, or even look at certain billboards and posters without getting the wrong ideas and letting … Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Books, Censorship, Media, TV
“Miss Gorightry, I protest!”: Racism in the Movies
I really don’t want to be the movie-racism police, especially after the flame war that started after I pointed out the lazy and thoughtless stereotyping in Avatar, but hey, Moviefone asked me to, so here’s my commentary on this Complex.com … Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Censorship, Feuds, Media, Movies
O’Reilly and Olbermann Muzzled
Tiresome as the Bill O’Reilly-Keith Olbermann feud has become, the two are within their rights to criticize each other and each other’s employers. Now, however, their respective bosses at Fox and MSNBC have forced them to silence their mutual criticisms … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Feuds, Media, TV
The Supreme Court is F—ing Brilliant
Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling (link opens a .pdf document) against even fleeting profanities on broadcast TV is being hailed by right-wing TV watchdogs as a victory for family values, but it’s clear that the decision does not really put to … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Golden Globes, Media, TV
Interview: Iconia Asks Me About Art and Religion
The intersection of fine arts and faith is a ways away from my usual beat (though it’s in the same neighborhood), so I was certainly flattered that Menachem Wecker, who explores that particular crossroads on his Iconia blog, wanted to … Continue reading
David Letterman Makes Amends to Bill Hicks
Not sure why this didn’t make a bigger splash, but Friday night, David Letterman owned up to a big mistake and tried to rectify it. Approaching the 15th anniversary of Bill Hicks’ death on Feb. 26, Letterman acknowledged for the … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, In Memoriam, TV
Gary Susman is an editor, writer, reporter, and critic. He has been a journalist in print and online for more than 20 years. He blogs daily for AOL's entertainment sites, including Moviefone, TV Squad, and PopEater. His work continues to appear in Entertainment Weekly, where he spent nearly eight years as Senior Writer. Other outlets have included MSNBC, People, the Village Voice, the Guardian, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Boston Phoenix, for which he has written since 1989. 
