Name: Bryan McKay
Weblog: blog.bryanmckay.com [RSS]
Articles: 31
First Published: Friday, August 13, 2004
Last Published: Saturday, November 15, 2008
In addition to being an assistant politics editor for this site, Bryan McKay is the associate director and graphic designer for the Boston Underground Film Festival. He currently lives in Brookline, MA. If anyone would like to offer him a job, please do not hesitate to call. If you can't get enough of him, you can find him on Tumblr and Twitter.Currently listing articles 31-1:
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Music Review: Boots/C.C./Snake & Remus - Box— These psych-folk rarities are some of the most mysterious and enigmatic records you will ever hear.
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Music Review: Blood Ceremony - Blood Ceremony— Like a folksier Black Sabbath, Blood Ceremony plays music that taps into a deep wellspring of sound and imagery.
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DVD Review: Dance Party, USA— In this film, the awkward house party is pretty much a way of life.
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China to U.S.: "Shut Up" About Military Spending— What is it that China doesn't want to tell us?
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Does Suri Cruise Exist? (And Should We Care?)— Is there any way that celebrities can live under the public radar when living under the public radar simply pushes one further into it?
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In Defense of The Searchers— I'll take my small, challenging films any day over a piece of commercial fluff.
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Rescue Me and the Rape Fallacy— Last week's episode of FX's hit show, Rescue Me, has generated a great deal of controversy, but how do the arguments stand up to scrutiny?
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Florida Bans "Revisionist History" in Public Schools— Florida legislature hits academia below the (Bible) belt.
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Academic Papers to Be Published Under Open Access Guidelines?— It's about time for the ivory tower to open its gates.
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Thoughts on Global Feminism and Sexual Inequality— When even one person is oppressed, we are all oppressed.
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DVD Review: Wholphin No. 1 (DVD Magazine)— As a cineaste, a resource for short films (outside of the festival circuit) such as Wholphin is truly indispensable.
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Writing in Boxes: Oppression in Women's Literature— As a male, and specifically a white male, I have been afforded the freedom to write about whatever I please.
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Embracing the Fact of Bisexuality— What will it take for our culture to experience a true sexual enlightenment?
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Oscar Wilde and the Double Life of Dorian Gray— Oscar Wilde's classic novel is most importantly a study of the dichotomy of the "double life" led by many homosexuals.
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Playing With Gender: Judith Butler and Gender Performativity— Exploring the performativity of traditional gender roles.
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Bizarre Discrepancies in Google Searches— Google behaving badly... again.
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On James Frey and the Nature of Autobiography— ...all autobiography is inherently fictitious and all fiction is inherenty autobiographical.
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Deconstructing the Abortion Lexicon— Pro-life? Pro-choice? What do these terms really mean?
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Plagiarism Accusations Raise Questions of Authorship— Can you plagiarise your own ideas?
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Ethical Masturbation, or The Art of Giving— ...what is a truly altruistic act? Is such a thing possible?
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Of Monsters and Myths: Colonial Representations in King Kong (1933)— An analysis of the 1933 original.
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Review: The Beatles' White Album— A reflection on the classic album.
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Review: Big Summer Classic @ Ives Concert Park (7/24/05)— What A Long, Strange Day It's Been…
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Peter Jackson Sues Over Lost Rings Revenue— ...
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The Constantines - s/t— ...
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The Black Swans - Who Will Walk In The Darkness With You?— ...
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Six Quick Picks - Vol. 2— In which our intrepid reviewer picks six songs at random from his personal collection for review and rumination. IN THIS EDITION: They Might Be Giants,
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Six Quick Picks - Vol. 1— In which our intrepid reviewer picks six songs at random from his personal collection for review and rumination. IN THIS EDITION: Black Heart Procession,
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iTunes Single of the Week: Rogue Wave - "Kicking the Heart Out"— ...
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Real sells cheap music; pisses off Apple— ...
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Spank You Very Much— ...
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