The witch-hunting McCarthy era found Hollywood's view of the press growing bleaker along with the decade's view of everything else. Steve Erickson bleakdecadeera Change image and share on social
All of Wes Anderson's films are confections, memoirs created in cinematic snow globes, with the subtext that memory is the most extraordinary confection of all. Steve Erickson andersoncinematicconfection Change image and share on social
Born in the silent era, with the first ceremony hosted by Douglas Fairbanks at the Roosevelt Hotel, the Oscars are a tradition in a business that doesn't have much of it, and the biggest spectacle in a business that's often nothing but. Steve Erickson bearbigbusiness share on social
Beautiful actors are learning what beautiful actresses like Charlize Theron discovered a while ago - that they get taken more seriously when they trash the same beauty that got them taken seriously to begin with. Steve Erickson actoractressago share on social
Besides inquiries as to our general well-being, the first thing asked about us, in our first seconds of being alive, is whether we're a boy or girl. Our first passport through this world is our genitals. Steve Erickson aliveaskboy share on social
Americans disagree about America because the most common consensus as to what America is or has ever been or ever was meant to be eludes us, and it eludes us because we want it to. Steve Erickson americaamericancommon Change image and share on social
White Americans believe we've made more progress since the end of slavery in 1865 than do black Americans for whom '12 Years a Slave' documents a collective memory, passed down in the genes and by the lore of generations. Steve Erickson americanblackcollective share on social
In 1957's 'There's No You,' Sinatra is suspended at the intersection of a loss he can't face and a memory he can't relinquish. Steve Erickson faceintersectionloss Change image and share on social
Walt Disney had a nuclear imagination before the advent of nuclear, some comprehension of apocalypse and rapture deep in his genes. Steve Erickson adventapocalypsecomprehension Change image and share on social
The ritual of families watching TV together passed into antiquity around the time I was my son's age; that was when households tended to have a single television and when the choices of what to watch were manageable. Steve Erickson ageantiquitychoice share on social
