MICHAEL DAVIS WORLD

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May 11, 2012

Voting Rights Act, by Michael Davis – Straight No Chaser #268 | @MDWorld

I was going to write about this but my blood pressure is way to high already. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/john-lewis-paul-broun-voting-rights_n_1507300.html?ref=topbar

May 11, 2012

Thumbing its Nose at Diversity, by Chris Derrick – Sympathy for the Devil #17 | @MDWorld

Ever since the latest HBO series “GIRLS” — conceived of, wrote, directed and starring erstwhile filmmaker Lena Dunham — premiered, there’s been an interesting backlash about the show’s near-offensive “whiteness.”...

May 11, 2012

The Avengers: Best Superhero Movie Ever?, by Michael Stradford – The Tall Guy’s Gear Guide | @MDWorld

Not quite yet, but it’s in the running.  Now a record breaking $200 million weekend may strongly suggest otherwise, but it’s not a title I’m ready to bestow on what...

May 10, 2012

The Subject was Names…, By Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture | @MDWorld

Whitney runs a rock music venue on the beach in L.A.. She has an MBA, and got her maiden name back. Soon after I arrived, Big John asked me, “Did...

May 8, 2012

Time to get Ill, by Arthur Tebbel – Pop Art #179 | @MDWorld

Dear Art, This has been a terrible week for me. My close friend and bandmate Adam Yauch, better known as MCA, died after a long battle with cancer. The outpouring...

May 7, 2012

Media Mogul is a Rotten Job, by Mike Gold – Brainiac On Banjo #273 | @MDWorld

With great power comes great ego, and historically there has been no better ego-booster than the successful control of information. For today’s history lesson, we are going to look at...

May 7, 2012

Beardo Volume 3, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written and drawn by Dan Dougherty I wanted so much to hate this book. Seriously. When I formed my independent publishing comic book company, Unshaven Comics, I thought I’d picked...

May 5, 2012

Long Way Home, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise | @MDWorld

It’s not easy, but I’m getting angry at my television again.  Not as an appliance, but as a delivery system for the news. This is remarkably less fun when the...

May 4, 2012

Another One Of Those days, by Michael Davis – Straight No Chaser #267 | @MDWorld

Last week I wrote about having one of those rare moments of despondency in my life. I also said that I had no idea why I was not feeling my...

May 3, 2012

Arranged Marriage… By Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture | @MDWorld

Whitney runs a rock music venue on the beach in L.A.. She has an MBA, and regrets selling her Barbies at a garage sale when she was 10-years-old because she...

May 2, 2012

Kickstarting Up a Notch, by Arthur Tebbel – Pop Art #178 | @MDWorld

Dear Art, I hate to sound arrogant but I think I represent the new prototype for the American success story.  My company had an idea for a watch that would...

April 30, 2012

The Point Radio: Fringe & Eddie Izzard On Pirates In Drag, by Mike Raub | @MDWorld

Anna Torv & John Noble join in our coverage of the recently renewed FRINGE, with some interesting insight on playing duel roles – and speaking of that, Eddie Izzard talks more about his debut as Long John...

April 30, 2012

Daredevil #10.1 by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Mark Waid Art by Khoi Pham Truly keen observers would note an increasing Marvel pull list from yours truly. Given the considerable enjoyment I’ve had thus far on...

April 28, 2012

The Circle of Life, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise | @MDWorld

My mom died when I was 27.  My husband died when my son is 27. If my husband hadn’t just died, I would have something profound to say about this. ...

April 26, 2012

One Of Those Days, by Michael Davis – Straight No Chaser #266 | @MDWorld

I’m having one of those rare moments of despondency in my life and as usual I have no idea why. Every so often I get really down regardless of what...

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