| Students know more politics than pop culture
(U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. - According to a recent study by Tufts University political science professor Kent Portney, Tufts students may be leaving US Weekly at the newsstands and picking up The New York Times instead. The study, which was released in Feburary, found that students are more likely to be knowledgeable about the 2008 presidential race or Social Security reform than Britney Spears' latest marital difficulties.
Entitled "National Survey of Civic and Political Engagement of Young People," the study came to some surprising conclusions.
Not only are young people much more politically informed, the study found, but they know more about relevant politics than they do about popular culture.
"I was very surprised," Portney said. "I expected that students would be not very knowledgeable [about politics], and that they would know a lot more about pop culture."
The study was originally suggested by Tisch College Dean Rob Hollister and donor Jonathan Tisch as a way to measure the effectiveness of Tufts programs designed to increase civic engagement and awareness.
Hewoes Comic Book Satires NBC's Heroes
Parody Press Comics has announced the upcoming release of "Hewoes #1," a comic book satire of NBC's popular superhero drama, Heroes. The title is written and illustrated by longtime comics veteran Bill Maus and will ship with two different covers, a "Good Hewoes" cover and a "Bad Hewoes" cover. .
CT Classic Winning Isn't Everything
In the White House, the moral forces are strikingly friendly to most theological conservatives. As for the Supreme Court, hope flows like a freshet in anticipation of a new majority that will change the onerous Roe v. Wade decision. Nativity scenes on public property are, officially, no longer a sinister threat to the Constitution, and high school students may now study the Bible in classrooms after school. Prominent televangelists are emboldened as never before to speak up on public affairs. They are generating high voltage awareness about public issues among their mass congregants, and because of that they are becoming a potent force on the political power spectrum. Clearly, conservative moral forces are having more influence in the councils of government than in a generation. Why is this so? Those who closely follow the changing "power curve" point to several influences: a general conservative swing in the United States; religious radio and television personalities who have captured huge audiences (this giving them unprecedented publicity in the national news media); and evangelical lawyers who have used the courts intelligently to advance the cause of religious freedom.
GSN Orders New Game Show from Buena Vista Productions
SANTA MONICA, March 29: GSN, the network for games, has ordered 40 half-hour episodes of Camouflage, a new hidden word puzzle and trivia game show, from Disney's Buena Vista Productions. Camouflage marks the first collaboration between Buena Vista Productions and GSN. The series is set to begin production the last week of May, and will be executive produced by Terrence McDonnell and Jonathan Barry. Producers are currently casting the role of the host. Taping in Hollywood, Camouflage is a fast-paced game show of hidden word puzzles with crossword type clues ranging from general knowledge to pop culture. Contestants are shown letter puzzles and they must find the correct words hidden among the puzzle's decoy letters. Jamie Roberts, GSN's SVP of programming, commented: "I couldn't be more thrilled than to be in business with Buena Vista Productions on this smart, playful, first-class game show.
Video: Shopping Euphoria Brought to Life: TJ Maxx Launches Maxx ...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In shopping and fashion, there is the thrill of the hunt, and then comes the pure, unmatchable exhilaration of the "find." The bargain find that is! There is nothing better than uncovering an amazing piece of designer fashion at an incredible price. A recent survey by Caravan Opinion Research found that 15% of women who responded loved nothing more than to share that exhilaration with everyone around them, while only 2% are inclined to talk about their extravagant, high end purchases. Inspired by a woman's need to divulge her amazing find, national off-price retailer, T.J. Maxx has launched a new marketing campaign, and a new phrase into pop culture-the Maxx Moment. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/tjmaxx/27747/ What is a Maxx Moment? "A Maxx Moment is a spontaneous display of joy and euphoria brought on by the combination of great savings and hot designer fashion, and that need to share that joy," said Laura McDowell, T.J.
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