Media Face Challenges in Sexual Misconduct Coverage
Dec 26, 2017 Conflation of different forms of misbehavior—itself a controversial idea—is one issue for news organizations covering the fast-moving topic.
It’s the Patriarchy, Stupid
Dec 22, 2017 Over and over, men like Harvey Weinstein and Matt Damon miss the larger point about the #MeToo movement.
Clooney Mixes Social Issues With Classic Film Noir in ‘Suburbicon’
Oct 27, 2017 Outstanding performances and design elements are enough to make this entertaining effort by the movie star-director one to watch.
Golden Globes: A Contender for Best Comedy
Jan 12, 2016 The scandal-plagued awards show gets a nod for spotting groundbreakers, but the back-scratching nature of the ceremony makes it a little hard to swallow.
What Do the Pope and ‘The Martian’ Have in Common?
Jun 18, 2015 The science fiction film starring Matt Damon is a timely cautionary tale for us fellow travelers on Spaceship Earth. Pope Francis gets it, as his climate change encyclical shows. Will the rest of us?
Hollywood Goes Big on Climate Change
Apr 10, 2014 Some of Hollywood's biggest guns are throwing their weight behind the drive to persuade society that climate change is a real problem that deserves to be taken seriously.
Forget About ‘Elysium’
Aug 20, 2013 "Trailers for 'Elysium' were like catnip for the left-leaning viewer: a near future where the masses, stranded in crumbling cities, outfit Matt Damon with a robot suit and send him to fight the bourgeoisie, who have Galted off the planet to Space Station Elysium, taking their shrubbery, Spanish-style mansions and cancer cures with them," Gavin Mueller writes at Jacobin.
Obama’s Celebrity Corps Smaller, Less Enthusiastic This Season
Feb 29, 2012 Matt Damon has spoken of his disappointment with Barack Obama, his favorite candidate from 2008, and other famous Obama boosters from the last election cycle are also less willing to lend their names to the president's cause this time around.Matt Damon Defends Teachers From Vexing Libertarians
Aug 3, 2011 The actor, standing next to his educator mother, does away with a camera crew from Reason.tv and it retaliates with amusing editing.
Damon No Longer an Obama Fan
Mar 9, 2011 Matt Damon was apparently paying attention as he narrated "Inside Job," Charles Ferguson's Oscar-winning documentary about the architects of the ongoing global economic catastrophe, as he's broken with the cohort of celebrities who .
