December Media Journal
Books
Baker, Paul. Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language. Reaktion Books, 2020.
Katz, Jackson. Man Enough?: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the Politics of Presidential Masculinity. Interlink Books, 2016.
Chapo Trap House. The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason. Atria Paperbacks, 2018.
Zimdars, Melissa. Watching Our Weights: The Contradictions of Televising Fatness in the Obesity Epidemic. Rutgers University Press, 2019.
Leppert, Alice. TV Family Values: Gender, Domestic Labor, and 1980s Sitcoms. Rutgers University Press, 2019.
Carlson, Matt, Sue Robinson, & Seth C. Lewis. News after Trump: Journalism’s Crisis of Relevance in a Changed Media Culture. Oxford University Press, 2021.
Jankowicz, Nina. How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict. I.B. Tauris Books, 2020.
Robin, Corey. The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2018.
Cullen, Jim. From Memory to History: Television Versions of the Twentieth Century. Rutgers University Press, 2021.
Schudson, Michael. Journalism: Why It Matters. Polity Press, 2020.
Gutsche Jr., Robert E., ed. The Trump Presidency, Journalism, and Democracy. Routledge, 2018.
Gopnik, Adam. A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism. Basic Books, 2019.
Records
Parquet Courts. Sympathy for Life. Rough Trade Records, 2021.*
McMurtry, James. The Horses and the Hounds. New West Records, 2021.*
Sting. The Bridge. A&M Records, 2021.*
Lucero. Live from Red Rocks. Liberty & Lament Records, 2021.*
Mayer, John. Sob Rock. Columbia Records, 2021.*
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. The Future. Stax Records, 2021.*
Lord Huron. Long Lost. Republic Records, 2021.*
[Various Artists]. Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits. Manifesto Records, 2005.
Adelle. 30. Columbia Records, 2021.*
Webster, Faye. I Know I’m Funny Ha Ha. Secretly Canadian Records, 2021.*
King Crimson. Music is Our Friend: Live in Washington DC and Albany. DGM Music, 2021.*
Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Barn. Reprise Records, 2021.*
Lorde. Solar Power. Republic Records, 2021.*
Black Country, New Road. For the First Time. Ninja Tune Records, 2021.*
Kings of Leon. When You See Yourself. RCA Records, 2021.*
Illuminati Hotties. Let Me Do One More. Hopeless Records, 2021.*
The Wild Feathers. Alvarado. New West Records, 2021.
Hemby, Natalie. Pins and Needles. Fantasy Records, 2021.*
Ministry. Moral Hygiene. Nuclear Blast Records, 2021.*
Dirty Honey. Dirty Honey. Dirt Records, 2021.*
Dinosaur Jr. Sweep It Into Space. Jagjaguwar Records, 2021.*
[Various Artists]. Flag Day: Original Soundtrack. Republic Records, 2021.*
The Black Keys. Delta Kream. Nonesuch Records, 2021.*
Turnstile. Glow On. Roadrunner Records, 2021.*
Idles. Crawler. Partisan Records, 2021.*
Genesis. The Last Domino. Atlantic Records, 2021.*
Pom Pom Squad. Death of a Cheerleader. City Slang Records, 2021.*
Hackett, Steve. Surrender of Silence. Inside Out Records, 2021.*
Stevenson, Laura. Laura Stevenson. Don Giovanni Records, 2021.*
Duran Duran. Future Past. BMG Music, 2021.*
Guided By Voices. It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! Guided By Voices Records, 2021.*
Yes. The Quest. Inside Out Music, 2021.*
Robinson, Emily Scott. American Siren. Oh Boy Records, 2021.*
Atkins, Nicole. Memphis Ice. Single Lock Records, 2021.*
Eilish, Billie. Happier Than Ever. Interscope Records, 2021.*
Indigo de Souza. Any Shape You Take. Saddle Creek Records, 2021.*
Bikini Kill. The Singles. Bikini Kill Records, 2018/1998.
Wilson, Nancy. You and Me. Carry On Music, 2021.*
Cleopatrick. Bummer. Nowhere Special Recordings, 2021.*
Bikini Kill. Pussy Whipped. Bikini Kill Records, 2019/1993.
Kirby, Katy. Cool Dry Place. Keeled Scales Records, 2021.*
Adult Mom. Driver. Epitaph Records, 2021.*
Fish, Samantha. Faster. Rounder Records, 2021.*
Bridges, Leon. Gold-Diggers Sound. Columbia Records, 2021.*
Broken Baby. Late Stage Optimism. Poor Man Records, 2021.*
Halsey. If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. Capitol Records, 2021.*
TV
Landscapers. Creators Ed Sinclair & Will Sharpe. Cactus Films, 2021. HBO
Station Eleven. Creator Patrick Somerville. Paramount Television Studios, 2021. HBO Max.
American Auto [Season 1]. Creator Justin Spitzer. Kapital Entertainment, 2021. NBC.
Ted Lasso [Season 1]. Creators Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly & Bill Lawrence. Universal Television, 2020. Apple TV.
Movies
No No: A Dockumentary. Dir. Jeffery Radice. Arts + Labor Films, 2014.
Drunk Bus. Dirs. John Carlucci & Brandon LaGanke. Ghost + Cow Films, 2020.
Listening to Kenny G. Dir. Penny Lane. Ringer Productions, 2021.
House of Gucci. Dir. Ridley Scott. MGM Pictures, 2021.
The Velvet Underground. Dir. Todd Haynes. Killer Films, 2021.
The Humans. Dir. Stephen Karam. A24 Films, 2021.
Attica. Dirs. Traci Curry & Stanley Nelson. Firelight Films, 2021.
The Power of Dog. Dir. Jane Campion. See-Saw Films, 2021.
The Green Knight. Dir. David Lowrey. A24 Films, 2021.
Alexander the Last. Dir. Joe Swanberg. IFC Films, 2009.
Act Naturally. Dir. J.P. Riley. Letter Blue Productions, 2011.
Pig. Dir. Michael Sarnoski. Altitude Films, 2021.
Don’t Look up. Dir. Adam McKay. Bluegrass Films, 2021.
Mag Wheels [aka Summer School]. Dir. Bethel Buckalew. Peter Perry Productions, 1978.
Cannibal Island. Dir. Cédric Condom. Kilaohm Productions, 2011.