Student Committee Column: The Importance of the Pipeline

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Student

Stephanie Miodus, MA, MEd & Stephanie Joseph, MA, MEdstephanie.miodus@temple.edu & Stephanie.joseph08@gmail.com As the field of media psychology and technology continues to expand and evolve, students and their curiosity can help determine the pace and quality...

“Hot Media,” “Cool Media,” and the Pandemic

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Featured Article

Stanley Krippner, PhDCalifornia Institute of Integral Studiessckrippner@gmail.com Marshall McLuhan, the media expert who predicted the development of the Internet, saw all media as extensions of the senses, bodies, and minds. He used the terms “hot media” and “cool...

A Review of The Old Man, Season 1 (WARNING: Spoilers ahead)

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Film/TV Review

Greg Zerovnik, PhDgzerovnik@veizon.net Based on Thomas Perry’s 2017 novel of the same name, the Hulu series The Old Man gets off to a fast start. Dan Chase, played by Jeff Bridges, is an ex-CIA operative who 30 years ago was in Afghanistan helping a local...

Two of the Few, A Review: Remembering Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley in Film

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Film/TV Review

Frank Farley, PhDL.H. Carnell Professor Emeritus, Temple Universityfrank.farley@comcast.netLauren R. ButlerMScMonroe County, Pennsylvanialr.Butler@yahoo.com The American media machine has given us an astounding iconography of entertainers, actors, music mavens, film...

Marshall McLuhan: Fond Memories of Marshall and His Daughter Mary

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Featured Article

Bernard Luskin, Ed.D., MFTUCLA School of Education and Information Studiesbernieluskin@GMAIL.COM I met Marshall McLuhan and his daughter Mary in the mid-1970s, while I was president of Coastline Community College. The McLuhan’s had a home in Newport Beach, where I...