Category Archives: Media

Avicii’s “Wake Me Up”: Or, Save Me from the Dirty Poor

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Barry Pomeroy

Although I usually have little to say about the fripperies and pomp of pop music, once I watched Avicii’s “Wake Me Up” I was infuriated by its rather simplistic and classist portrayal. “Wake Me Up” is likely meant to tell … Continue reading →

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CBC’s “This is That” and the Reality of Our News Broadcasts

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Barry Pomeroy

I thought my reaction to the popular CBC parody show, This is That was unlike that of others, so I never mentioned it until this summer when I was talking to my friend in Montreal. It turned out, others have … Continue reading →

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Textual Reality and the Phenomenological World

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Barry Pomeroy

Although my friend’s daughter asked me one time if the story I had just told her was a “true story,” most people acknowledge—however reluctantly in the case of Harry Potter fans—that the characters in the stories they read are fictional. … Continue reading →

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