Hephzibah Anderson
The Masculine Mystique
Convergent TV
Fast cars, faster women—those are the much-parodied signifiers of the male midlife crisis in pop culture. At least, they were, because while surely middle-aged men still claim the lion’s share [...]
Affairs to Remember
Performance Marketing
Women lie and cheat and yield to lusty urges almost as much as the next . . . well, guy.
The Big O
Brand Marketing
The media always used hot women to tease male readers, viewers, and users (sex sells), but now that women are the prime consumers of media, sex needs to be sold [...]
A New Kind of Love Story
Performance Marketing
Sex and the Media: Not All Sex Sells
Convergent TV
Not all sex sells. That appears to be the takeaway from the first—and quite possibly last—season of Skins , MTV’s controversial remake of the libertine British favorite.
Lessons From Skins: Not All Sex Sells
Convergent TV
Not all sex sells. That appears to be the takeaway from the first—and quite possibly last—season of Skins, MTV’s controversial remake of the libertine British favorite. While the network mopped [...]
The New People’s Princess
Convergent TV
His fair if thinning good looks, her shiny hair and dimpled grin: Prince William and Kate Middleton may so far have inspired only vicarious wedding planning in the media and [...]