Archive: celebrity

• Obama's Dream Date and More: The Double-edged Sword of Soft News

  By Relliott October 1, 2012

  On September 25, Jon Stewart criticized President Obama for appearing on entertainment talk show The View the same week of the United Nations General Assembly, where he did not plan on meeting indivi

  Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog Tags: barack, Barack Obama, celebrity, comedy, entertainment, jon stewart, media, michelle, michelle obama, mitt, mitt romney, obama, oprah, politics, soft news, The Daily Show

• Poked, Prodded, Fried and Foamed: How Fancy Food Distracts Us from Reality

  By Relliott November 24, 2011

  Food. Some of us eat too much of it, and many more do not have enough to adequately survive.  The relationship between food and culture throughout history is incredibly complex, and even today is stu

  Categories: 2011, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog Tags: Africa, celebrity, chef, cooking, famine, food, Food Network, hunger, reality, top chef