We. Are. Obsessed. When you watch the news, scroll through Facebook, check in on Twitter, everybody always seems to be talking about the same things: From Peter Pan to Bill Cosby, from cronuts to Kardashians, from Michael Brown to Serial, we are increasingly collectively obsessed. What's behind that? Speaking of obsessions, we'll also take a long look at hate-watching last night's live Peter Pan on NBC, and how they dealt with Native American stereotypes.
Also, what happens when an author publicly lashes out about not getting her work on the New York Times Book Review's list of 100 notable books of 2014? It isn't pretty.
Here are some other stories we considered:
- The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On
- Why does Hollywood keep barring minorities from Biblical blockbusters?
- To Rescue Image, Ray Rice Turns to Best Ally, the Woman He Hit
- Handyman: Tiffany Stevens Threatened To Kill Me, My Children
- Original Tiger Lily will skip NBC’s ‘Peter Pan’
- Chief Justice Samples Eminem in Online Threats Case
- Chris Rock's ongoing analysis of the recent non-indictments of police officers who have killed black men
- Could ‘Barry’ sue Lena Dunham over her memoirs?
What do you think? Comment below, email Colin@wnpr.org, or tweet @wnprcolin.
GUESTS:
- Rand Cooper is an author, essayist, and restaurant critic for the New York Times
- Irene Papoulis teaches in the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric at Trinity College
- Jacques Lamarre is the Director of Communication & Special Projects at the Mark Twain House and Museum
SONGS:
- "When I Write The Book" by Nick Lowe
- "Obsessed" by 999