10 - Buzzfeed’s Stupid Questions, ScarJo Whitewash, and Virtual-Reality Dating

Brand Eff Up

“27 Questions Black People Have For Black People”

(https://www.buzzfeed.com/dayshavedewi/27-questions-black-people-have-for-black-people#.wxLWM4eqq)

What's Up?

ScarJo Casting w/Ghost In the Shell

“Scarlett Johansson Signs On to Star in DreamWorks’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’”

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/scarlett-johansson-signs-on-to-star-in-dreamworks-ghost-in-the-shell-exclusive-1201320788/

“Max Landis Blames Scarlett Johansson ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Casting Controversy on ‘Broken System’ in Hollywood (Video)”

(http://www.thewrap.com/max-landis-scarlett-johansson-casting-ghost-in-the-shell-broken-system/)

“Oh No, Ghost in the Shell Considered Using CGI to Make White Actors Look Asian”

http://io9.gizmodo.com/oh-no-ghost-in-the-shell-considered-using-cgi-to-make-1771222939

What’s Good?

“DNA matching and virtual reality: The world of online dating in 2040,” by Sophie Curtis, The Telegraph

(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/12020394/DNA-matching-and-virtual-reality-The-world-of-online-dating-in-2040.html)

DitC

Phil - Perfect Blue

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Blue)

Michael - “A Brief History of Neoliberalism,” by David Harvey

(http://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780199283279.html)

Georgette

“The Master Key System” by Charles Haanel
“The Hop,” by A Tribe Called Quest

Crew member this week: Radio/TV personality and writer, Georgette Pierre, who’s hosted and produced a nationally syndicated morning show on iHeartRadio in addition to her current YouTube web series, #DearGeorgette.