Greetings, We want to let you know that the new issue of Flow: A Critical Forum on Television and Media Culture is available at http://flowtv.org. This issue features columns from: Charles R. Acland, Lisa Coulthard, Esteban Del Rio, Lucas Hilderbrand, Amanda Ann Klein, Kelli Marshall, and Murray Pomerance. This issue's columns in brief: "Everybody Knows" by Charles R. Acland http://flowtv.org/2010/11/everybody-knows/ The "nobody knows anything" phrase is a smokescreen for an extensive and concentrated organization of advantage in the arena of commercial cultural enterprise. "The Hotness of Cold Opens: Breaking Bad and the Serial Narrative as Puzzle" by Lisa Coulthard http://flowtv.org/2010/11/the-hotness-of-cold-opens/ A look at the puzzling cold opens of Breaking Bad. "The Fringe Benefits of Symbolic Annihilation" by Esteban Del Río http://flowtv.org/2010/11/symbolic-annihilation/ Gerbner's notion of "symbolic annihilation" frames this discussion of minority representation in mainstream U.S. television, wherein Del Rio notes the conspicuous omission of Filipinos from the televisual space. The History of Postmodern: Mark Ronson's Pop Nostalgia by Lucas Hilderbrand http://flowtv.org/2010/11/the-history-of-postmodern-mark-ronson's-pop-nostalgia-lucas-hilderbrand-university-of-california-irvine/ Lucas Hilderbrand considers how Mark Ronson's new album reminisces about the glory days of 1980s postmodern pop. "Welfare Queen Redux: Teen Mom, Class and the Bad Mother" by Amanda Ann Klein http://flowtv.org/2010/11/welfare-queen-redux/ MTV's Teen Mom deploys a straw man of the "Bad Mother," akin to the Reagan-era welfare queen, to depict unwed, lower-class teen women in a negative light. "The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear: For the Young or the Young at Heart?" by Kelli Marshall http://flowtv.org/2010/11/rally-to-restore-sanity/ The "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" held in Washington, D.C., drew a crowd whose demographic makeup mirrored that ofThe Daily Show and The Colbert Report, contrary to the anticipated Millennial presence touted by several media commentators. "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, and What We Know" by Murray Pomerance http://flowtv.org/2010/11/uncle-boonmee/ "Can it be that we are capable of seeing?with our vast technology and hyperstimulated imaginations?only what was once ourselves, only what we have survived?" Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives inspires us to think about our own lives. Interested in supporting Flow? Click HERE http://flowtv.org/about/support/ FlowTV is now on Twitter! Follow Flow's Twitter page at: http://twitter.com/flowtv FlowTV is also on Facebook! Get updates on your news feed by becoming a fan: www.facebook.com/FlowTV We look forward to your visit and encourage your comments. Best wishes, Flow Editorial Staff ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org