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 Ingrid Hoofd, Ted Friedman, Patrick  
Burkart, Heather Hendershot, Ethan Thompson, and Jonathan  
Nichols-Pethick.

This issue's columns in brief:

"Minding the Gap: Barack Obama and the Demise of Representational  
Politics" by Ingrid Hoffd
(http://flowtv.org/?p=2459):
A post-electoral exploration.

"Strat-O-Matic and the Baseball Tarot: Sense and Synchronicity in  
Sports and Games " by Ted Friedman
(http://flowtv.org/?p=2439):
A look at chance in Strat-O-Matic baseball and what it has to tell us  
about gameplay in general.

"On the Digital Music Wars: Where Are We Now?" by Patrick Burkart
(http://flowtv.org/?p=2453):
In our waning economy, what is the future of the digital music industry?

"Rage Against the Machine: Does The Sarah Connor Chronicles Have a  
Future?" by Heather Hendershot
(http://flowtv.org/?p=2460):
Can a thoughtful, if depressing, sci-fi spinoff make it through its  
second season?

"Facebook and the Return of the Repressed, or Watching Political  
Comedy on a Social Network" by Ethan Thompson
(http://flowtv.org/?p=2467):
An examination of the personalized nature of political videos on Facebook.

"'Pain can be controlled: you just disconnect it': Terminating Public  
Access Television" by Jonathan Nichols-Pethick
(http://flowtv.org/?p=2476):
A proposal for the regeneration of public access television.

We look forward to your visit and encourage your comments.

Best wishes,

Flow Editorial Staff

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