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 Tama Lever, Jiwon Ahn, Shipa Dave,  
Esteban del Rio and Jon Stratton.

This issue's columns in brief:

"How Chatroulette Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About the  
Internet" by Tama Lever (http://flowtv.org/?p=4864)
A consideration of the social networking video chat site Chatroulette  
as a microcosm of today?s Internet.

"Gourmet Drama: A Tasty Case of Narrating the Nation" by Jiwon Ahn  
(http://flowtv.org/?p=4861)
Why has the genre of gourmet drama not translated to American  
television that nonetheless relishes reality food-based drama?

"The Spelling Bee, Model Minorities, and American Citizenship" by  
Shilpa Dave (http://flowtv.org/?p=4856)
A consideration of media narratives of spelling bee winners.

"Logorama's Chaotic Critique of Corporate Rule by Esteban del Rio  
(http://flowtv.org/?p=4857)
Logorama: risky corporate trademark satire or straight product  
placement marketing via the doctrine of "fair use"?

"Buffy Failed: True Blood and the Accomodation of Vampires" by Jon Stratton
An examination of the notion of race in HBO?s True Blood.

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Best wishes,

Flow Editorial Staff

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