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: Daren C. Brabham, Lisa Coulthard, Esteban del Rio and Kasey Mitchell, Paul Gansky, Racquel M. Gonzales and Melanie Kohnen This issue's columns in brief: "Power in Parody: Femininity 101 at RuPaul's Drag U" by Daren C. Brabham http://flowtv.org/2010/07/femininity-101-at-rupauls-drag-u/ An examination of RuPaul teaching women how to be glamorous on his new Logo TV program, RuPaul's DragU. "That's not blood, that's music: Dexter's musical seriality" by Lisa Coulthard http://flowtv.org/2010/07/dexters-musical-seriality/ Coulthard examines the importance of the musical score in relation to television programming, using the series "Dexter" as a compelling case study of colorful aural storytelling. "This Must Be a Bad Movie: Genre and Self-Reflexivity in Alan Wake" by Racquel M. Gonzales http://flowtv.org/2010/07/this-must-be-a-bad-movie/ Gonzales considers how Alan Wake presents a truly distinctive exploration of storytelling and the horror/thriller genre influenced by, but separate from other media. "Tying Narrative Threads by Opening Closet Doors: Coming Out on Ugly Betty" by Melanie Kohnen http://flowtv.org/2010/07/tying-narrative-threads-by-opening-closet-doors/ Narrative cohesion in the coming-out story of Ugly Betty. "Kitchen Monoliths: Memories of Domestic Minimalism" by Paul Gansky http://flowtv.org/2010/07/kitchen-monoliths/ Discussion of films and television programs that deal prominently with industrial design, specifically the minimalist kitchen design. "Modern Family's Indictment of Modern Families" by Esteban del Rio and Kasey Mitchell http://flowtv.org/2010/07/modern-familys-indictment-of-modern-families/ Examines how Modern Family employs satire and stereotypes to critique the discourses about traditional families that we might expect from television and to comment on the contradictions of contemporary family life. 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