Please forward this announcement to any faculty or students who are potentially interested in television or new media studies: 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: Kyle Barnett, Alexander Doty, Jessalyn Keller, Bliss Cua Lim, and Robert Sickels This issue's columns in brief: "'We Think INSIDE the Box': CD Box Sets in the Download Era" by Kyle Barnett http://flowtv.org/2010/08/we-think-inside-the-box/ A look at how the DVD industry's use of packaging mirrors and contrasts that of deluxe vinyl and CD sets. "Hot in Cleveland: Everything Old is New Again?" by Alexander Doty http://flowtv.org/2010/08/hot-in-cleveland/ Is the female-centered sitcom Hot in Cleveland empowering, or merely old-fashioned? "Fiercely Real? Tyra Banks' Body Politics and Post-Feminist Branding" by Jessalynn Keller http://flowtv.org/2010/08/fiercely-real-tyra-banks/ Examines Tyra Banks' recent shift from television personality to multi-media brand. "On Retrospective Reception: Watching LVN Pictures at the Cinemalaya Film Festival" by Bliss Cua Lim http://flowtv.org/2010/08/on-retrospective-reception/ A reconsideration of the films of LVN Pictures through the lens of a contemporary festival audience. "'The future, Mr. Gittes. The future.' Next Wave Filmmaking and Beyond, Part 1" by Robert Sickels http://flowtv.org/2010/08/the-future-mr-gittes-the-future/ A discussion of the mumblecore film movement. 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 ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu