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. Please stop by and feel free to leave comments. This issue features columns from: Daren C. Brabham, Cindy Conaway and Sheila Marie Aird, Jayson Harsin, Andrew King, and Tama Leaver This issue's columns in brief: "Our Robots, Ourselves" by Daren C. Brabham http://flowtv.org/2011/03/our-robots-ourselves/ An exploration into the perceptions of non-humanoid robots in media and the evolution of AI. "Black Guy Corner: What the Upfront Photos Say about the State of TV, Part 3" by Cindy Conaway and Sheila Marie Aird http://flowtv.org/2011/03/black-guy-corner-3/ The authors critically examine race in the television networks' "upfronts" and consider fears about miscegenation within the context of casting and ratings success. "Digital Rhetoric and Circulation of Protest: The Banlieue Riots Turn Five" by Jayson Harsin http://flowtv.org/2011/03/digital-rhetoric-and-circulation-of-protest/ Harsin offers perspective on current scholarship about political unrest in Africa by offering a case study of media framing of the French "banlieue" riots of 2005. "Fear Factor: Fun, Freedom and Foreignness on Burmese TV" by Andrew King http://flowtv.org/2011/03/fear-factor/ King reminisces about his first-hand experience detailing how Burmese audiences react to the U.S. reality television show, Fear Factor. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins" by Tama Leaver http://flowtv.org/2011/03/curious-case-of-benjamin-sniddlegrass/ Tama Leaver investigates the evolution of a podcast movie joke ("Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins") into a full-blown cultural phenomenon and DIY film. 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