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: Norma Coates, Esteban del Rio, Hannah Hamad, Tama Leaver, Julia Lesage, Konrad Ng, Murray Pomerance, Robert Sickels This issue's columns in brief: "'The Happiest Day of the Year:' A Reparative (I Hope) Approach to Record Store Day" by Norma Coates http://flowtv.org/2011/05/the-happiest-day-of-the-year/ Coates applies Sedgwick's theory of affect to interrogate the sense of pleasure derived from Record Store Day. "Direct Action Everyday: Adventures in Aesthetic Activism" by Esteban del Rio http://flowtv.org/2011/05/direct-action-everyday/ The author argues that networked activism, abetted by social networking sites and media, continues to present a range of challenges and opportunities in democratic life for lone activists and advocacy groups alike. "A Tear for Sarah Jane ? A Feminist Aca-Obit" by Hannah Hamad http://flowtv.org/2011/05/a-tear-for-sarah-jane/ Hannah Hamad memorializes Elisabeth Sladen as feminist and postfeminist icon in the Doctor Who series. "Angry Birds: The Remix" by Tama Leaver http://flowtv.org/2011/05/angry-birds-the-remix/ Given the popularity of Angry Birds, it's hardly a surprise that a huge array of different remixes have emerged featuring the characters, story and music from the game "Passing Through or Hanging On to E-text" by Julia Lesage http://flowtv.org/2011/05/passing-through/ Lesage reflects on a sense of "fickleness" brought about by new modes of consumption based on her own behavior reading literature on the iPad. "Museums, Social Media and the Possibility of Canonizing Online Life" by Konrad Ng http://flowtv.org/2011/05/canonizing-online-life/ A discussion of the role of social media in producing public exhibition spaces for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. "A Parallax Case: Gender Performance in Wings of the Morning" by Murray Pomerance http://flowtv.org/2011/05/a-parallax-case/ Explores audience reception of the playful gender dynamics as performed in Wings of the Morning (1937). "Wild at Heart, Weird on Top: The Curious Career of Nicolas Cage" by Robert Sickels http://flowtv.org/2011/05/the-curious-career-of-nicolas-cage/ In the 1980s and 1990s, Nic Cage carved a niche for himself as an endearing yet reliably offbeat actor. Robert Sickels analyzes Cage's career trajectory from his quirkiest to his most derided roles. 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 ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]