By Mark Greek Before we judge Thor as a standalone piece of work, we must admire the glorious mosaic that awaits us right before Armageddon in 2012. I’m not talking about a remake of the Ben Affleck/hurtling meteor flick; I...
Jeopardy announced recently that the two greatest champions in the show’s history would face off against I.B.M. supercomputer Watson. It’s a novel idea: cross-promoting a show whose ratings have been sagging and a company w...
By Mark Greek The tension between Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism and SBU Media Relations has gone viral. A recent blog post by Professor Barbara Selvin criticizing Media Relations’ reluctance to respond to st...
By Mark Greek A dozen white tents were lined up, sitting in a field typically occupied by Stony Brook students practicing soccer or lazy wiffle ball games. Rows of fiery grills set up to accommodate the surprisingly receptive a...