Mark OlmstedWhat American Fiction Doesn’t Get RightBecause of my work, I actually saw “American Fiction” three times. What I liked was how determined the story was to portray a very…Mar 24Mar 24
Mark OlmstedWhite is Just the Beginning: Privileges Revealed in the Most Unprivileged of PlacesTHE TERM “PRIVILEGE” — white or otherwise — was not really in vogue when I spent nine months in the California prison system in 2004. And…Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Mark OlmstedWhy We Can’t Have Nothing NiceIt’s clear to me that evolution — as beautiful and complex and mysterious as it is — is fatally flawed when it comes to human beings.Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 2023
Mark OlmstedMr. Olmsted RegretsThe older I get, the more I realize what a completely zigzaggy and very melodramatic life I’ve led next to so many of my peers. I don’t say…Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
Mark OlmstedWhat I Don’t Get About Galloping Magaism.It continually brings me up short to realize I am in the same age range, often even much older, than these conservative white men rampaging…Apr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Mark OlmstedCandice Renoir: Subtitling Faux PasFirst, let me say that I really love Candice Renoir (Amazon Prime/Acorn). Which also means I tend to read the subtitles with an especially…Mar 15, 2023Mar 15, 2023
Mark OlmstedMy Mom Working Was the Best ThingFor International Women’s Day (March 8) I wanted to share one aspect of my mother’s life — when she first went back to working outside the…Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
Mark OlmstedWhat to Do and Not to Do When Localizing: Three Case StudiesYou’d think that more thinking would go into the use of foreign languages in films and TV shows in an era of media globalization, but there…Feb 16, 20233Feb 16, 20233
