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…·3 min read·Mar 24, 2024----
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…·10 min read·Nov 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.·2 min read·Oct 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…11 min read·Sep 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…·2 min read·Apr 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…·3 min read·Mar 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…·3 min read·Mar 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…·7 min read·Feb 16, 2023--3--3
Mark OlmstedCritiquing Madonna: Why Her Esthetic Choices MatterI dipped my toe in the water of Madonna last week, mostly not identifying with a) having a strong opinion about her either way; b) finding…·4 min read·Feb 8, 2023----