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Paul Levinson
- Location
- New York City, New York, USA
- Birthday
- March 25
- Title
- Professor
- Company
- Fordham University
- Bio
- Paul Levinson's The Silk Code won the 2000 Locus Award for Best First Novel. He has since published Borrowed Tides (2001),
The Consciousness Plague (2002), The Pixel Eye (2003), and The Plot To Save Socrates (2006). His science fiction and mystery short stories have been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, and Sturgeon Awards. His eight nonfiction books, including The Soft Edge (1997), Digital McLuhan (1999), Realspace (2003), and Cellphone (2004),
have been the subject of major articles in the New York Times, Wired, the Christian Science Monitor, and have been translated into ten languages. New New Media, exploring how Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and blogging have changed our lives, was published in September 2009. Paul Levinson appears on "The O'Reilly Factor" (Fox News), "The CBS Evening News," the “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” (PBS), “Nightline” (ABC), and
numerous national and international TV and radio programs. He reviews the best of television in his InfiniteRegress.tv blog. Paul Levinson is Professor of Communication & Media Studies at Fordham University in New York City
MY RECENT POSTS
- Best Grammys Ever
February 13, 2012 03:30PM - The Walkiing Dead 2.8: The
Farm, the Road, and the Town
February 13, 2012 01:05AM - Person of Interest 1.14: Reese
as Ronin
February 11, 2012 02:42PM - Fringe 4.12: Double Westfield
/ Single Olivia
February 10, 2012 11:02PM - NCIS 200
February 08, 2012 08:01PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I agree
completely!”
January 28, 2012 10:37AM - “Agreed!”
January 16, 2012 03:57PM - “Excellent point about
Ron Paul defending Romney on
principle.
The mass media
con…”
January 11, 2012 04:34PM - “Sorry - I always forget
that my Infinite Regress feed
to Open
Salon doesn't
carry…”
January 08, 2012 06:14PM - “In the case of Pool,
you're calling me a liar? I
specifically
say that I saw
him…”
January 01, 2012 07:52PM
- Editor’s Pick
- 166 Comments
Sotomayor's Bad 1st Amendment Decision Should Disqualify Her
MAY 2, 2009 6:11PM EDT
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- 62 Comments
The Most Revolutionary Phrase of Obama's Inaugural Address
JANUARY 20, 2009 1:13PM EST
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- 17 Comments
Battlestar Galactica, Final 1: Dee, Ellen, and Starbuck
JANUARY 17, 2009 12:09AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 53 Comments
Shepard Smith Speaks Up & Does the Right Thing - Once Again
OCTOBER 28, 2009 4:47AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 84 Comments
Jindal's Simpletonian Speech
FEBRUARY 24, 2009 10:50PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 15 Comments
Obsession Trumps Paradox on Lost
APRIL 29, 2009 11:46PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 13 Comments
The Day the Earth Stood Still on Mad Men
OCTOBER 20, 2008 3:26AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 15 Comments
One Great, Spinning Season of 24
APRIL 20, 2009 10:40PM EDT
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- 36 Comments
Pros and Cons of Olbermann and Matthews Departures
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 4:02AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 24 Comments
Obama Does Fine in O'Reilly Interview - Would Palin?
SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 3:25PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 157 Comments
Why Supreme Court Corporate Spending Decision is Correct
JANUARY 24, 2010 2:54PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 66 Comments
Senator Gregg Deserves No Respect
FEBRUARY 12, 2009 5:56PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 33 Comments
GOP - Party of "Family Values" -Hits Obama on "Grandma" Trip
OCTOBER 23, 2008 10:04PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 31 Comments
Sarah Palin on SNL: Good as Tina Fey, and that's the Problem
OCTOBER 19, 2008 12:49AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 11 Comments
Godric, Eric and Sookie on the Roof in True Blood
AUGUST 17, 2009 3:25PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 67 Comments
Blago Refuses to Resign - Why That's Good for the Country
DECEMBER 19, 2008 4:05PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 9 Comments
Oceanic Airlines as Portal Between Lost and FlashForward
OCTOBER 1, 2009 3:54PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 13 Comments
Astonishing Surprise in 24
APRIL 13, 2009 10:53PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 13 Comments
Battlestar Galactica Series Finale: Not Goodbye but See You
MARCH 21, 2009 12:17AM EDT
- 10 Comments
The Speeches at Ted Kennedy's Wake
AUGUST 29, 2009 2:11AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 17 Comments
In Defense of the Syfy Channel
MARCH 19, 2009 11:22PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 22 Comments
MSNBC Puts on Canned "Doc Bloc" as Mumbai Burns
NOVEMBER 28, 2008 7:48PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 17 Comments
Star Trek: Reborn, Reset, Resplendent
MAY 7, 2009 11:51PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 9 Comments
Love Cylon Style: 'Since I Died in Your Arms'
FEBRUARY 27, 2009 11:41PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 23 Comments
Lost Season 5 Finale: Jacob and Locke
MAY 14, 2009 12:58AM EDT
Paul Levinson's Favorites
Updates
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Taxes, Sunday Hike and Kids Being Kids
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My unsolved mystery from Valentine's Day, 1977
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A Valentine to Older Love & Romance
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The Woman With the Titian Hair
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Remembering Whitney Houston
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G*ngr*ch Calls "Bullsh*t" on "Dog-Wh*stle Pol*t*cs"
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An Island of Mind and Ocean
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Tax Inequity and the Middle Class--Top Issue for 2012
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