Weekly Research #2 January 27, 2010

Article Title: "Souther Baptist Convention Calls for Boycott of Disney"
Source: The New York Times
Writer: Allen R. Myerson
Date: June 19, 1997
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/19/us/southern-baptist-convention-calls-for-boycott-of-disney.html?scp=1&sq=disney%20southern%20baptists&st=cse
Summary: In 1997 the Souther Baptist Convention, America's largest prodestant denomination, made the decision to boycott the Walt Disney company on the grounds that it had "gone astray."
       Now some might be wondering how exactly Disney went "astray" when they're so kid friendly? Well, the Souther Baptists believed that Disney had strayed mostly because of their support for gay rights. The article quoted Richard Land, the president of the Southern Baptist morals and ethics panel, saying ''You can't walk the family side of the street and the gay side of the street in the Magic Kingdom at the same time.''
       Though the Southern Baptist denomination had 15.7 members at the time the article was written, an analyst for Sanford C Bernstein & Company said that the boycott would be unlikely to succeed. And considering that Disney is still doing well over 14 years after the publication of this article, it's clear that the analyst was correct.

Weekly Research #1:

Article title: "Tattooed Heroine Metes Out Slick, Punitive Violence"
Source: The New York Times
Writer: O. Scott
Link: http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/movies/the-girl-with-dragon-tattoo-movie-review.html?scp=1&sq=The%20Girl%20with%20the%20dragon%20tattoo&st=cse
Summary: This article is a reviw of David Fincher's adaptation of the film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. This articles highest praise is for actress Rooney Mara, who plays Lisbeth Salander in the film. The writer of the article also has a great amount of praise for the film's soundtrack music which Fincher uses for an "unnerving and powerful effect" and creates "a persuasive ambience of political menace and moral despair."
        The review's largest complaint seems to be that the film becomes rather dull at some points.
        I have yet to see this movie, but I greatly enjoyed the book and hope I will like the film as well.