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'The Mushroom Cure'
The Mushroom Cure is a one-person, one-act only play. It is performed by Adam Strauss who presumably has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder himself. The play starts out with Strauss trying to make a decision about buying the IPOD or the I RIVER. He goes through the pros and cons of each, and he can't decide. He goes through the whole process again, and he learns towards the IPOD. After deciding on the IPOD, he buys the I RIVER. He then beats himself up over the terrible decision. Sounds funny right? It is, but there is just one problem. OCD is a real problem. As a person who has had it since I was a child, the wacky things we do is funny to people watching our corky things but it is a real problem, hence the word disorder. Strauss portrays the compulsion brilliantly. How he beats himself up for not doing things that was he indecisive about from the beginning is funny to the audience but very accurate.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).8 years ago in Geeks
Cosplayer Spotlight: Batsu Cosplay
It's time for another cosplayer interview and recently, I got the chance to interview Batsu Cosplay and got to know more about him. Just a reminder that at the end of every one of my articles, if you want to support me and love reading them, feel free to send me a small one-off tip of any amount, if you'd like. With that said, I hope you enjoy this interview.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 8 years ago in Geeks
Why Are You Ranking: Most Stirring Ideas from the Novel 'Invisible Man' Listed from Pensive to Reflective ***(Spoilers Abound)***
There is no such thing as black excellence. There is only excellence found in an individual who just might have a darker pigment than someone else. Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man (1952) strikes some of the right chords as far as novels go. No, that’s an understatement. The novel is a marvelous piece of imagination and spirit. Each scene delves deeper into the marrow of race and racism in the United States of America. With stellar prose, Ellison weaves a tapestry of confusion, identity, collectivism, individuality, and surrender. Though seen as a work for advancing the ideals of Marxism, the book shows the disillusionment which follows when one joins tribalist gangs. Blackness is used as an extended metaphor throughout the work. It represents the narrator’s susceptibility, bewilderment, and sadly, a sort of sustained defeat. The talk today about privilege and excellence fails to show how there is only American exceptionalism. Mr. Ellison downplays the grandeur and glory of America and reduces the nation to a pressure cooker that blows its lid and illustrates whether the narrator can (or should) clean up the mess. Now, over half a century later, this novel still resonates for its poetic force and indelible substance and style, Ellison’s luminous tome outlining the aspects of what it means to (happen to) be black, gifted, and undercover. So, get your boxing gloves and pure white paint for, Why Are You Ranking: Most Stirring Ideas from the Novel 'Invisible Man' Listed from Pensive to Reflective.
By Skyler Saunders8 years ago in Geeks
The Life of a Toy Store Owner
Hello, I am the founder/owner of Madcap Toys. Now before I begin, this is a personal opinion and each and every other collector will have his/her own opinion so if you don't agree with this article then that is fine because like I stated before, this is an opinion piece.
By Kathy Lester8 years ago in Geeks
Ten of the Best Romance Manga to Date. Top Story - August 2018.
Ever since I can remember, I always loved to read. I could escape into a fantasy world or another reality where I could escape my own. I had no knowledge of the great expansive manga collections out there until I was introduced to the art form in middle school where I quickly became addicted. I have always been a sucker for a good romance, so I quickly found that my favorite genre of manga was, and still is, the shoujo, rom-com genre. Here is a list of what I believe to be some the greatest romance manga out there.
By Christina B8 years ago in Geeks
Profile Update: August 2018
Just a fairly quick post about updates with my profile. I've decided to take a step back and go over the everything that was part of the ResurrXion event that began in March of 2017 and follow all of the titles that spun off from this event. Meaning that I will be going through X-Men Prime, X-Men Gold, Generation X, and more. But this also means that I'm going to go over some of the Inhumans titles, and if I am being honest, after the Death of X and X-Men vs. Inhumans storylines, I really do not like the Inhumans. So hopefully, the writers working on these titles do interesting things with the characters. Essentially, the ResurrXion event was supposed to explain and re-establish the status quo of the Inhumans and X-Men in the Marvel Universe. The first two titles spinning out of this are X-Men Prime and Inhumans Prime. Of course, first I will be going over the Death of X, more specifically, the first issue. The reason that I'm going to be going over the Death of X storyline is because it is the prelude to X-Men vs. Inhumans. And X-Men Vs. Inhumans is the prelude to the ResurrXion event.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Pixar Theory: Are Cars Really Cars?!
Pixar has never ceased to amaze me with how they can take seemingly absurd ideas and make great stories with them. They gave us talking toys in Toy Story, talking fish in Finding Nemo, talking rats in Ratatouille, talking bugs in A Bug's Life, and talking emotions in Inside Out.
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in Geeks
