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JK Rowling Has Revealed The Title of Her New Novel — But What Does it Mean?
As anyone with a Twitter account will know, Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is one of the most active celebrities on the site. She’s also one of the sassiest users, clashing with Piers Morgan, Trump supporters, and critics of her politics, leaving you whooping in the wonder of her whip-sharp wordplay.
By Max Farrow8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Lady Bird'
Lady Bird is a remarkably emotional experience, even if you’re not a teenage girl from Sacramento. Writer-director Greta Gerwig has, in her first directorial effort, relayed a masterpiece of the coming-of-age genre. Lady Bird is a wonderfully human, sympathetic, and smart movie, more in touch with real human emotion than most films of its kind. The film ranks next to my other favorite movie of 2017, The Big Sick, as that all too rare humane masterpiece.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Altruism in Literature
Altruism, whether psychological or biological is a kind act towards another person in which they expect nothing in return without holding a grudge. Many people are never able to master this, some say. Others say that one can maintain this point of view. Whether this is true or not has never been determined; however, literature can help to recieve a fully rounded picture of what altruism might look like in everyday life. Here is one description of altruism:
By Katy Christensen8 years ago in Geeks
Blindness in 'The Hunger Games'
The Hunger Games is a film set in a post-apocalyptic time where people are separated by districts and are forced to participate in a game, The Hunger Games. The districts choose two representatives from each district to fight and kill representatives from other districts until one person is left. This film uses mental blindness to address, and make a statement on, psychosocial issues in this era. The concept of a mental blindness that impairs judgment is at the core of the oppressors’ tactics to control the populace. Although the oppressors are outnumbered by those they control, they maintain their control through creating fear, social separation, and changing mindsets, these themes are shown in The Hunger Games through different camera angles and colors.
By Katy Christensen8 years ago in Geeks
Is There A Bikini Bottom-less Supply Of Money On Spongebob Squarepants?
We all know that a management job at McDonald's can be a lucrative step on the career ladder, but can the same be said flipping burgers down at The Krusty Crab? Looking at Spongebob Squarepants, Redditor MasterLawlz asks just how exactly the residents of Bikini Bottom are able to live such lavish lifestyles.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
