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On Rereading
"Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." -C.S. Lewis What a strange year it has been! It has been a year most of us have physically spent entirely at home, though, while I have been mostly in one place, I have found the time to travel very far indeed in the pages of some dearly loved and long-neglected childhood favorite books.
By Caitlin Aston5 years ago in Geeks
Planet of the Cats
I wait in the darkness, my black rain poncho hiding me from sight and the stink of the sewers masking my scent. These sewers have not been in use for several decades, however the stale aroma of ancient excrement and dried out rat skeletons still lingers in the air. The smell, and the fact that the rats have been all but hunted to extinction, is usually enough to keep the enemy at bay.
By Danh Chantachak5 years ago in Geeks
Why Design is Becoming More and More Similar to Art
The challenge of design is to make visual symbols and coding, or technical solutions, easy to understand. It seems that this is all synonymous with consumerism and drab. But as we can see in the examples of the best works, this is not the case.
By Bonnie Charron5 years ago in Geeks
How to Be a West Wing Fan
Listen to your friends. Listen to your friends when they tell you there is this programme you should watch because it’s about politics and you would like it. Listen to them even though you don’t give a monkey about American politics.
By Claire Amy Handscombe5 years ago in Geeks
Brutally Cute: Kawaii as a Form of Rebellion
If you've spent any substantial time on the internet, you've likely run into the kawaii aesthetic. On the surface, it's all big sparkly eyes and blushed cheeks. For the unfamiliar, the word kawaii means "cute" in Japanese. But it goes so far beyond just being cute. Kawaii is a subculture; one that has roots dating back to the early 70s. Walk into any store in Japan and you're sure to find something that will capture your heart with cuteness! Kawaii culture has expanded outside of Japan as well, with Hello Kitty being one of the most prominent examples of this fact. People dedicate their lives to this aesthetic, dressing in cute clothes or becoming collectors of rare character merchandise. But where did kawaii come from?
By Abigail Stevenson5 years ago in Geeks
3 Hidden Messages You Missed in Harry Potter
No one can deny that Harry Potter commands an unprecedented fanfare with its followers. Walk into any bookstore and you will find a voracious reader hungrily prodding through the stacked copies of Rowling’s finest. The Wizarding World’s charm only gets grander with a cinematic adaptation that further entranced millions. Such a massive fan-following begs the obvious question: what makes Harry Potter so special? When Potterheads were asked the reasons for their undying love for the franchise, a majority of them pointed towards the work’s stellar world-building. And that they feel drawn into an enchanting universe that just seems too real to be not true. As if a sprinkle of Floo-Powder is all that separates them from a whole world of magic.
By Shourya Agarwal5 years ago in Geeks
Never Meet Your Heroes
I knew Anthony Bourdain... Like you knew him, not personally, but the guy he played on T.V. I spent more time with him than anyone I never met. Read his books, watched his shows, then watched them again and again. His voice is as familiar to me as any.
By Chad Mathews5 years ago in Geeks
How The Godfather Changed Organized Crime
Before the filming of The Godfather, mob boss Joseph Colombo met with Al Ruddy of Paramount to review the script on behalf of the Italian American Civil Rights League and removed all references to the word "Mafia." But once the movie was released, it seemed that the Mob's concerns had been superfluous; while the movie did indeed have an impact on the Mafia, it did far more good than harm.
By Chelsea Lynne5 years ago in Geeks
