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The Psychology Of Parasocial Relationships
In an era dominated by mass media and an infinite amount of content, people form deep emotional one-sided bonds with celebrities, influencers, and even fictional characters to cope with some of the struggles life throws at them. These one-sided relationships are known as parasocial relationships and they have become a significant area of interest due to the amount of commotion they have caused in recent years.
By Jay Kobayashiabout a year ago in Geeks
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Published in 1935, this novel is perhaps one of the best examples of Steinbeck's early writings which would pave the way for later short novels such as 'Of Mice and Men' (1937). The novel is set in Monterey, California, during the aftermath of World War I and follows the lives of a group of paisanos—men of mixed Mexican, Native American, and Caucasian heritage—who live a carefree, communal lifestyle.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
Explaining My Love-Hate Relationship with Soap Operas
Ah, soap operas. In the immortal words of an iconic comic strip character, "Good grief." I'm just going to be blunt. I hate soap operas. To me, they're all the same. The storylines are often way too ludicrous and over the top, as is the acting. Stereotypically (especially decades ago), there were always the same twists: someone always had an evil twin, or some relative that we had never seen before pops up and causes all sorts of chaos, or my favorite--someone popping up after being killed off!
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Men Seldom Make Passes…
As I sit typing away in my imaginary 1940s writers’ room, I know that a woman who looks like me rarely makes it onto the screen. And definitely not as leading lady material. You see, my reading habits have led to an unfortunate condition – I wear glasses. And I have watched enough films to know Dorothy Parker’s little poem, News Item, has a ring of truth about it:
By Rachel Robbinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Trap: The Missed Potential of M. Night Shyamalan’s Latest Thriller
A predator could be lurking anywhere. Opening its doors in 2024, Trap is M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film. A father takes his teen daughter to a pop concert of her favorite singer. While surveying the area, Cooper finds peculiar events happening. He realizes they’ve entered a planned diabolical event to catch a criminal.
By Marielle Sabbagabout a year ago in Geeks
The Eleventh Day of the Eighth Month
August 11, 2014. Around 3:30PM Pacific Standard Time. I was on Twitter, just looking around. Then I read it. I wish I could forget it. "Robin Williams has died." My first thought: "Please let this be some sick hoax." Dead serious, those were the words that entered my mind.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Erich Maria Remarque is possibly best known for creating one of the most hard-hitting novels about the First World War ever written. Published on the 29th of January, 1929 - just over a decade after the ending of the war, the original title translated from the German is actually ‘In the West, nothing new’. A descriptor of extreme mental trauma on the Western Front, this book details how it creates a ripple effect leading to detachment with all life upon return.
By Annie Kapur2 years ago in Geeks
RunPee App
I was going through the stories I wrote way before Vocal and found a series I’d penned on the American movie industry. I covered the economics of making and distributing movies, the ways the movie industry responds to modern challenges such as MeToo movement and the streaming technologies, and other topics, including some movie reviews.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Geeks
2023 The Year of Women and Fridging
2023 was an incredible year for women in film. Between Beyonce and Taylor’s concert movies, Barbie and 1 single woman getting nominated for best director at the Oscars there was a lot to celebrate. But just like with anything the universe seeks balance and in 2023 we nerds also experienced something on page and screen that we should have evolved out of decades ago. In the year of Barbie we had not 1, but 2 incidents of fridging in the comic book universe. Both came from Marvel and both are inexcusable. I would love to celebrate how far representation in this field has come, really I would. But I can not do that if we are still making the same mistakes. I am not going to celebrate that there is now less sexual assault in comics. I am not going to celebrate that fridging is less common. I am not going to celebrate that women are infantilized less often in comics. I will not celebrate less. Not in 2024 when every grown person on the planet should know better. I will not be celebrating less. I will celebrate when women are ALWAYS treated like human beings, fictional or not.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
I've audited a night course in Horror and Scifi Film from a colleague who is a great expert in both genres and who selected interesting movies for the class to watch, representative of a particular sub-genre or cultural trend of the time. I enjoyed the course tremendously, watched the films I never saw before and had a chance to participate in insightful discussions with eager and engaged students.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Geeks
