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Film 6	The Strong Female Lead: Modern Cinema’s Take on Women’s Strength Any preconceived notions about feminism aside, there has been a rise of vigorously strong and talented women in movies lately.... daniellegreen624 Sep 23
Arts 70	Picasso’s Guernica: 80 Years Later 80 years later the images in Guernica are still being debated; even though Pablo Picasso simply stated, “The horse is... Venus Echos Sep 13
Games 25	Cinematic Games: Video Games and the Shadow of Cinema Most of us will have heard it before, perhaps even said it ourselves – that (critically-acclaimed game here) is “cinematic”.... t. Sep 10
Arts 118	Women, Culture and Politics: Buffy’s Critical Bite Politics is as much about fictions as it is about the “real world.” Politicians commonly refer to their opponent’s views... Jeff MacLeod Sep 7
TV 104	Star Trek: Discovery: Why We Shouldn’t Start Panicking Just Yet PART I: Impressions from the Teaser The teaser trailer for Star Trek: Discovery was released mid-May. It had a little... AGMacdonald Aug 29
Film 31	Illuminated Landscapes: The City in Blade Runner and Lost in Translation The French philosopher Gaston Blanchard wrote “Tout tremble quand la lumière tremble” – “Everything trembles when the light trembles” suggesting... L.J. Aug 26
Writing 38	Time Travel: The Literary Way To Wander The English author H. G. Wells inaugurated the time travel phenomenon, receiving nomination to the Nobel Prize for Literature in... LFreire Aug 20
Animation 55	Best and Worst Disney Role Models for Girls and Young Women Ever since the Disney Princess line began with Snow White in 1937, debate has raged over whether Disney’s princesses and... Stephanie M. Aug 15
Anime 118	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: The Journey of The Hero We are all familiar with the big-screen portrayal of the hero; that rugged, resourceful alpha-male who battles against overwhelming odds... Amyus Aug 12
Anime 76	Why Western Culture is Beginning to Embrace Anime It is the conversation every anime fan dreads. You watch a series like One Piece or Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040... AGMacdonald Aug 7
Arts 41	Enhancing Performance: Self-Care for All Artists As physical and energetic creatures, artists spend endless hours training their minds and musculature into optimally functioning, art-making instruments. But... L Squared Aug 4
Literature 40	Phantom of the Opera and the Problem of “Shipping” The Phantom of the Opera, a quintessential Gothic melodrama, tells the story of a deformed genius, rejected and hated throughout his life,... Allie Dawson Aug 1