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Writing 25	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... lofreire Aug 20
Animation 47	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 103	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 58	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 35	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 34	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
Literature 36	His Dark Materials: Conflict, Justice and Mental Health Young Adult Literature (YAL), particularly fictional literature, can provide inspiration, escape, fun, and non-didactic guidance for daily life. As such,... Toula Jul 29
Writing 38	How time and readers’ expectations have affected opening sentences Discussing the significance of opening sentences is a touchstone topic amongst writers groups. For an author, a good first line... taraeast88 Jul 26
TV 28	The Virginian’s Political Journeys The 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s were the golden age of Western movies and television shows in the United States. In... Ben Hufbauer Jul 18
Arts 26	Celebrating Finnish folk songs: Finland’s centennial anniversary “The history of mankind has been the history of worry and grief. But there have also been joys, and through... birdienumnum17 Jul 7
Literature 41	The Modern Orphan Figure More than perhaps any other genres, children’s and adolescent literature have inspired a lifelong love of books in generations of... Stephanie M. Jul 1
Film 30	Ex Machina, Frankenstein and Modern Deities To what extent are deities superseded in two adaptations of classical myths, Frankenstein and Ex Machina? Caleb, Domhnall Gleeson’s character... Sam Thorogood Jun 12