Although I am a few years too late, I have just started binge watching “How I Met Your Mother.” Having friends who rave on and on about this show has finally pushed me to the point at which I need to understand what they are talking about. And in watching the show, I see many parallels to the way in which “Friends” was developed. Both shows portray the lives of a group of … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: The Reality of Sitcoms
Archives for 2013
Mickey D’s and WMDs: Alice in the White House, A Mad Hatters’ Tea Party
“Washington’s not working.” “Have you tried turning it on and off again?” As a proud American, I banged my head down on my desk when it became official that we were entering a government shutdown. I was concerned. Perhaps not naively like some folks who happily tweeted that they’d already broken three laws that day because #govshutdown2013 #nolaws #yolo as if the shutdown … [Read more...] about Mickey D’s and WMDs: Alice in the White House, A Mad Hatters’ Tea Party
The Book Is on the Table: World Cup vs. Education
A wave of protests took over Brazil in June this year. It all began because of an increase in transportation fares in Sao Paulo, which Brazilians interpreted as the last straw of governmental injustice. The protests gained voice and strength as the population broadened their complaints to encompass political corruption, lack of investment in infrastructure, transportation, … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: World Cup vs. Education
Chasing the Unicorn: Grey Matters
Every week, Lilian Min muses on reality + sci-fi/fantasy fiction narrative and fantastical world building in her column “Chasing the Unicorn.” If you haven't been on the Internet for a couple of, I don't know, years, then maybe you won't care that the saga of Walter White, aka the protagonist of the critically acclaimed, culturally pervasive "Breaking Bad," is donning his … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: Grey Matters
One Nation Under Who? Us Against Big Brother
No one will say that before the Nixon presidency that the American people had complete faith in their government—a libertarian streak has always run through American politics. Americans pride themselves on being independent of the government, with no need for government handouts and an acute sense that people’s privacy should be protected. But at the same time, Americans … [Read more...] about One Nation Under Who? Us Against Big Brother