Archives for April 2015

The two things that people enjoy either alone or with friends is eating and watching visual media. If you’re a “foodie,” then you might call yourself an expert on different types of food. If you cook, your appreciation for food can be even higher. With all this appreciation and knowledge about food, how important would the representation of food in TV and film be to … [Read more...] about That’s Not Ice Cream: Fake Food in Visual Media

Engaging in BDSM behavior has oft been touted as one of the most vehement forms of erotic and societal deviance. Popular culture purports a monochromatic dichotomy between it and “vanilla” sexual preferences with regards to psychological health. Various mediums have been popularized in recent years, such as 50 Shades of Gray, which brought the erotic culture of BDSM to the … [Read more...] about Psychological Phenomena: Whips & Chains

Yesterday, two women in Queens were caught planning to remotely detonate a bomb at some kind of military or government facility. The two were both American citizens who had been talking to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. What was striking was one of the conspirators’ statement that she saw a limited future for herself: “I might get old here…or I’m going to be in solitary … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Only Three Fates

  There’s usually a climate of excitement and criticism around film adaptations. An adaptation is a film that is made from a book, or even a short film, as was the case with Whiplash. Writing an adapted screenplay can be much like writing spin-offs and sequels. The world and characters are already created; all that’s left is transforming the story into screenplay … [Read more...] about The Adapted Film