Archives for October 2012

Monsters are not always the imaginary manifestations of a child’s fear; truly terrifying individuals are capable of being real monsters, sullying the hope for a peaceful, happy world by committing horrendous acts of violence. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, that monster is Edward Hyde; Mr. Hyde is an alternative identity of the kind Dr. … [Read more...] about Modern Classics: Dr. Jekyll and Dexter Morgan

"THE TREES" STORYBOARDS- ANIMATED SHORT   An abandoned beach ball lies in a sandbox until the wind begins to push it away. Soon the ball is perched precariously at the top of a hill as the sun crosses the sky, causing the shadow of the ball to rotate around. As night falls, the now distant sandbox stands deserted. Then a gust of wind tips the ball over the edge … [Read more...] about Learning 3d: Storyboards

Dan Fogelman (Cars, Tangled, and Crazy, Stupid, Love) debuted his new TV show, The Neighbors, on ABC in late September. This peculiar addition to Fall comedy explores a theme that TV viewers and moviegoers everywhere are familiar with: Humans v. Aliens. The Neighbors, however, pose the bizarre question of what would happen if humans, specifically suburban Americans, and aliens … [Read more...] about TV Culture: “The Neighbors” Take Race Relations to a New Level

The 1910s have yet a lot more terminology to explore, as one would expect from such a turbulent era. It is the decade of Charlie Chaplin, World War I, the Titanic, and the beginning of radio and film production. Granted all those dramatic world affairs, it is utterly natural that the English language mold itself new slang words and colloquialisms. World War itself spawned … [Read more...] about New Slang: A Fresh Batch of 1910s Jargon

This week is dedicated to the reappropriation of obsolete urban space.  Phone booth libraries are starting to take the world by storm.  The community book sharing movement has grown in the United Kingdom, using those iconic red phone booths, as well as in Portland and New York City. New York City founder of the Department of Urban Betterment (DUB) and professor at Columbia … [Read more...] about Urban Inventions: Answer the Phone, Your Favorite Book is Calling