Archives for 2013

I'm not a diehard Pokemon fan. Honestly, at this point, I'm gonna go on a limb and say that I'm more of a Digimon fan, and if anyone wants to fight me about it, bring it on. But that doesn't mean that my childhood wasn't filled with the adventures of Ash and Pikachu, and I'll be damned if Nintendo isn't upping the nostalgia ante even more in advance of their Pokemon X and Y … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: Gotta Catch Em All

After September 11, 2001, Americans were in a vulnerable state of mind—the threat of terrorists loomed in every large building and airports were no longer simply a place to say farewell to your relatives when everyone was looked at with some suspicion. During this tense atmosphere, laws such as the Patriot Act were passed. As the atmosphere of fear began to dissipate, Americans … [Read more...] about One Nation Under Who?: Which Whistle Do You Hear?

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

“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

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