The Femme Fatale in LGBT Science Fiction By Sareen Palassian A popular 20th-century trope turned cliché, the femme fatale embodies a misogynistic fear-driven view of women. This “fatal woman” leads men to ruin through her sexuality and feminine wiles, and despite her being a fictional figure, her prominence has spilled over into real-world anxieties and revulsion against … [Read more...] about The Femme Fatale in LGBT Science Fiction
Archives for 2017
Fences, A Film That Stands on its Own
Legendary playwright August Wilson made Oscar history at this year’s 89th Academy Awards, by receiving a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie Fences (2016) twelve years after his death. Wilson had always dreamed of transferring his Pulitzer Prize winning play onto the big screen, but he passed away in 2005 before the final project came to fruition. Paramount … [Read more...] about Fences, A Film That Stands on its Own
Withstanding Ovation: Elitism in the American Orchestra
Joridan Barash is an Economics/Mathematics major with a minor in Musical Studies. Joridan is a student worker at USC Law School and a research assistant at the Los Angeles Behavioral Economics Laboratory. Withstanding Ovation: Elitism in the American Orchestra By Joridan Barash Something is wrong in classical music. At least that is what the critics say. Many considered … [Read more...] about Withstanding Ovation: Elitism in the American Orchestra
Food for Thought: Switzerland
Dr. Weston A. Price Goes to Switzerland In the years 1931 and 1932 Dr. Weston A. Price traveled throughout Switzerland to study the health disparities between isolated versus modernized Swiss communities. With the help of officials from the Swiss government, Dr. Price was introduced to a community of about 2,000 people living in the Loetschental Valley. Due to the valley being … [Read more...] about Food for Thought: Switzerland
Food for Thought: Intro to the Work of Dr. Weston A. Price
Have you ever wondered why humans are the only animals that brush their teeth? Have you ever pondered why so many ancient skulls seem to have a perfect set of teeth? Dr. Weston A. Price (1870-1948), who was a prominent dentist in Cleveland at the beginning of the twentieth century, had similar questions, and wanted to know why so many of his patients suffered from tooth decay, … [Read more...] about Food for Thought: Intro to the Work of Dr. Weston A. Price