by Megan Rilkoff With the plethora of different news sources and media outlets today – how do you decide where to get your news? Is it on your iPhone, the radio, television, online streaming? The possibilities are endless to stay up to date on stories that are local, national, and global. Although most new stories seem easily digestible, there are many viewpoints, … [Read more...] about Across the Aisle: Boy Scout Controversy
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TV Culture: The Face of “Grey’s Anatomy”
In the latest episode of Grey’s Anatomy, intrusive photographers followed Alex Karev and Jackson Avery around for an extended photo shoot searching for the new face of Seattle Grace Hospital. Entitled, “The Face of Change,” the main characters, including the hospital, each had significant character arcs. As a series, Grey’s Anatomy has broken barriers than now seem invisible to … [Read more...] about TV Culture: The Face of “Grey’s Anatomy”
Modern Classics: Do No Harm
By Ashley Huggins In one of my previous blog posts, I talked about the similarities between the television show Dexter and Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This week, I would like to revisit the idea of a good versus evil split personality in the context of the new TV show (and newly cancelled) Do No Harm. The show centers around … [Read more...] about Modern Classics: Do No Harm
Visual Literacy: Magic Box
I came across David Crow’s, “Magic Box: Craft and Computer,” recently and it inspired an interesting topic, the poor relation between art and design, that has been a primary struggle for aspiring graphic designers today. For those who aren’t familiar with graphic design it is a creative process that combines art and technology to communicate ideas. Designers create, choose and … [Read more...] about Visual Literacy: Magic Box
Modern Classics: Les Mis
Once upon a time, I took a summer to read Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables – the beastly, unabridged version, in fact. I was inspired by my love for classic literature, my adoration of the musical tale, and the sense of accomplishment I knew I would feel after making it through the entire novel. Looking back, I probably should have just read the abridged version – I really did not … [Read more...] about Modern Classics: Les Mis