Tuesday, May 7, 2024
In the year of 1797, a middle-aged, middle-class woman changed the course of history. With the publication of her novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen introduced into the world a cluster of characters to snatch the hearts of readers for centuries to follow. Capturing vivid scenes and poignant dialogue, her […]
Two chairs stand behind a table littered with an organized mess. In one sits the honorary Poetry columnist; the other lies vacant, its delegated occupant currently 47 minutes late. The hurried slap of feet announces the guest’s arrival seconds before the door swings open. Enter Kermit. Sarah: “Ah, Kermit! There […]
Disclaimer: While not graphic, the article discusses an unrated movie. Younger readers, please read at your parents’ discretion. A romanticized hero. Insurmountable odds. A triumphal, fairytale-like ending snatched rewardingly from the jaws of defeat. Somehow, these common narratorial antics, though recycled and appearing in innumerable works, still satisfy the viewer […]
When a movie achieves the status of being a “classic,” and merchandise for said film floods stores, it becomes an icon. Normalized by “appearing” in the everyday lives of the populace, the classic can eventually feel as if it always existed, with the producer’s intentions and influences behind the film […]
Disclaimer: While not graphic, this article discusses PG-13-rated films. Younger readers please read at your parents’ discretion. When Peter Jackson released his Lord of the Rings movie trilogy in the early 2000’s, Christopher Tolkien recorded his consternation over the adaptation of his father’s work by stating, “The commercialization has reduced […]