The issue of funding for the arts has recently come to the forefront of national discussion, as cultural institutions have systematically had their funding slashed, and the dire consequences have been felt throughout the artistic community, and on the business models that employ thousands of people. Critics of arts funding ask why it is appropriate …
People often complain about how the rise of social media and online culture is destroying human interaction and social skills. Although I’m sure it’s a topic that will keep psychologists and sociologists busy for at least the next several decades, social media has definitively changed the way people interact with the world, and in subscribing …
December 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of Wonder Woman’s first appearance in DC Comics’ All Star Comics Issue #8, published in December of 1941. Created to be an alternative to the mostly male dominated realm of comic books by William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman has become one of the most recognizable superheroes and an iconic …
When The Dark Knight was released in July of 2008, I didn’t really know very much about it other than it was the last film that Heath Ledger had fully completed filming before his untimely death six months earlier. I had seen a trailer, but not much else, as the first half of 2008 was …
I have been an avid entertainment junkie my whole life, and there’s nothing quite like the feeling when you discover something good. Or better yet, something great. Whether it’s the movie that stays with you for weeks after you see it, the television show to which you’re addicted and wait for each new episode with …