“Why We Love to Hate Popular Chicks on TV,” by lucyrne
So I’ve been thinking too hard about Chloe Bourgeois from ‘Miraculous Ladybug,’ and I had to write out why she and her fellow queen bees were so interesting to me. … Continue reading
“Bond, James Bond: Skyfall, Sirk, and Identity,” by tonipontificates
Curator’s Note: This is our final post of 2015 – thank you all for your continued readership this year, and we’ll see you in 2016! I’ve been threatening to write … Continue reading
“For Great Justice! Retributive vs Consequentialist Justice in Equestria,” by analysisismagic
Is it possible that Equestrian society is too forgiving of crimes? Or maybe the situation is that Equestrian society simply views justice differently? In this article I explore the question … Continue reading
“From the South Pole Iceberg to the Republic City Portal: A Critical Study of the Avatar Franchise, Part One,” by scarvesandcelery
ATLA Book One: Water Chapters One and Two: The Boy in the Iceberg/ The Avatar Returns In which Katara and Sokka go fishing, Iroh eats roast duck, and Aang makes … Continue reading
“Why I think the ‘love triangle’ in The Hunger Games is actually really, really important,” by titania522
Okay, before you throw tomatoes at my blog (y’all know it’s all good), let me qualify a few things. 1. I hate love triangles. I read the Twilight novels, gagging … Continue reading
“In Defense of William Shatner’s Acting,” by shatnerian
For many years, one quiver in the bow of many a stand-up comic was his William Shatner impression. As Star Trek grew its cult following during its syndicated run in … Continue reading