While much of the country gears itself up to celebrate Valentine’s Day, an occasion which seems to be injected with steroids more and more every year, I have a lonely little celebration two days earlier. I’m sure members of scientific communities celebrate, and probably the handful of enthusiasts, this day as well. Today, on February […]
Read More…Possible spoilers ahead. Director Lars von Trier delivers a veritable mindtwist in his 2009 drama Antichrist. If you do watch this film, do not be lulled into a false sense of security by the film’s almost dull beginning. Certainly, von Trier leads us to believe it will be a gentle ride. At most, it […]
Read More…This was a question of my own creation that I answered in my application to be a beta-tester for Facebook. Here is the full text of the rant that ensued. If you’re wondering why I took a large part of my afternoon to write this at all…well, so am I. Maybe I should be institutionalized. […]
Read More…Inception. Directed by Christopher Nolan. 2010. Warner Bros. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard, and Michael Caine. My initial intention (before I saw it in theater last night) was to review Inception. But, I think this is one of those movies that I just can’t critique. My words […]
Read More…As I have said many times before: feminism fights for equality for everyone, not just for women. There are misconceptions out there about the traditional roles for men, not just women. For example: Men, did you know you should never cry? You have to always be the bread-winner? Staying at home with the children makes […]
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