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Rape is Not Your Plaything – How TV Contributes to Rape Culture

Let’s talk about consent. More to the point, let’s talk about consent and rape as it is portrayed in media. Rape has come into the spotlight several times in big ways this past year – mainly in the awful stories…

How to Deal with a Man Who Tries to Talk to You While You’re Wearing Headphones

There is no animal more ridiculous than a man who feels he may very well not be the center of the universe. Being ignored is a sad state for many of these fickle creatures – for when you aren’t paying…

What’s in a Block? (Top Five Twitter Rules for Talking to Famous People)

I have seen it said a lot that Twitter belongs to the regular folks, the people who search for endless entertainment between the porn bots and the people begging for followers. Twitter has a lot of problems, primarily in taking harassment…

Chicken Little Found A Fandom And Bumped His Head

Here is the article I’m about to dissect: Fandom is Broken A proper summation of the article in question can be defined in one word – no. But since I have you here, let’s break down why everything he said…

‘Arrow’: Red Herrings

Please note, this article has spoilers for Arrow the episode “Eleven-fifty-nine.” Read at your own risk. While everyone is talking about the death – you know the one – I wanted to take a moment to talk about my third…

An Introduction to Love Geometry and A Plea to End The Reign of The Triangle

The love triangle is one of the world’s oldest sources of tragedy. When done right, it can be heartbreaking, dissect the absurdities of the human condition, confront the conflict of want versus need, and break down the drama of romance…

Interview with Jenna Kingma – Star of Tour Group

On March 1, Bravo is debuting a new reality travel series Tour Group. In it, a group of eleven strangers go on a luxury trip around the world, visiting such destinations as Kenya, Morroco, Sri Lanka, and more. Jenna Kingma, one…

Supergirl – You Winn Some, You Lose Some

I have a problem with Winn from Supergirl. I know that superhero shows come standard with a love triangle. Arrow had it. The Flash has it. Smallville had love geometry all over the place. It’s a package deal that we…

‘Star Wars’: A Reflection on Rey and Finn

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is not perfect, but one thing that it got entirely right was the depiction of the two leads. Their stories are nearly subversive, entirely reflective of the world we live in, and a celebration of…