Valentine's Day—that time of year that many secretly dread. Just for fun, here are 10 interestingly tumultuous couples from a wide range of literary genres.
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I discovered these treasures on accident while looking for images to use for my post about the 6 most annoying clickbait tactics and have compiled what I thought were the funniest (or the most amusing). Enjoy!
Read More »Why ‘Star Wars’ did not ruin sci-fi
In a recent commentary for CNN, Lewis Beale laments "How ‘Star Wars’ ruined sci-fi." Here's why he's wrong.
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Fear. Sadness. Anger. Envy. Jealousy. Guilt. Loneliness. The so-called negative emotions. Here are 9 archetypes from pop culture that will not only help you cope with your negative emotions, they will help you channel those emotions into good, productive activity.
Read More »Forget those Zimbio quizzes: here’s how to really be your favorite hero
You don’t need Zimbio to tell you that you are Captain Kirk. You don’t need thirty friends clicking “like” on your You Are Katniss meme to validate the fact that you are indeed her (or at least have the potential to be her). You are Katniss if you say you are.
Read More »J.K. Rowling thinks Hermione should have chosen Harry over Ron
Better take cover. 'Cause J.K. Rowling just unleashed a potential s**tstorm among fans of her legendary creation. In an interview with Wonderland magazine, Rowling confessed that her decision to couple up Hermione with Ron Weasley was a mistake.
Read More »9 Teacher Types From Pop Culture We Can Learn From
Teaching can often be a performance-oriented profession. Here are nine teacher "types" from pop culture which we hope will offer inspiration, models and ideas whether you're a teacher by trade or do some kind of teaching to someone.
Read More »Awakening the Hero Within Us
Though not usually consciously recognized as such by the majority of the media-consuming community, pop culture is myth in modern guise.The writings in this column, Hero Worship, will help you to see and recognize pop culture as modern mythology and to be able to use it - as all original myth intended - to awaken the hero within.
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