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I just finished watching the 1933 version of “Little Women,” and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. I thought the film did an excellent job portraying each of the central characters accurately; especially Katharine Hepburn as Jo. The only … Continue reading →

Looking at the Lancelot reading again I want to parallel the evil dwarf with the evil Jinn of the Arabian Nights. That’s pretty obvious– they’re both wretched, tricky creatures, even if the Jinn is not that bright, not to mention … Continue reading →

This post is a bit random, but after watching Miller’s Crossing I decided to rent another Coen brothers film. I chose Barton Fink—and wow. What a film. I wanted to talk about it for a bit, even though it’s not … Continue reading →

Okay, so I’m a little behind in the blogging world. It looks as though most of my blogging will have to be done on the weekends, seeing as though I spend most of my quality time during the week on … Continue reading →

Prompted by today’s class discussion, I decided to look into some of Camille Paglia’s work. I was expecting to find some Gloria Stienem-esque academic talking about how tectonic patriarchal forces compel women to empty the dishwasher. Turns out my conception … Continue reading →

Ok. Let’s reveal another interesting fact about me to open this post. My parents named me after Katharine Hepburn. Except they didn’t like how she spelled her name. So they changed the second a to an e. So I’m really … Continue reading →

I just wanted to blog briefly on something that caught my attention in the prologue of Miller’s Crossing, especially comparing Miller’s Crossing to The Glass Key. That was the portrayal of Leo, as played by Albert Finney, who was the … Continue reading →

There is an idea/concept/speculation trend that I have noticed since the first new media studies class.  What I have picked up on is this: It seems to be that more would get accomplished if we simply worked together by pooling … Continue reading →

Today I walked out of a movie theater, having just seen Michael Moore’s SiCKO, with a renewed political and humanistic vigor. It might sound odd, but I had a New Media epiphany shortly after watching that documentary on corrupt American … Continue reading →

So we talked briefly on giving emotions to machines. For instance, making a vacuum afraid to go near stairs for fear of falling down them. I thought that was a cool idea till I imagined my vacuum screaming bloody murder … Continue reading →