Have you ever picked up a book or watched a movie where, right from the first page or minute, you can get a good sense of the tone and atmosphere and prepare yourself accordingly? that is what happened to me when I picked up V for Vendetta, written by Alan
What does it take for a work of literature to be considered “timeless?” That no matter what age or period in history one lives in, they can pick it up and still feel its power just as strongly as when it was first written? There are many pieces of literature
I had recently taken it upon myself to unnecessarily frighten myself by watching two horror movies on back to back nights. Needless to say, I did not sleep well the second night, but the interesting point of it all is that I watched the same movie both nights, kind of.
What happens when one person is bequeathed with unimaginable power, the kind of power reserved for only the highest beings of the universe? One could say that there is no greater power that a person could possess than the power over life and death, the power to decide whether a
What would a world without freedom look like? A world where we have no agency over our lives, a world where you must always operate under the assumption that you are being watched, a world where reality itself seems to bend to the will of tyrants playing God on earth.
When I was younger, there were a select few books that I loved reading, and would re-read them ad nauseam. One of these books, and perhaps my favorite of the bunch, was The Hatchet, by Gary Paulson. The story is about a young boy whose single engine plane crashes in
This is a subject that has remained pertinent for as long as art has been made. Whether it be through great paintings that move us in a personal way, great music that speaks to us and makes distilled previously unexplainable emotions, or great works of cinema and literature that have
It has been a long time since I’ve read a fictional book that genuinely engaged me, page to page, and while some have come close, “Watchmen” has rekindled what I thought was a long extinguished love for fiction. From the very first panel, the book grips you with gorgeous