I'm the kind of guy that thinks way too much about the details of any given thing. Whether it's the interpersonal relationships of fictional doctors or determining how children are able to grow at expeditious rates under the influence of toy slime, my brain is constantly whirring and fizzing because I can't just leave anything … Continue reading Genre Defining
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Subcultures in the Mist
As I've mentioned before in posts that I don't feel like digging up, I've been getting involved in a new hobby. I'll spare you the details about what this hobby entails, as I have a whole other blog for that, but I've thrown myself completely into the subculture that surrounds this hobby and it's fascinating. … Continue reading Subcultures in the Mist
Culture Defined by Pop
Alan Lomax was a folklorist who spent the majority of his life preserving small, local folklore traditions. He believed that globalization was encroaching on the traditions of countless subcultures and slowly but surely pushing them toward extinction. He was also, potentially, a manipulative, manifest destiny toting jack-ass, but that's not important here. The main crux … Continue reading Culture Defined by Pop
One Dry, Vodka Martini
We expect, in our heroes, the ability to last. They last from generation to generation, fighting the good fight, no matter if that good fight completely changes from now to then. As the times progress, so must our heroes. Their methods grow more modern. Their attitudes fit our own. Their morals reflect what we … Continue reading One Dry, Vodka Martini
The American Hero
If you want to learn about a society, you look at the people they revere as heroes; the men and women that they hold up on a pedestal. For example, if you look at the old Greek myths, their heroes were bloody warriors with long lineages that stretched back and far. They were men of honor who … Continue reading The American Hero
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