To the Kits of the World – My Take On the Unicorn Store

Spoilers for Unicorn Store on Netflix - proceed with glitter and caution.   Dear Kits,  You know who you are. Of course you do. The ones who never fit in. The artistic ones.  WEIRD.  Different.  Unique.  Non-conformists.  They have different names for us, but they damn sure can't fit us in a box, (with or …

The Psychology Behind Why We Loved Wonder Woman

So the other day I decided to launch a video blog.  I hope you enjoy it. WARNING!!!  SPOILERS!!! If you have not seen Wonder Woman yet, go see it and then watch this blog. THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THIS MOVIE!!! Ok, now that that's out of the way - here you go. The Psychology …

Why We Love Bad Guys Being Good

I wrote an article to submit for a freelancing writing position, and liked it so much I decided to post it here.  It's all Media-Psychology-y, and I thought you guys would like it.   Why We Love Bad Guys Being Good (Another Rise of the Anti-Hero Article) So an interesting thing has happened with our …

Day 9 – Your Feelings on Ageism

Whoops.  So this was a post I wasn't really feeling and so I shelved it . . . for several weeks, apparently. I guess I just don't feel like whining anymore about Ageism than the world already is.  Am I irritated by things like this? Hollywood's love affair with old dudes romancing young women Maggie …

Eight reasons the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode was Epic

Wasn’t this episode fabulous??  I still find myself squee-ing. Here are my observations about the latest story in the Doctor’s world.  So excited for the Christmas episode now. Geronimo!!!!   Eight reasons the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode was Epic   1) The chemistry This was my biggest concern walking into the theater.  Matt Smith …

Twilight, The Notebook, and other smooshiness . . . “Soulmates” on the screen

So I graduated with a masters in Media Psychology recently, and I've been trying to figure out what to do with this cool-ass degree in a crap-ass economy.  At the moment, I'm working a temp job as a receptionist.  No seriously - at this EXACT moment.  I'm typing this from work. Yes, I'm allowed to …