As far as thesis statements go, “The world is awful to women at every step” is a fairly direct one. The trick is how to tell that story without being drowned out in a chorus of “not all men” and “well, actually” while also not belaboring the point of losing an audience’s interest with a…
There’s a new trend in TV that I can’t help but notice: menacing characters eating apples with knives. It’s become the Honda Fit of TV tropes, in that once you see one, you see a dozen and inevitably one of them is that god awful burnt orange color that no one ever wants but someone always…
Colleges use mascots and other anthropomorphic namesakes for many reasons: To identify alumni, to sell merchandise, to sound tough. And oftentimes, this works (Nothing is tougher than the wildcat or its regional variations!) But sometimes, digging a little too deep or thinking a little too critically about a college sports team’s name can be skin…