Apr 8, 2022Member-onlyLet’s Talk About Women’s Rights and the Afghanistan TerrorismBiden’s military removal from Afghanistan and Bush’s comments about it On Wednesday, April 28, President Biden made a House statement regarding the policies and agendas he wanted to propose. One of those was the planned removal of American troops in Afghanistan. While the proposal sounded ideal regarding the 20-year war…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Jan 24, 2022Member-onlyThe Story Behind Stevie Nicks’ “Mabel Normand”How Fleetwood Mac’s front woman Stevie Nicks wrote a song that inspired her through her addiction battle Of all the solo hits Nicks’ has released, “Mabel Normand” is definitely more layered than what people realize. Originally written in 1985, the song expresses double meanings that lie closely to Nicks’ own…Mabel Normand3 min readMabel Normand3 min read
Nov 30, 2021Member-onlyJanis Maddox (Part 1)fiction story draft From the looks of the place, I didn’t know what to think. It wasn’t like I was looking at the apartment building for the first time. I had seen the corner of Grant and Chesapeake many times. Never really mattered much to me before - driving down…Fiction11 min readFiction11 min read
Apr 24, 2021Member-only“The Help” and the White Savior trope“It’s not enough in 2020 to be not racist, not racist meaning ‘I am passive when it comes to racism’...If you see it you have to speak on it and call it out.” (Emmanuel Acho) In my personal opinion, when I watched "The Help" (2011), I was immediately captivated by…White Savior Complex4 min readWhite Savior Complex4 min read
Apr 23, 2021Member-only“Message Films” and Early Hollywood’s Understanding of Film TechniquesOne future film major’s guide to pre-Hollywood as we know it When I watch a movie, I often have a habit of commenting the filming techniques and presentation of scenes or style. Films are usually not straight forward as they appear. …Filmmaking7 min readFilmmaking7 min read
