Communication, Culture, and Technology
The animated film My Neighbor Totoro, made by the internationally acclaimed Studio Ghibli, is a cultural phenomenon in Japan. The film tells the story of two sisters, Satsuki and Mei,...
Description In this fast-paced digital environment we are living, distractions have become unbelievably abundant. It’s never been easier or more inviting to become sidetracked. When these distractions begin to take...
Here we are, well into the digital age, where all of our endless electronic activity can be reduced down to simple binary: 1’s and 0’s. We’re either “Team iPhone” or...
In Hollywood, animals are not spared typecasting. Dogs are often the doofy, loyal sidekicks. They’re the innocent that gets murdered (just think John Wick). They’re the character that everyone is...
When I was a senior in undergrad, I wrote a paper about one of my favorite topics: memes. Some students in my class wrote about important topics like food safety,...
Critics of modern society’s obsession with the Internet have commented on people’s inability to experience real life in real time because we are so fixated on documentation; we end up...
Enter a large, dilapidated blue-bricked building in Midtown Jackson, MS. The approaching pathway vibrates as intense humming seeps under the rusty aluminum door from the inside. It’s mostly dark within,...
Over the winter break, I saw Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This statement isn’t very unique. Lots of people saw this movie, the Regal theater I went to was...