CCTea Podcast: Episode 10 (gnoviCon 2019 Recap)
On the the Season One finale of CCTea, Kevin and Zach return to the booth to recap the gnovis event of the year: gnoviCon 2019! The theme of this...
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Cuddly Creatures and Cultural Barriers: The Struggles of Showing My Neighbor Totoro to an American Audience
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,...
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CCTea Podcast: Episode 1 (Digital Distractions)
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...
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Don’t Gotta Be Dichotomy
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...
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A Different Kind of Alien: A Closer Look at Jones the Space Cat
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...
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Hierarchies of Meme-ing: Some Thoughts on Memes and the Public Sphere
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,...
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A Constant Stroll Down Memory Lane: The Millennial Obsession With Nostalgia
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...
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Digital interface and the content of our thoughts
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,...
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I am one with the Force, the Force is with me: Why Rogue One is My New Favorite Star Wars Movie
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...