500 days of Summer, the importance of color palettes in cinematography
Directed by Marc Webb, the comedy/romance movie 500 days of Summer is narrated from Tom’s perspective, a young man who works at an…
Category: Popular Culture
What is a Meme?
“A meme associating the expression of Shrek portrayed in the image with the anthropomorphized car ‘deciding’ to break down in a mis-opportune time.”…
The Yi Ethnic Group and their New Year Celebrations.
The Yi are one of China’s 56 recognized ethnic groups, representing a vibrant and colorful culture with special languages, traditions and festivals. Distributed…
Tim Burton: A Cinematic Reflection of Halloween
Few Halloween celebrations are complete without a movie marathon – and few scary movie marathons are complete without a handful of Tim Burton’s…
Halloween Etiquette: Decorations, Costumes, and More!
Every year, what every kid looks forward to for weeks, even months in advance, is Halloween. It’s a universal experience: walking down the…
Origins of Halloween
When the summer begins to disappear, and the leaves start to fall, a fresh excitement settles in. The time has come. Halloween is…
Why is Halloween Becoming Less Popular?
As kids, we loved many holidays: Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Halloween. When I was a kid, my friends and I would plan…
Tourism in the Maldives
Are you going to the Maldives but you don’t know what to do? Don’t worry! There’s a huge variety of things to do,…
Is Vanity Taking Over Our Society?
Vanity: it’s a word we shy away from, a word which bears negative connotations, an undesirable trait – and yet so many of…