“The thesis of every Greta Gerwig movie is that being a woman, being a girl, not knowing who you are, is an experience worthy of art,” said entertainment journalist Hunter Harris during her talk at … [Read more...] about Greta Gerwig : Challenging Our Cultural Assumptions About Gender and Art
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Collegiate Lenses: “The Prisoner” Drinking Game
The 'spy thriller' is inseparable from the British international identity. While most only remember the suave archetype of James Bond, there was once far more media being exported, all of the same … [Read more...] about Collegiate Lenses: “The Prisoner” Drinking Game
Collegiate Lenses: An Ex Machina Drinking Game
Science fiction is undergoing a bit of a heyday right now. Films like Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, A Quiet Place, and Ex Machina have all pushed speculative science fiction back into a spotlight that … [Read more...] about Collegiate Lenses: An Ex Machina Drinking Game
Collegiate Lenses: A Lawrence of Arabia Drinking Game
Lawrence of Arabia tells the true story of British military man and world traveler T.E. Lawrence and his escapades in the Middle East. Set during World War I, Lawrence ventures to Turkey to find … [Read more...] about Collegiate Lenses: A Lawrence of Arabia Drinking Game
Words You Don’t Know: Robot
Robots are ubiquitous in science fiction. There’s the robots with a personality and desires of their own like Bender from Futurama or Data from Star Trek. There’s the subservient robots that dot the … [Read more...] about Words You Don’t Know: Robot
Collegiate Lenses: A Casino Drinking Game
On the eve of the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, a small sect of Protestant offshoots in rural western Illinois waged a war of their own against the state government. The conflict was centered … [Read more...] about Collegiate Lenses: A Casino Drinking Game