Untamable Wildalone: Brigitte Bardot and the Emancipation of Female Individuality
Once upon a time in France, far far away from the superficial land of Hollywood and its craftily polished movie stars...
Art & Culture
Viktor Tsoi
Revisiting Soviet Counterculture through the Visionary Eyes of Viktor Tsoi
Wonka Wilder
The Lives and Parallels of Gene Wilder and Willy Wonka
Supernatural: Bromance vs. Girl Power
Supernatural plays host to a plethora of strong female characters, both evil and benevolent
Welcome to Night Vale
A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep
The Nostalgia Effect of Stranger Things
With allusions to classic 80’s movies like E.T. and Stand by Me, Stranger Things came swooping in during a time when the world’s weariness of modernity was at its peak and stole our hearts with the nostalgia effect.
Polish Literature Meets HBO’s Westworld
Bridging the divide between Polish literature and a TV show about artificially intelligent robots is, I know, a strange connection to make; then again making unorthodox connections is one of my brain’s specialties.
Literature
Long Live the King
Perhaps the most significant—and often overlooked—reason for Stephen King’s success is the heartwood of his stories. At their core, King’s novels are not about the monsters; they’re about the people.
Arachne of 21 Century
Woven. Yet keep on weaving...
Instructions Upon Opening
Original poetry
Seduction, Love, and Betrayal in an Age of Magic and Torment
A familiar story brimming with fresh insights
The Space Between the Stars
Anne Corlett's book takes a unique approach to the pandemic theme, in taking the destruction from a worldwide event to a galaxy-wide phenomenon.
To…
I am here. Unashamed of my crystalline skin - So thin that one can hear the howl of blood through my veins
Polish Literature Meets HBO’s Westworld
Bridging the divide between Polish literature and a TV show about artificially intelligent robots is, I know, a strange connection to make; then again making unorthodox connections is one of my brain’s specialties.
Travel & Adventure
Historical Park – Full Immersion in History and Culture
Ever imagine yourself taking part in an ancient Thracian ritual or fighting a medieval battle? Well, perhaps you should.
To Catch a Thief in Casablanca
Arriving to Casablanca, I could not have known that it would be precisely here, in this place of cinematic myth, that I would participate in a film of my own, but of an altogether different sort and quite unlike the masterpiece of Michael Kurtis. And yet, for me at least, it was equally memorable.
Coastal Getaways: Shark Dive in Jupiter
There, about twenty feet away, was a large, bulky bull shark swimming directly toward me. It swam up from the depths, a calm specter who seemed purposeful… eager… hungry.
Coastal Getaways: Blue Heron Bridge
A kaleidoscope of wonders await just below the surface of the water.
Coastal Getaways: New Smyrna
If you surf, or are looking to learn, this is a great place to set up base.
Style du Monde
Ivan Donev
A Modern Philosopher in the World of High Fashion
The Red Dress
The red dress is femininity, temptation, seduction, magnetism, provocation, and a fiery temperament - all wrapped up into one
The Blue Dress
Colors bear their own code of associations, triggering an emotional reaction.
Guest at the Pub
Ivan Donev
A Modern Philosopher in the World of High Fashion
Vox Solaris Chamber Choir
Singing Excellent Music Excellently.
Behind the Curtain
Wonka Wilder
The Lives and Parallels of Gene Wilder and Willy Wonka
The Classical Revolution of Glenn Gould
Just like many fictional superheroes, he possessed genius of a quality that few were able to comprehend
Noteworthy
Botnik: An Artistic AI
Challenging the Way We Think of Creativity, Originality, and Intelligence