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Epic love stories and relationships as depicted in pop culture, though it rarely turns out like that in real life.
Lock Down Lovers
Lock Down Lovers - Stacey Parviainen Act 1 – Scene 1-Intro FADE IN -Audience are greeted with an OTT Reality Show Intro (MUSIC ETC)-
Stacey ParviainenPublished 4 years ago in HumansRomance Movies and Its Turbulent Relationship With Consent
Romance Movies and Its Turbulent Relationship With Consent Romance movies have been around since the 1890s, its presence as a genre is both well known and influencing. Along with its popularity as a genre, it is a popular point of discussion when it comes to conversations about consent. Often, Hollywood romance movies tend to romanticize sexual harassment. A problem that has been pointed out in the mainstream most frequently over the last ten years.
NightshadePublished 4 years ago in HumansThe Brilliant Insight of Your Facebook Posts Won't Fix Anything so Bring Us Together with Something Funny
Photo by Book Catalog Facebook is what it would be like if we all got our 15 minutes of fame every single day and made the worst of it. Swept away by all the attention, I used to be one of those people. You know, those who are continually posting their political certainties in hopes of changing the world. I mean even when you got a point that should resonate on the opposing side, only one thing happens. Your social media detractors just dig in deeper and do all they can to find a counter that satisfies their world view.
Rich MonettiPublished 4 years ago in HumansDo You Have My Back?
I have viewed a lot of TikToks that have covered current events, entertainment, travel, politics, how-to, funny animal videos and many that are truly self-expressions of the creators. Those short videos, if used well can reveal so much and teach so much. My favorite TikToks are those that have been teachable moments. Maybe it is because I like learning. I like my widening my lens. I like becoming wiser. I think the TikTok app when used in the smartest way for the highest good can have powerful, far reaching results.
Kathleen ThompsonPublished 4 years ago in HumansLove is Senseless
You've heard that love is blind, but love is senseless too...especially when it comes to celebrity crushes and teen hormones. When you're 13, or let's be real—a lot older—you can have a crush on a celebrity without knowing a single REAL thing about them but doesn't make it any less REAL in your head or the emotions any less valid. Celebrity crushes are almost as ridiculous as this sketch I created (poking fun of the show “Love is Blind,” link attached).
Natalie SpackPublished 4 years ago in HumansMy First Celeb Crush
The year was 2006 and I was in middle school. My brother and I were watching the Disney channel as we would every day. A trailer came on for the hit Disney Channel original movie, High School Musical while the snow was falling outside in Albany, New York. The trailer for this mysterious film looked interesting, and I was a fan of the theater so I thought I would like it. Little did I know it would be the catalyst of awakening.
Sydney MoorePublished 4 years ago in HumansJohnny and the Jukebox
It was the last day of school and I was ready to start the summer of 1968. Drinking coca-cola in the sun, driving down to the beach, maybe finally standing up on a surfboard, all that and more dreams of a seventeen-year-old would come later in the summer; my summer was starting off with a fifteen hour work shift. I told myself not to complain. In my case, being stuck at work wasn’t the absolute worst case. I worked at the family diner, Harry’s. My dad considered it to be the last remaining piece of real American culture the town had left, but the rest of the town (judging by our sales for the last couple of years) considered it outdated. Being stuck at work wasn’t the worst case scenario because there wasn’t much to do. Usually, my best friend Lois would come by and order a cherry coca-cola. My dad’s buddies, Frank, George, and Mike might trickle in later in the evening to grab a coffee after work. I wracked my brain trying to think of the last time any customers besides Lois, Frank, George, or Mike had stepped foot in the diner. I wracked my brain harder trying to figure out how we were still in business. My dad had had offers for the property before, and he had turned them down. The diner was his pride and joy, and his life’s work. I loved the diner too, but it wasn’t my pride and joy, and I certainly didn’t see it as my life’s work, even if I did seem to spend most hours of my life working there.
Reese MariePublished 4 years ago in HumansThe Perfect Match
The Perfect Match Reality television is a way for people to get an inside look on a person’s life. It strives to provide a relatable scene while showing the tv personality’s perspective on certain experiences, how they respond, and what the audience can learn or take away from the situation. Are You the One is a show that expresses that dynamic. This reality show gathers twenty young adults into a mansion to have the potential of finding love, their perfect match, for one summer. The series uses an algorithm to find the best compatibility between two people in a process that includes interviews and questionnaires. Although the contestants have a chance of leaving with love there is an interesting twist. If everyone finds their perfect match by the end of the ten weeks, they all share a cash prize of one million dollars. The multidimensional aspect of the show Are You the One showcases a forced response to love, drama, and money to feed into the audiences need for entertainment.
Helen DiepriyePublished 4 years ago in HumansThe Evolution of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a date for sweethearts but that has been changing in recent years. It is becoming a very profitable day for retailers because of single folk as well as couples. In 2019, the National Retail Foundation estimated that two billion dollars would be spent on February 14th, 88 million flowers would be delivered and 8 million pounds of candy would be delivered. A portion of those sales is no doubt from single women who decided to treat themselves for this annual event.
Cheryl E PrestonPublished 4 years ago in HumansCan We Stop Pretending that Going to Movies Alone Makes You Quirky
Searching the simple phrase "going to the movies alone" garners 748 million results, the first being an /r/AskReddit thread titled, "Is it weird to go see a movie alone?" Scroll a little farther and you’ll be met with headlines such as "An Evening Spent Going to the Movies Alone," "6 Rules for Solo Movie-Going," and "Forget Netflix: Going to the cinema alone is life’s greatest guilty pleasure." People are equal parts scared of going to the movies alone in fear of looking sad and lonely and invigorated by the concept of solitary cinema-going as though it makes us a cut above other moviegoers. The truth is that going to the movies by yourself won’t make the other people in the theatre laugh at you for being the poor sap with no friends, but it also won’t earn you a gold star on your manic pixie dream person checklist. I’m aware that taking advice on what is and isn’t quirky from a person who once got up early on a Sunday to attend a showing of Gone With the Wind, of which the only patrons were a handful of senior citizens, my $9 cup of frozen yogurt, and myself, might seem strange. Hear me out.
kit vaillancourtPublished 5 years ago in HumansIs the Situation in 'Black Mirror's' "Striking Vipers" Actually Cheating?
On a dark and gloomy day, I don't know why I choose to add even more melancholy to the world around me and watch depressing and dark TV and movies, but I do.
Tyler S. CallawayPublished 5 years ago in HumansWhy Do People Ghost People?
Ghosting is a brutal practice, and there's no denying that. Psychologically speaking, the effects of rejection are magnified when you never get a reply back. It makes you wonder what you did wrong, and typically registers in your mind as a way that says you weren't even worth saying goodbye to.
Sasha KonikovoPublished 5 years ago in Humans