“Is Love Colorblind?” Essay

In “Is Love Colorblind?”, Steve Sailer takes a multi-pronged approach when dealing with interracial marriage. The paper is equal parts history lesson, sociological musings, and a call for change. Sailer begins by documenting how far interracial marriage has come in the last few decades: it has gone from being legally outlawed to increasingly prevalent. He [...]

The Origins of Subject A: A “Diseased” Tie-In

Of all the experiences Subject A and I would have over the course of our relationship…the first time I saw her feed sticks out in my mind the clearest. I had just begun tracking her in earnest when she led me to a local nightclub. I had wanted to see her in her natural habitat, [...]

“A Report on Our Recent Troubles” Essay

The thing I really liked about “A Report on Our Recent Troubles” by Steven Millhauser was that it took a very simple detail and fleshed it out into a full story. In “A Report…”, Millhauser turns a string of at-first unrelated suicides in a quaint little town into a powerful message regarding the degradation of [...]

“Biculturality and Homosexuality” Essay

Biculturality is an important facet in the lives of millions of Americans every day. A nation founded by immigrants, the United States has never ceased being the “promised land” for many different cultures during all periods of its existence. Minorities will always be an important element in the American experience, and the ability of a [...]

“Sand Creek: The Morning After” Essay

M. Annette Jaimes makes some pretty powerful statements in “Sand Creek: The Morning After”. Much of it deals with the Battle of Sand Creek, with emphasis on what it represented and what it continues to represent. Jaimes almost immediately launches into a full-scale attack and critique on the way the “colonization” of America has been [...]

“A WASP Stings Back” Essay

In “A WASP stings back”, Robert Claiborne makes several interesting points on his way towards defending a subculture of America known as WASPs: White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. He begins by detailing how the WASPs have become the new favorite punching bag of popular media: popular magazines credits WASPs with “controlling” New York City, several locations are [...]

“Nostalgia Goggles”: A Fallout Fan’s Review of “Fallout 3″

War…war never changes… But Fallout has evolved. My level of anticipation was almost as high as my level of apprehension when I loaded up Fallout 3 for the first time. I had put down $54.99 to play this on my PC, but that number was dwarfed by the $200 I spent upgrading my video card [...]

A Brief History of the World: Fallout Style

There’s plenty of reason to look forward to the upcoming Fallout 3. For starters, it’s being handled by a company known for its “Game of the Year” awards, genre-redefining RPG games, and a sheer in-game size and depth that rivals the Grand Theft Auto series. But I’m looking forward to something much more meaningful (at [...]

SuperBheroes: Comic Book Heroes That Deserve Movie Franchises (But Probably Won’t Get Them)

No matter why you are, or what made you one, if you’re a comic book fan you’ve got ample amount of reason to rejoice about how our favorite heroes are getting star treatment. Spider-Man 3 may not have made us fanboys jump for joy, but it made enough money with the general public to guarantee [...]

Superzeroes: Comic Book Characters That Aren’t Film-Worthy

Given runaway successes like Spider-Man 3 and The Dark Knight, both Marvel and DC are looking to launch several new comic movie franchises in the following years. Individual plans for movies featuring Wolverine, Magneto, Captain Marvel, Thor, and Captain America are all in the works, plus there is always Spider-Man 4 and the next Batman [...]