In about six weeks, I’ll be graduating from college, and preparing to move on to life in the real world. So right now, it’s just finishing schoolwork, applying for jobs, applying for graduate programs, applying for more jobs, figuring out what I’m doing this summer, applying for even more jobs. I still can’t quite wrap my head around the concept that I won’t be coming... »
Suspension of Disbelief is a weekly feature, in which we review movies, books, TV shows, and other popular culture for the skeptical teen. Title: Les Misérables Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and more Les Misérables is one of my favorite stories. I’m still working through “the Brick”, but I’ve read the cliff notes versions, seen t... »
When I was preparing my college applications, many, many adults told me, “Don’t worry about it if you aren’t sure what you want to do. Take some time your first few years, explore a variety of classes, find your interests.” Most of my friends hear the same. “Feel free to change majors if you don’t like what you’re doing or find something you enjoy more. Yo... »
Suspension of Disbelief is a weekly feature, in which we review movies, books, TV shows, and other popular culture for the skeptical teen. Movie Title: The Odd Life of Timothy Green Genre: Fantasy, Drama Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams Rating: 4 out of 5 leaves »
Sometimes, fact is much, much stranger than fiction. In this case, nature has got most horror movie writers beat, no question. Because deep in the Thailand rainforest, mind-control fungi are creating an army of zombie bugs. And the infection is spreading, as spores erupt from the hordes. If it was a movie, this would be the trailer (warning: it’s kind of gross, and full of insects and fungi... »
Suspension of Disbelief is a weekly feature, in which we review movies, books, TV shows, and other popular culture for the skeptical teen. Book: Watchmen Genre: Speculative, Fantasy, Superhero Fiction, Author: Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Rating: Four out of Five Smiley Face Badges Review: Graphic novels aren’t really my thing. I have nothing against them, really; I just don’t read ... »
Last week, a news story broke with the headline: “All Dinosaurs May have had Feathers“. Gone is the world of scaly lizard-like creatures, roaming through the Mesozoic. Instead, giant fuzz-balls munched on ferns and bird-like creatures hunted the unsuspecting plant-eaters, filling the landscape with bits of color. What caused this sudden paradigm shift, you may ask? A single fossil find... »
Suspension of Disbelief is a weekly feature, in which we review movies, books, TV shows, and other popular culture for the skeptical teen. Book: Neverwhere Genre: Fantasy, Fiction Author: Neil Gaiman Rating: Three out of Five Black Keys Review: The story of Neverwhere is the story of London Below, the shadow world existing in the cracks of modern London. In the story, a normal man finds himself ... »
