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Unmasked: What Squid Game Reveals About Entertainment Culture

Unmasked: What Squid Game Reveals About Entertainment Culture

November 2, 2021 Rachel WeisbrotLeave a comment

Squid Game has apparently caught the world in its tentacles – but what makes this show so popular, and how does it reflect on humanity?

Connections and Character: Landscape in Jane Eyre

Connections and Character: Landscape in Jane Eyre

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Rachel Weisbrot1 Comment

In which I treat you to a lengthy appreciation of character and landscape in one of literature’s greats.

Incurvatus In Se

Incurvatus In Se

July 31, 2021 Rachel WeisbrotLeave a comment

Poetry, theology, social media.

Why I Will Still Be Celebrating Canada Day

Why I Will Still Be Celebrating Canada Day

June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 Rachel Weisbrot2 Comments

A contemplation of Canadian identity in the light of the recent discoveries unmarked residential school graves.

The Evil Eye in Orwell and Tolkien

The Evil Eye in Orwell and Tolkien

May 19, 2021 Rachel WeisbrotLeave a comment

A comparison of the characterization of evil in two radically different books: The Lord of the Rings and 1984.

Nuns Fret Not: Wordsworth’s Freedom Within Form

Nuns Fret Not: Wordsworth’s Freedom Within Form

April 30, 2021 Rachel Weisbrot3 Comments

Wordsworth proves that writing in poetic forms can be just as expressive and beautiful as writing in free verse.

Why I Hate Personality Tests

Why I Hate Personality Tests

March 18, 2021 Rachel WeisbrotLeave a comment

A discussion of why, in my opinion, personality tests are untrue, unhelpful, and sometimes downright dangerous.

Chess Can Also Be Beautiful: Meaningful Feminism in “The Queen’s Gambit”

Chess Can Also Be Beautiful: Meaningful Feminism in “The Queen’s Gambit”

February 27, 2021March 9, 2021 Rachel WeisbrotLeave a comment

An exploration of feminism in The Queen’s Gambit by looking at costuming, control, and the interplay between chess and reality throughout the show.

Nostalgia and Schizophrenia and Pandemics, Oh My

Nostalgia and Schizophrenia and Pandemics, Oh My

January 1, 2021January 3, 2021 Rachel WeisbrotLeave a comment

My theory on how 2020 helped to define the problem with art in postmodernism (with some help from Fredric Jameson).

The Nature of Evil in C.S. Lewis’s Perelandra

The Nature of Evil in C.S. Lewis’s Perelandra

August 28, 2020 Rachel Weisbrot1 Comment

An exploration of how Lewis reveals the nature of evil by displaying how it reacts to and attempts to corrupt the natural laws of Perelandra.

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