Robot Dreams

Pablo Berger’s "Robot Dreams" might be created via simple animation in terms of the details of the anthropomorphic characters, but it doesn’t lack detail within the environment the film is set in. The opening scene alone showcases Dog’s loneliness as he heats up Mac and Cheese for dinner and sits down on his sofa. Meanwhile, in the background, we see a couple (a giraffe and a hippo) sitting down in their apartment opposite to watch a sitcom to finish their dinner. This occurs before Dog notic...

Soiled, Torn, Dead

Soiled, Torn, Dead Chapter 7, Part II, of Lolita is an extraordinarily powerful piece of writing, even by the standards of that work. This is the chapter that begins: "I am now faced with the distasteful task of recording a definite drop in Lolita’s morals". In this chapter Humbert Humbert describes how the twelve-year-old Dolores Haze was turned into a prostitute by his demands on her. Her allowance was granted only on condition that she consents to his sexual requests.He reports: "Only very...

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Unspooled and the Racist Legacy of Gone With the Wind

Unspooled and the Racist Legacy of ‘Gone With the Wind’ I sometimes get obsessed with certain podcasts, and one of my recent favorites is "Unspooled," a podcast that, on each episode, examines a movie from the American Film Institute’s top 100 list and discusses whether or not it deserves to be there. I was shocked and saddened when the show got to "Gone with the Wind." While the podcast hosts differed on how racist the film was, both of them had plenty of praise for it and agreed it belonge...

Authors on the Importance of Writing the Final Chapter First

Authors on the Importance of Writing the Final Chapter FirstBy Alison NastasiJune 30 2013Share:Writing isn’t necessarily a linear process. History shows that authors frequently composed their novels by writing or conceptualizing the final chapter or sentence first. Today marks the 77th anniversary of the publication of Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. She famously wrote her best-selling story of the Old South backwards, penning the saddest parts of the Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara...

KRONOS ANANKE ZEUS

CRONUS (Kronos) - Greek Titan God of Time, King of the Titans (Roman Saturn) OkThis website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. More info.Cookie Consent plugin for the EU cookie law . Toggle navigation Theoi Project - Greek Mythology HOME OLYMPIANS Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Demeter Dionysus Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Poseidon Zeus Asclepius Charites Eros Hebe Horae Iris Muses Nike more >> OTHER GODS Primordial Gods Sky Gods Se...