Music has a profound effect on us, especially when paired with media we are consuming visually. A great example of this is how the music of Game of Thrones adds to the storytelling of the series. Marc Orkins breaks down these effects in his latest essay piece.
The American film industry is notorious for their remakes of previously successful movies and franchises, including ones that were originally foreign films. And that success of the original film is almost never translated into success for the remake, as is the case between 2007 foreign-film, 'REC', and 2008 remake, 'Quarantine'. Marc breaks down where the remake failed and why the original was such a success.
Despite America being one of the wealthiest and overweight countries, the levels of hunger and food-insecurity occurring at the same time are cause for concern. Marc Orkins breaks down his response to the Obesity-Hunger Paradox (by Sam Dolnick), covering the issues at hand and how to address them.
“There wasn’t room for human emotions on a post-rapture Earth. Now God is dead, and the remnants of humanity are lead by a theocracy intent on avoiding mistakes of the past. One girl, the adopted daughter of a high-ranking pastor, struggles to be deemed acceptable while growing close with a mysterious girl who, in turn, suffers a rare mental condition that makes it difficult to comprehend emotions. Outside forces threaten to eviscerate them from the inside out before they can realize their deepest wants.”
"There wasn't room for human emotions on a post-rapture Earth. Now God is dead, and the remnants of humanity are lead by a theocracy intent on avoiding mistakes of the past. One girl, the adopted daughter of a high-ranking pastor, struggles to be deemed acceptable while growing close with a mysterious girl who, in turn, suffers a rare mental condition that makes it difficult to comprehend emotions. Outside forces threaten to eviscerate them from the inside out before they can realize their deepest wants."
"There wasn't room for human emotions on a post-rapture Earth. Now God is dead, and the remnants of humanity are lead by a theocracy intent on avoiding mistakes of the past. One girl, the adopted daughter of a high-ranking pastor, struggles to be deemed acceptable while growing close with a mysterious girl who, in turn, suffers a rare mental condition that makes it difficult to comprehend emotions. Outside forces threaten to eviscerate them from the inside out before they can realize their deepest wants."