humanity
Humanity or geek-manity? Humanity topics include pieces on the real-life lives of geek advocates and influencors.
Pinocchio Movie Review
Since his creation in the late 1800s, the wooden figurine who dreams of being a real boy has starred in many highly recognisable stories. Many adaptations, especially the Disney version from 1940, set the blueprint for how the tale played out. In 2022, a modern version of Pinocchio accomplishes what many of its contemporaries missed; imbuing every component with a great sense of pathos.
By Robert Cain3 years ago in Geeks
Stan Lee
I had trouble thinking of someone notable who I would not only be able to find a biography on, but also a person that I would enjoy reading a biography about. However, I have finally landed on a biography of Stan Lee, the man who made Marvel one of the biggest names in modern American culture. The title of the Biography is “Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel” which covers his upbringing in depression era America and chronicles his life events and accomplishments. One major developmental theory I would like to include in this project is the Nature vs Nurture theory. Stan Lee grew up in depression era America but became one of the most influential men of modern times. I believe that Nature/Nurture debate would be a great fit for this project.
By Cobe Wilson3 years ago in Geeks
Reflecting On Every Cast Member From 'My 600-lb Life' Who Has Passed Away
Anyone who has ever watched the TLC show My 600-lb Life knows that the show's message is really a warning - food addiction can and will eventually kill someone. It's inspirational to watch the success stories and we like to talk about the people who arrive in Houston, Texas to receive the help of Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, but it's also sad to watch people fail. Unfortunately, since the show began, 10 lives have ended due to their battle.
By Jenika Enoch3 years ago in Geeks
The Ten People You Meet When You’re Autistic
Part of this article was published in my blog at Angelnickirocks.Blogspot.com. I was recently thinking about all of the different places I’ve been, places where I’ve lived or worked or gone to school. It seems to me that I meet the same people everywhere I go. I was able to categorize these people into ten categories.
By Angel Mann3 years ago in Geeks
Villain Personality Test: Darth Vader
His suit. His voice. His deep, labored breathing that lets you know the end is near. Darth Vader is the first and greatest Dark Lord ever to grace the silver screen. From his beginning as a Jedi to his tragic fall to evil, he's become synonymous with the fallen hero and has almost single-handedly launched the Star Wars franchise into legend. For almost 50 years, he's cast a shadow spanning all of pop culture. But how well do we really know him? What drives this dark conqueror? Is it ego? Fear? Or just sheer cruelty? Today, we will attempt what no one in the Galactic Republic ever has: we will give Darth Vader a personality test.
By Gideon Brown3 years ago in Geeks
What Is The Funny?
Here I am on another Saturday night, staring at a screen and wondering what to do with myself. I spent most of the day at a book sale for a community organization and have just finished two separate earlier reads that I had put aside for far too long. I have also willfully sacrificed some other books for Montreal’s Livre-Service book boxes (a perfect way to contribute to public reading and a method of discovering what else is out there to cudgel the brains). As I cleaned up, I discovered some writings I had left on a shelf and wondered about for quite some time: S.J. Perlman’s New Yorker writings were there, a torn back cover and an intact front cover with the title The Rising Gorge. I had only read two or three pieces in it before abandoning it as a well-intentioned work of comedy that did not make me laugh. And now, as I attempted to read something light – Angela Carter and Mohsin Hamid were the writers I had imbibed earlier – I found the same difficulties facing me. I simply did not find it funny.
By Kendall Defoe 3 years ago in Geeks
The Top 10 Controversial Cast Members Of 'My 600-lb Life'
When you tune into an episode of TLC's My 600-lb Life, you know you're in for a journey. A show centered around weight loss is no doubt going to be full of drama, hard work, and inspirational stories. But some of the stories we've gotten over 10 seasons have been a bit crazier and more dramatic than others.
By Jenika Enoch3 years ago in Geeks
Villain Personality Test
Villains. The portrait of humanity's worst aspects. They represent our selfishness, our carelessness, and our deepest fears. They can be savages, dictators, or terrorists. Presidents, celebrities, or blue-collar workers. They can be outcasts or socialites, masterminds or brutes, zealots or narcissists, or maybe just someone who had a bad day. They come in so many shapes and sizes; is there a common thread between them?
By Gideon Brown3 years ago in Geeks
Still Alice - A Movie Review
No matter life’s greatest battle, never give up the fight. Still Alice is a 2014 film based on the novel written by Lisa Genova. Alice, a 50-year-old woman is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. As the disease progresses, Alice is determined not to let it hinder her life.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
The Lupi Cemetery
Wondering if “in the shadow of the cypresses and inside the urns comforted by crying the sleep of death is perhaps less hard or not”, I enter the Cimitero dei Lupi, or La Cigna Municipal Cemetery, today at the edge of the port and industrial area of the city of Livorno, near the Cigna stream, in the locality of Santo Stefano dei Lupi. The area takes its name from the Lupi’s Gronda, a vast area that in medieval times extended from Pisa to the village of Labron, so-called by the landowning family. It was precisely the edict of San Cloud, in 1804, to which Foscolo refers in the poem “I Sepolcri”, together with a concomitant yellow fever epidemic, to decree the birth of the new cemetery.
By Patrizia Poli3 years ago in Geeks
