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By Anna Heneise As established in Part I, in The Clone Wars, the clones are characterized through the tension between their understanding of their purpose as soldiers and their growing … Continue Reading Bleeding Red: The Grand Army of the Republic and Humanization Through Violence, Part IV
By Anna Heneise Violence is one of those deeply human things we like to pretend is not human. Our capacity for violence is something to be restrained, to be feared, … Continue Reading Bleeding Red: The Grand Army of the Republic and Humanization Through Violence, Part III
I still don’t think I can understand the fear I felt when I watched A Picnic At Hanging Rock. I hated nature when I was a kid but as a … Continue Reading No More Picnic s at Hanging Rock, a film essay by Sean Maher
By Anna Heneise Violence is foundational to Star Wars. In fact “Star Wars” is probably the most basic and accurate name that could have been given to this sprawling story … Continue Reading Bleeding Red: The Grand Army of the Republic and Humanization Through Violence, Part II
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio starts with a child dying in a bombing by the Italian military. The narration states that they were just offloading ballast, a bomb specifically. It hits … Continue Reading Pinocchio but actually mostly about Chris O’Connell , A film essay by Sean Maher
By Anna Heneise An enduringly popular character in science fiction and fantasy is the living weapon— a person who isn’t a person so much as they are a destructive force … Continue Reading Bleeding Red: The Grand Army of the Republic and Humanization Through Violence, Part I
By Anna Heneise The infamous Order 66 sequence in Revenge of the Sith (2005) begins with Commander Cody opening a message from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. The order is issued. Without … Continue Reading Light and Dark: An Introduction to Racism in Star Wars
A film essay by Sean Miguel Maher I can’t watch a movie right now, I’m a little busy I stay in one place but only with I have to move, … Continue Reading Heaven Knows What.
By Anna Heneise When asked about how the original trilogy connected with the prequel trilogy, George Lucas infamously said, “It’s like poetry […] they rhyme.” Whether you find this phrase … Continue Reading “Like poetry:” Lucas, Legacies, and Working Backwards
My Babe – Little Walter Many who know me only tertiarily know me as the Harmonica Man. I spent the bulk of last year carrying around at least one harp … Continue Reading Don’t Stand No Foolin’
Masters of War – Bob Dylan The University of Maine system has, as many universities do, a stock portfolio. This is nothing surprising, and at first glance, it looks like … Continue Reading Is Your Money That Good?
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW After a whirlwind of a Survivor Series Pay-Per-View (that I unfortunately didn’t cover due to Thanksgiving), this Monday’s show opened with the first … Continue Reading This Week In Wresting: Tournaments Created, Decisions Made, And Hell Frozen Over
Who Would True Valor See – Maddy Prior This song has been playing on loop while I’ve been writing my latest story: a tale of pursuit and faith set in … Continue Reading To Be A Pilgrim
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW The show began this week with the teams that will be fighting against each other in WarGames come Survivor Series having a face-off … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Alliances Forged, Brutality Displayed, And AEW’s Full Gear PPV
Big Rock Candy Mountain – Harry McClintock Since I was a little crawling child, I knew this song. I thought it was one of those tunes that all children hear; … Continue Reading A Land That’s Fair and Bright
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW Seth Rollins opened the show this week, recapping his match against Drew from Crown Jewel, and Sami Zayn deflecting Damien Priest’s attempt to … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Fraying Threads, Rising Tensions, And The Bad Side Of Friendship