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The cast of "Big Mouth" at Day 1 of New York Comic Con.

Big Mouth: Why It’s More Than Just A Crass Adult Cartoon

Netflix’s mega-hit adult animated show Big Mouth has been running on the streaming platform for five seasons now, with two more seasons on the way. In fact, the series has become hugely successful that it managed to spawn a spinoff series called Human Resources, also renewed for a sophomore season. While its crass humor and “very adult …

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A fashion model sporting Barbiecore-inspired look.

What is Barbiecore?

In a world tentatively emerging from the horrifying early rigors of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many are searching for lighthearted frivolity to help regain a sense of normal life. Fashion has become a key component in this collective mindset. Fashion aesthetics from Cottagecore, to Dark Academia and Coastal Grandmother, have launched online creativity from young …

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NaNoWriMo and Me

Some film lines never leave the viewer, but pierce our hearts with the ring of truth. In Paul Thomas Anderson’s film The Master, Amy Adams portrays the wife of a quack hypnotist/cult leader, and Joaquin Phoenix an acolyte of the titular guru who is played by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. When Phoenix departs the …

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The new Netflix K-Drama Cafe Minamdang discusses shamanism in Korea

Cafe Minamdang and Korean Shamanism in the Modern World

Thanks to streaming services such as Netflix, “K-dramas”, television dramas produced in South Korea have gained rabid global popularity. The recent wedding and pregnancy announcement of Crash Landing on You stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye-Jin made news in international outlets, even the tried and true American celebrity news depot People magazine. The dystopian drama …

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