Anecdote time. A few years ago, my younger cousin was beginning to doubt, so one day, finally, he went to his mother for reassurance. “Mom? …
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30 Days of Avatar: Toph, Never Change
Finishing the week off with a bang, like the bang of a burning boulder landing inches from your foot after a cry of, “I AM …
30 Days of Avatar: Sokka is to Bolin as Mako is to Sokka
Moving along with 30 Days of Avatar… Week 1: Friends of the Avatar. Day 1: Katara Day 2: Sokka, Bolin, and Mako Day 3: Toph Day …
30 Days of Avatar Day 1: Katara, Pseudonym MVP
Our love for Avatar knows no bounds, so we’re spending 30 days celebrating various aspects of both shows because why not? *If you haven’t seen The Last …
Disney Work
Here’s a handy but incomplete list of mundane tasks that a Disney movie makes look like magic. *Disclaimer: I went through YouTube to find all …
Triple Feature: Exploitation in Trolls, Pinocchio, and The Lego Movie
I went out to buy Trolls on DVD and came home with The Lego Movie and Pinocchio as well, so I figured, why not get a blog post out of …
Trolls: First Thoughts
So I saw Trolls at lunchtime on opening day and I liked it. Disclaimer: there is, as you know if you’ve seen the trailers, a bit …
Disney, Take My Money
Moving tatoos? Pig sidekick? Musical numbers? Ron Clements? John Musker? Polynesian Disney Princess? is it November yet
In Defense of Mr. and Mrs. Arendelle
We love Anna and her story, but today we want to address Elsa, and more specifically, Elsa’s relationship with her parents. Let’s revisit this scene …
Animated Moments that Broke My Cold Dead Heart
I, three, am what Myers-Briggs define as an INTJ – if you aren’t obsessed with personality quizzes, that means I’m utterly out of touch with …