The director of a film has always been looked at as the artist that is greatly responsible for a films style, form, and personal themes. Film historians have believed this going back from the early days of the silent era, but the director was never really examined and critiqued as an individual artist until the... Continue Reading →

I’ve learned that as crucial as daily exercise can be, proper dieting and sensible eating habits are equally as critical for both your physical & mental health. The types of foods you consume can help balance your neurological levels like serotonin and melatonin, which are neurotransmitters that send impulses and signals through the brain, bowels... Continue Reading →

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The United States has long embraced capitalism but I’m not ignorant enough to think that its economic system isn’t without its flaws. One aspect I love about capitalism is that it increases economic growth and continues to create new jobs. With businesses and owners facing incentives to generate innovative and efficient hard work, it helps... Continue Reading →

Religion is basically a submissive and militant form of mental-slavery which was an instinctual and primordial state of mind that became beneficial for our Darwinian survival. Today it is simply a consolation and reassurance for people who are basically afraid of not knowing what will happen to them after they die. Like what the Knight... Continue Reading →

Being a Film Studies graduate of UW-Milwaukee was one of the best intellectual experiences of my life. During my senior year of college I was awarded an Internship at the Charles Allis Art Museum and became the Co-Host of Movie-Time in which I presented classic 30's and 40's movies all on original 16mm reel-to-reel film.... Continue Reading →

Throughout my life I’ve always dwelled on the negative. For years now I have been struggling with severe depression and social anxiety, while continuing to grow extremely impatient, angry and resentful. My feelings and emotions have hardened. My chronic insomnia has worsened. My OCD has gotten to the point of neuroticism, while my sense of... Continue Reading →