Lena Dunham: A Girls’ Best Friend
THE WOMAN Lena Dunham is a household name now that her comedy TV show Girls (in its third season on HBO) is a glorified hit. The show follows a group of girls in their twenties trying to make it in New York City and is filled with the often painstakingly accurate high highs and low lows that accompany post-collegiate life. …
Read MoreForeshadowing: A Key Mystery Writing Tool
Foreshadowing is an important literary technique in all fiction, but it is especially useful in mystery writing. Foreshadowing hints at events to come and piques reader interest. It can create a mood of foreboding and dread, build suspense by aligning details to make the reader anticipate a climax, and advance the plot by linking present to future or past …
Read MoreThe ‘Be a Better Man’ Bouquet Is Born
Listen up fellas. You missed her birthday. You forgot today was your anniversary. You didn’t congratulate her on her new promotion. Or, you just don’t know how to make her feel special. Flowers could just be the ticket, but not just any run-of-the-mill-online-flower store will do because you need HELP. David Plafchan is da man who has launched a …
Read MoreEntertainment News: The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Wes Anderson heads to Europe for the first time with this Indian Paintbrush production starring Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, and Jude Law. Gustav H., the famous concierge at a legendary hotel situated in the Alps during the 1930’s becomes the center of a farcical whirlwind of suspicion when one of his institution’s oldest and richest patrons turns up …
Read MoreMoney Can’t Buy Happiness, But Love Does
I love to live and enjoy every moment of living. I desire to attain more happiness today than yesterday, and look for the coming of tomorrow to bring more joy. My happiest moments are in knowing I have something to live for. The mortgage on the little home must be paid, the furniture is beginning to look faded and …
Read MoreDavid Bowie & Iman Rock at Love!
*Update. David Bowie passed away from cancer on Sunday, January 10th, 2016. He was 69 years old. Whether you believe in cosmic stardust or not, when the universe manages to bring “soulmates” together, it is a beautiful thing. Blind dates don’t often tend to work out, especially not for celebrities. But when David Bowie first saw the beautiful Somalian …
Read MoreFirst Kiss Film Captures Hearts and Millions of Viewers
First kisses are awkward. And scary. And uncomfortable. If you’re lucky, a first kiss can make your knees wobble. Los Angeles-based filmmaker Tatia PIlieva, along with Wren Studio, asked 20 complete strangers to kiss for the first time on camera and managed to capture those, uncomfortable, heart-stopping and breathtaking moments of a first kiss. The result is a candid look …
Read MoreAtonement
Bill wasn’t a bad kid, he was just mixed up. And sometimes mix ups lead to mistakes that change a person’s life forever. What you do with the life given to you after those mistakes defines you. Can Bill atone for what he has done? Will it matter?
Read More300’s Spartan Warrior Is Handsome Rising Star
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It takes a special kind of guy to lead a battalion of Greek Warriors into battle with a Persian demi-God. It’s one of those “fate of humanity” defining moments. Lucky for us, we have Sullivan Stapleton shouldering that burden. The star of the new 300: Rise of An Empire might just be the perfect actor to fill the sandals of …
Read MoreArchetypes, Stereotypes and Character Creation
By Katherine Sharma Good fiction writing relies on the creation of believable and compelling characters. It’s a challenging task, but writers can fall back on some tried-and-true models — as long as those models are a starting point not a substitute for character development. Most characters can be traced to an “archetype,” which, if properly developed, adds cultural and psychological …
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