I still remember the first time I watched The Wire, huddled in a cramped, smoke-filled room with fellow music journalists, all of us buzzing about how The Wire changed television. […]
The Man Who Fell to Earth: the Cultural Impact of David Bowie
I still remember the first time I heard David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust – it was like a cultural bomb had dropped in my teenage world, […]
“royale With Cheese”: How Quentin Tarantino Uses Dialogue to Build Worlds
I still remember the first time I watched Pulp Fiction – the way Quentin Tarantino’s dialogue danced across the screen, a mesmerizing blend of wit and brutality that left me […]
An Unofficial Chronicle: the History of Memes
I still remember the first time I stumbled upon an image macro of Grumpy Cat – it was 2012, and I was immediately drawn into the quirky world of internet […]
A Guide to the Underground: What Is a Subculture and Do They Still Exist?
I still remember the smell of freshly printed zines and the sound of underground punk rock blasting from a friend’s boombox in the school cafeteria – it was the epitome […]
More Than “i Liked It”: a Guide to the Art of Film Criticism
I still remember the smell of old film reels and the sound of heated debates in the university cinema club, where my passion for the art of film criticism was […]
How the Impact of Streaming on Music Changed How We Listen
I still remember the smell of freshly printed CDs and the sound of static as I tuned into my favorite radio station, eagerly awaiting the next big single. But those […]
Capturing Lightning in a Bottle: What Is a Cultural Zeitgeist?
I still remember the first time I encountered the term “what is a cultural zeitgeist” in a dusty academic journal. It was a phrase that seemed to promise the world […]
From Usenet to Tiktok: the Rise of Internet Culture and What It Means
I still remember the smell of freshly printed zines and the sound of dial-up internet in the 90s, when the rise of internet culture was just a whisper among us […]
How to Watch a Movie Like a Critic: Understanding Cinematic Language
I still remember the first time I realized that understanding cinematic language wasn’t just about memorizing film techniques, but about deciphering the secret codes that filmmakers use to speak directly […]