Critics and academics often employ theories and philosophers in order to help them understand and dissect movies and books. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes academic book critic
While I'm interested in philosophy, I find all the different theories out there somewhat difficult to get a firm grip on. Movies and novels, on the other hand, are easy to understand. So what I like to do is use pop cultural ephemera of all kinds as tools to help me try to understand philosophy. Douglas Lain culturaldifficulteasy share on social
If life is a video game, then most of us have no chance of winning, if by winning you mean succeeding in a quest or saving a princess. Douglas Lain chancegamelife Change image and share on social
What we want is a social harmony, even as we live in a world where any idea about 'the real thing' is as likely to evoke the ancient memory of an advertisement for a soda pop as anything solid or necessary. Douglas Lain advertisementancientevoke share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
If I make a move, like raise my eyebrows, some critic says I'm doing Nicholson. What am I supposed to do, cut off my eyebrows? Christian Slater criticcuteyebrow Change image and share on social
The mission of Patrick Henry College was to attract and cultivate academic stars from the ranks of home-schooled evangelicals, then send them off on graduation day to 'shape the culture and take back the nation,' in the words of a common home-schooling rallying cry. Nina Easton academicattractback share on social