when I see this meme: My first reaction is: don’t be silly, nobody can find GOOD cargo shorts for under $15 but more importantly, why is my husband looking to buy me marked down shit? He had better walk into that jewelry store and offer to pay full price. Listen fellas, I know...
I finally saw Mandy, which was released just two years ago. It feels like it was much longer, because the meme-worthy incarnation of Nicholas Cage seems like it has been a thing for much longer than just two years. And yet, I associate this version of Cage (over the top, scenery chew...
I have been watching the fear, the hatred, the suspicions, the accusations and incrimination at the coming of the Syrian and Afghan refugees in Europe and in the States. Not all of them are good people. Not all of them are genuine refugees. But the biggest majority are. But meanwhile, f...
“Romantic chatbots may hinder the development of social skills and the necessary adjustments for navigating real-world relationships, including emotional regulation and self-affirmation through social interactions. Lacking these elements may impede users’ ability to cultivate genuine, complex and reciprocal...
If we haven’t talked in a while, I’m sorry. My intention was never to abandon the people I care for. I just wanted a more genuine connection with the people in my life, but by tying to break my social media use I also lost that as an outlet for connection. I don’t plan on...
Insistently this scene is quite meme-able as it is Kirk talking to a bunch of red shirts. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Predictably it isn’t long before one of them buys the farm. Kirk and Spock are alerted by the scream. I really enjoy the creature design in this episode. Science...
The most common reaction people have to hearing about my site: When I tell people about immodiumabuser.com, they always think it’s a joke. They look at me as if I’m kidding and then when they actually see that it’s a real website, their face changes into a mix of confusion, di...
“It’s all product endorsement, which is typically designed to benefit both the product as well as their own platform simultaneously for a certain period of time. Genuine, sincere and long-term support is essential. At the same time, focus should also be placed on encouraging people to...
Some know how to show what feels like genuine interest when essentially interrogating you. After talking to Rick,* the US customs agent from New York, for a half hour before boarding my LA-bound flight in Paris, he says, “you’re a strange bird.” That and his encouragement to open a...
In fact, on the rare occasion it is chosen, I smile a bit. And I’m not a smiler. I mean I smile when I think I’m funny or have a great sarcastic comment, but “Moana” brings agenuine, pure smile. It’s one of the few things I can remember from the “only-1-kid-days....