Gossip was her lifeblood. “No, he really is your new neighbor,” put in Philomena Waincliff. Olivia took a sip of her tea, mostly so that she would have time to keep her face free of its desired expression, which was a cross between unabashed exasperation and disbelief. “I meant ...
The Soria family is famous for granting miracles, but they are never what people expect. When Pete and Tony unexpectedly meet up on their way to Bicho Raro, the Soria cousins (Daniel, Beatriz, and Joaquin) lead them on an unexpected journey of magic, storytelling, love, and music. Lovers...
the Fabula is the sequence of events the audience puts together as the story unfolds to make sense of it while the syuzhet is the story or plot itself. Many films use this technique in their form of storytelling, especially in those that ...
has the primary goal of being as palatable and inoffensive as possible. The aim of conveying an actual idea in musical form is secondary. Its cast members are generally working hard and making little headway: As our hero Buddy the Elf—a human man raised on the North Pole, looking for his...
Unless you notice the storytelling pattern, this characterisation may be too subtle to notice. Slinkton is not presented as trans, but trans people get such a raw deal in fiction. Transphobia is the water we’re swimming in, and it is the police force which kicks in for all of us, as...
These days, you'd be right to question how much truth there is in a photo. When launching theiPhone 15in September, Apple detailed the multistage processing technology it uses to build each photo. Samsung phones recognize when they're taking a picture of the moon and make heavy m...
Sometimes people think they know you. They know a few facts about you, and they piece you together in a way that makes sense to them. Andif you don’t know yourself very well, you might even believe that they are right. But the truth is, that isn’t you. That isn’t you at all...
Promising to be an excited insight into one fascinating lady. As we peel back the perfectly starched net curtain on a modern day icon, get the behind the scenes gossip from Big Brother, the truth about her TV split, and of course I'm a Cele... ...
Netflix is home to scores of old favourites ripe for a re-watch (The IT Crowd), shows that have found a new lease of life on the streaming platform (Black Mirror), and R-rated shows that might have been passed over by more traditional TV networks (13 Reasons Why) – in truth, it...
some of which might not be.For example, I used products meant for “oily skin” for years because my face is always shiny, but in truth I have utterly normal skin—I was just self-conscious about my shine, and by using products meant for a skin type I didn’t have, I was actually...