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Lively Responsibility

I often forget that I like being responsible. I’m not sure whether that means that it depends on my mood or if I’m just that forgetful, but some days – like today – I delight in chores. I think it’s because cleaning my room or going grocery shopping, for me, is a hallmark of my… Continue reading Lively Responsibility

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Hollywood’s “Ghost in the Shell”: Why the Excuses Don’t Work

I’m of the firm opinion that Hollywood making a Ghost in the Shell adaptation is iffy in the first place when the original manga is so intrinsically tied to Japanese history. The manga itself was a reflection and reaction to post-war Japan’s economic dependence on technology, and a lot of its power comes from the emotional… Continue reading Hollywood’s “Ghost in the Shell”: Why the Excuses Don’t Work