So I watched Hacksaw Ridge the other day (okay it was yesterday) and it was impressive.
Not so much as a movie (though that was quite decent) but the story. The story was amazing.
It's about a man named Desmond Doss who enlists in the army during WWII to ...

On Belief
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 20, 2019“I Dig the New MJ”
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 8, 2019
While talking about the latest Spiderman: Far from Home movie, one of my friend’s first reactions to the film have been mostly positive with, “I dig the new MJ” being one of the comments.
When I first learned Zendaya was going to play Michelle aka “MJ”, Peter Parker’s ...
Beginner offense
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 29, 2019
I've mentioned before in other articles how Twitter, and often comics/art Twitter especially, can be a total dumpster fire with flame wars erupting every two hours or so.
There have been many analyses on why this is happening, from efforts of established comic creators to gatekeep the field ...
When Life Imitates Mythology
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 24, 2019
The Sleeping Satyr, the Barberini Faun
Last night, a distressed friend contacted me after a rather dreadful experience. She had just been on the most awkward dinner date with a man she thought was a gentleman based on his good looks and charm, but he turned out to be the ...
Dandelion Wine Days of Summer
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 17, 2019
“Hold summer in your hand, pour summer in a glass, a tiny glass of course, the smallest tingling sip for children; change the season in your veins by raising glass to lip and tilting summer in”
― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine
The school year ended last Thursday and I have already ...
Starting your story
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 7, 2019
You’ve got your amazing idea down for a story but how do you begin? You want to make your first chapter amazing! This is where you need to lay down some concrete foundations to get your audience main character and why they care about what is happening to them ...
The Oversimplification of a Child Hero's World
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 1, 2019
Happy June 1st everyone!
I have been youtube-crawling today around the cinema pop-culture side. And as I was watching assorted comments and commentary on a whole lot of YA (i.e. Young Adult) and children's books and TV/film/animation series, from Harry Potter to The Last Airbender to ...
A Proposed Counterargument
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 4, 2019
THERE WILL BE SPOILERS, ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK
I was amazed and surprised to see that I wasn't the only one that had an idea to talk about setup and payoff and Game of Thrones this week! The lovely Emma Clare did it ahead of me, and she ...