The stories we consume can have big impacts on how we view the world, and how we see ourselves represented in it. I examine how the Harry Potter / Wizarding World “Hogwarts Houses” — a widespread pop-culture identity signifier — might reflect that narrative internalization. And whether or not we see our selves as the heroes of our own stories.
I remember people criticizing the dialogue of the show: “Nobody talks like that.” But me and my friends did. We were pop culture sponges and fiction devourers, fully loaded with catchphrases, quotes, and a zealot’s appreciation for lyrical vocabulary words. Dawson’s Creek tapped a nerve, with a voice that felt both fresh and honest, and undeniably familiar as well.
This article was originally posted at comic creator site Rocketbot, and later Nerd For A Living. Though the news stories that inspired it happened some time ago,
I recently wrote this article for Nerd For A Living: In your pursuit of a nerdy living, particularly one devoted to creative tasks and/or the running of
This article was originally published a few years ago as a guest column in the Edwardsville Intelligencer newspaper’s “Edge” weekend insert. There is a creature
This article was originally published a few years ago as a guest column in the Edwardsville Intelligencer newspaper’s “Edge” weekend insert. While out shopping with
This article was originally published a few years ago as a guest column in the Edwardsville Intelligencer newspaper’s “Edge” weekend insert. What’s the big deal
