In Brightest Day: Horror Movies

I love horror movies. Love them. The problem with horror movies is you either love them or hate them. There is no middle ground. Because of that, I can rarely find people to watch horror with me. I simply don’t know enough horror-lovers out there. My closest friends even hate horror. My girlfriend hates horror. It’s a hard knock life.

And while there are some absolutely awful horror movies out there, there are some that are crafted gems. And in those works one can look deeply into a disturbed mind.

In Brightest Day: Man of Steel

(DISCLAIMER: Minor Man of Steel spoilers)

I saw Man of Steel last night, and personally thought it was very, very good. I don’t review movies. I think that, if you want to see something, you should see it and judge the movie for yourself.

That being said, there were a couple points in the movie that made me say “I can totally write an IBD about this.” So that’s what I’m doing.

In Brightest Day(ish): Disney Princesses—An Addendum

In February, I wrote an article on what I dubbed “Disney Princess Syndrome”. At the time, I stated that most of the Disney princesses seem to feel the need to be married, no matter what the cost.

The thing is that, the more I thought about it, the more the Disney princesses bother me. So I have to tackle this again, albeit in a slightly different way.

In Brightest Day(ish): Suicide Solution

As a rule, I do not usually write about suicide.

My daytime job is that of a news journalist, and in that business, you can open up a horrid can of worms when talking about someone who killed him- or herself. It’s usually better to just avoid the situation unless others were killed.

So I was shocked when I read multiple articles about Paris Jackson attempting to kill herself.

Sexualized Saturdays: LGBTQ Characters in Children’s Television

My best friend has an eight-year-old nephew, named for the purposes of this article as Jimmy, that I have helped raise since his birth. The nephew was kind of the baby everyone in the neighborhood helped raise. So it came as a shock to me when, while watching Spongebob Squarepants, the nephew said that Spongebob was “so gay.”

I didn’t raise him like that.

In Brightest Day: Homesickness

A common theme that pops up in fiction is the idea of homesickness. It’s a feeling that we’ve all probably felt at some point. When I went to college, I spent two weeks hiding in my bed and going to class, nothing more. I did the same thing when I moved from my small town to the big city of Pittsburgh.

When I think about how I dealt with my homesickness, I realize that homesickness can be considered a form of temporary depression. But for the heroes of works of fiction, it seems to be more of a driving force to succeed.

In Brightest Day: Homestar Runner

When I was in high school, I loved Homestar Runner. The characters cracked me up as a teenager. I especially was a fan of Strong Bad. His bravado and inability to see himself as another misfit reminded me of a lot of people I went to high school with.

As I got older, I drifted away from the show. College took some precedence over keeping up with some of my high school interests. I kept up with the Strong Bad Emails, but that was about it.

So, a couple months ago, I looked back into Homestar Runner to find that the site hasn’t been updated since 2010. Feeling nostalgic, I went back and watched some of the pieces, and guess what?

The site is definitely interesting when viewed from a disability studies standpoint.

Theatre Thursdays: Rebecca Hall moving to the stage

Fresh off her success as Maya Hansen in Iron Man 3, Rebecca Hall is going to take a swing at the stage, Yahoo News reported Tuesday.

In Brightest Day: “The Name of the Doctor” and Its Implications

By now, I hope you’ve caught up with Series 7.2 of Doctor Who. The last episode of the season, called “The Name of the Doctor,” concluded with an amazing scene that needs to be seen to understand what I’m going to be talking about. Obviously, everything after the jump is spoiler-filled. So don’t read/watch unless you want any part of this brave new world we’re entering.

In Brightest Day: Tony Stark’s Alcoholism

I’ve been told that it’s a crime I haven’t seen Iron Man 3 yet. I’m waiting for the crowds to die down. I swear I’ll see it this weekend and write about Tony Stark’s problems for Saturday.

In the meantime, I feel like I need to lead into that post by talking about Tony’s comic book demons. Specifically, his alcoholism.