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Talking Points: House of Skin

• June 4, 2019

Corpse Paper Final Paper

• June 2, 2019

Starting out as a small RPG Marker (RPG Tsukūru Dante98) game by Makoto Kedouin while he was in college, the game Corpse Party has started to pick up traction within the macabre gaming world. Corpse Party tells the story of a group of Japanese high school students that meet after their school’s spring cultural festival. […]


Talking Points: Unaccustomed Earth

• May 27, 2019

Part One Unaccustomed Earth P. 5 After the two weeks Ruma received for bereavement…and Fridays but every day. I’ve heard of stories like these before. Everything from someone preparing the dead and then preparing their own, to lawyers being sued and fighting for their rights rather than someone else’s. P. 7 She couldn’t imagine tending […]


The Beautiful Country Movie Notes

• May 24, 2019

The film starts out in 1990 Binh is noticeably different from everyone else in the village, both in size and treatment Binh’s grandmother tells him that his mother is still alive Binh makes his way to Saigon Binh starts searching for his mother at her old place of work Binh finds his mother working in […]


D&R: Aladdin’s Origin and Backlash

• May 24, 2019

Romano, Aja. “The Fraught Cultural Politics of Disney’s New Aladdin Remake.” Vox, Vox, 24 May 2019, 16:40. Shakeri, Sima. “Disney Criticized For Casting An Indian Woman As Princess Jasmine.” HuffPost Canada, HuffPost Canada, 17 July 2017, 16:02. I love the movie Aladdin for years. Jasmine wasn’t my favorite princess, but I loved singing the songs […]


Talking Points: We Should Never Meet

• May 20, 2019

Miss Lien P. 6 The adult’s reaction had been different…and feet to enrich and strengthen the family. My grandmother experienced this when my uncle was born, fathered from an affair instead of my grandfather. P. 8 The midwife spread her lips, revealing black-lacquered teeth. I wasn’t aware that Vietnamese woman also lacquered their teeth. I […]


1st Full Draft

• May 19, 2019

Starting out as a small RPG Marker (RPG Tsukūru Dante98) game by Makoto Kedouin while he was in college, the game Corpse Party has started to pick up traction within the macabre gaming world. Corpse Party tells the story of a group of Japanese high school students that meet after their school’s spring cultural festival. […]


Talking Points: Drifting House

• May 14, 2019

A Temporary Marriage P. 1 But now that she had arrived, she saw that the…and the living room, Mr. Rhee’s bedroom. Always make sure you see before you buy or rent. It’s too late once you’re already there. P. 2 Even after the shame of her husband’s departure…had not allowed herself public displays of grief. […]


D&R: Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

• May 13, 2019

Fisher, Kieran. “Remembering When ‘Pokémon’ Caused Satanic Panic.” Film School Rejects, Film School Rejects, 13 May 2019. Jackson, Gita. “Japanese Ambassador To Sweden Sees Pikachu As His Son.” Kotaku, Kotaku, 7 May 2019, 14:30. Ashcroft, Helen. “Hundreds Of Children Terrified When Movie Theatre Plays La Llorona Instead Of Detective Pikachu.” TheGamer, TheGamer, 10 May 2019. […]


Talking Points: Dark Blue Suit

• May 6, 2019

Dark Blue Suit P. 3 As young men-little more than boys, really…and the promise of a new start. Similar to what happened with my father. P. 4 From places as different as San…to go north and make Union scale. When my family found out that I wanted to go to Evergreen, they dropped everything and moved […]