Never Break the Spell The Story Is Weaving—Part 1What is Language? Our brains are astonishing. They are capable not only of experiencing the world, but of simulating that world. And actually, they don’t just simulate the world we live in. Our brains can simulate just about any world. That’s what imagination is.
Dizzying Pressure in Jessica Knoll’s “The Favorite Sister”The Favourite Sister is about a group of highly successful women who are participating in a reality show that ostensibly celebrates feminism. In truth, this series is a horror-show about pitting women against one another, making them feel insecure about their futures, and…
Conflict-Driven Storytelling in Discovery of WitchesDiscovery of Witches is a TV series based on some novels about witches, vampires, and demons coming into conflict with one another in the 21st century. The action centres around the relationship between a witch and a vampire, and the story is told mostly from the witch’s…
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