The Many Roles of Popular Culture in Therapy
By Peter Olthoff As many therapists will tell you, if you cannot build rapport with the client, if you cannot…
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The Biopolitics of BioShock: Conclusion
By Emma Louise Backe BioShock’s impeccable, steam-punk inspired graphics, superb game design, innovative and evocative storytelling and underlying political, social…
In Defense of the Hobbit Movies: Purity and the Holy Geek Object
Since it is JRR Tolkien’s 123rd birthday, we thought we’d write a little something about The Hobbit movies since they…
Doctor Who, the Gentleman Adventurer and the Strange Dearth of Science in Media
The revival of the Doctor Who television series in 2005 saw the return of one of the most archetypal and…
Happy 10th Anniversary World of Warcraft!
Today is the 10th Anniversary of World of Warcraft! Click below to for an hour and a half of cut…
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