From Depression to “Helena.”

Picture of Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance. Flickr user Michael Spencer, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The first time I tried to commit suicide I was ten years old. Ten year olds don’t know how to commit suicide though, at least usually not well, so I went to the kitchen and tried… Continue reading From Depression to “Helena.”

Mr. Wickham in Pride & Prejudice and in Simon Langton’s Adaptation

Hugh Thomson (1860-1920), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Simon Langton’s 1995 mini-series adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, Pride & Prejudice, makes unique adaptative choices of her classic novel. Both the novel and the mini-series have a very romantic story between the two characters, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, who originally did not like each… Continue reading Mr. Wickham in Pride & Prejudice and in Simon Langton’s Adaptation

Dr. Downing’s Wacky Journalism Interview Questions

For my Intro to Journalism class, Dr. Downing is having us write a profile article about either another student doing something interesting or a faculty member. He released a list of 25 questions that you could ask to the person you are going to interview, and in my opinion, some of these questions are wacky.… Continue reading Dr. Downing’s Wacky Journalism Interview Questions