The laugh track is a simulation of genuine enjoyment. Now, we’d rather just enjoy TV how we want to, on our own terms - and now the content creators recognize this. So, what caused this major shift in the way our television is marketed to us? The rise of the internet, the evolution of the American family model and shifting societal taboos all come into play. Maybe, the loss of the laugh track is a symbol for innocence lost - mostly for the good - making us all Larry David.
Read MoreEveryone has a canon of movies, books and more that contribute to their cultural and social identity. We dive deep into the reasons why by making our own “Media Trees” inspired by the artist Ward Shelley. Was I really watching Braveheart and Finding Nemo at the same time?
Read MoreOur conversation takes its inspiration from a months long study we implemented on the statues in Washington DC. In light of recent effects in places like Charlottesville, we were inspired to thrust ourselves into researching what is in our own backyard from a qualitative and quantitative angle.
Read MoreIn Seven Samurai, the classic film by Kurosawa, our team took a particular interest in the defensible strategy of the small Japanese village in the context of defending one’s home. A feeling of “home” is precisely innate to the human endeavor, especially when that feeling in danger of being revoked by a looming, evil presence.
Read MoreOne apartment scene can represent a decades long story in four minutes. This micro analysis of our favorite Brazilian drug den in City of God, and its kit of parts speaks to the macro context of the film.
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