Monthly Archives: November 2015

To my surprise, while watching a recent episode of Jane the Virgin, there was an Oliver Twist reference! The protagonist of the series, Jane, is deciding whether or not her son should have access to a trust fund. As she … Continue reading →

South Park is my favorite show on TV and has been for some time. While some of the content is vulgar and inappropriate I think the creators of the show, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, are two of the best … Continue reading →

In class we talked about the various endings to The Mystery of Edwin Drood that critics and fans have come up with and attempted to prove. However, as we all agreed, some of these theories were simply not supported by the … Continue reading →

It’s amazing how Charles Dickens has become like Old Saint Nick himself, the father of Christmas. The name Dickens for wider audiences is less associated with some great work like A Tale of Two Cities and more intimately associated with … Continue reading →

Yesterday was one of the biggest shopping days of the year, with people lining up outside stores hours before they open in order to get the “best” deals. As someone who can only handle shopping in small doses, why people … Continue reading →

In class we have discussed how advertising can be focused towards men or women. For example, with A Christmas Carol, the advertising within the story seemed directed at families. In conversations about contemporary advertising, it is impossible to ignore the … Continue reading →

As we have observed in class, drug advertising was a mainstay in the advertisements accompanying many of Dickens’ publications. Today, prescription drugs are heavily advertised on U.S. televisions. However, the “drugs” of Dickens’ day are quite different from the prescription … Continue reading →

In 2011, James Delingpole wrote an article for the Telegraph about the resurgence of Dickens’s popularity through various television interpretations of his novels in the UK. I found this article when looking into the BBC’s version of The Mystery of … Continue reading →

Home for Thanksgiving, I find myself watching much for TV than I usually do. My parents have local news running in the background almost all morning, and as most local news stations do, they have local businesses and organizations on … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending a Carolina Panthers football game with my family. Of course, when you are watching football on TV, you expect to be bombarded with male-centric advertising at every possible moment. But I had forgotten … Continue reading →