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Passions in Motion: A Philosophical Exploration of 'Saturday Night Fever'

22 Jun 2023 8 minute read 1 comment MatTehCat

"Our passions are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   The 1977 classic dance drama "Saturday Night Fever" is probably not regarded as a profoundly or philosophically compl...

7 Biggest Bitcoin Myths

21 Jun 2023 5 minute read 4 comments CryptoManiaks

Bitcoin is experiencing epic popularity in the crypto market. While many people already use BTC for regular transactions, others still believe in myths about the pioneer cryptocurrency. Many misconceptions about Bitcoin overwhelm customers, so we sho...

Can we really change and, if so, how? Yes, we can!

20 Jun 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

Trigger Warning: This post deals with trauma and physical assault. That's not actually true when it comes to changing human behaviour and thinking, as it turns out. According to the various articles I have read on various counseling, mental health a...

How do you solve a problem like The Snark's broken brain?

20 Jun 2023 5 minute read 2 comments Great White Snark

I haven't posted anything in a few days (despite my challenge to myself to write something every day) because I've been feeling very low and rough recently. How does one go about fixing a broken person that can't be repaired, a person whom believes t...

Violence, Transformation, and Alchemy in Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange"

19 Jun 2023 7 minute read 1 comment MatTehCat

"Man is the measure of all things." - Protagoras     Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film, "A Clockwork Orange," has left an indelible mark on the psyche of its viewers with its captivating visuals, visceral and 'ultra-violent' acts, and enigmatic themes. Se...

Going Forward Depends On Taking Selfbelief

15 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Gboyega Ogunmola Writer

Success is usually a daunting aspect of life. We are all subjected to choose over what success depends on. There will be many challenges to test how able we have been. We often failed to blend all the experiences and choices of the past together. Pas...

The Symphony of Chaos and Order: Unveiling the Metaphysical Tapestry in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'

14 Jun 2023 5 minute read 1 comment MatTehCat

"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star" -- Fredrick Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra    At the core of the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, based on the 1962 book by Ken Kesey, lies a perennial pro...

Snow White and the Divine Feminine

12 Jun 2023 11 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

What compels a Man to serve a Woman?    Delving into the depths of feminine ideals, one cannot help but ponder: What exactly does it mean to epitomize femininity? Revisiting Disney's iconic 1937 adaptation of the timeless fairy tale Snow White and t...

Decoding the Doublespeak: What do gaslighters mean when they say words?

12 Jun 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Rorschach's Journal

"I don't know what is is that you do all day, but you spend a lot of time sitting at your computer and it doesn't seem constructive." Okay, well, that frankly doesn't surprise me in the slightest, since it's not the first time you've said that to m...

The Solar Man and Dr. Strangelove

2 Jun 2023 10 minute read 2 comments MatTehCat

Does the Solar Man's blazing flame unveil the inherent frailties of humankind, laying bare the vulnerabilities that dwell within the depths of our existence?   In the dark recesses of Stanley Kubrick's mesmerizing 1964 masterpiece, "Dr. Strangelove:...