Gove GarrisonWhy Adult Swim worked, and Nick at Nite didn’tBack in elementary school, the biggest debate between kids who still watched cable was over whether Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon was the…4 min read·May 29, 2024----
Gove GarrisonWhat can it take for shopping malls to make a come-back?“Malls, the Amazon.com of The ’80s. Have you been to a mall recently, kids? No? Well, guess what? You’re missing out! Gen Z, get off TikTok…7 min read·May 6, 2024----
Gove GarrisonAdult Swim’s turbulent history in Latin AmericaAdult Swim has become one of the most recognizable names in the history of American television since MTV. So it’s only natural that the…4 min read·Mar 21, 2024----
Gove GarrisonThe bizarre link between popular culture and academiaOver the course of my school career, I have seen popular culture creep more and more into the academic world. In the 5th grade, my teacher…12 min read·Mar 19, 2024----
Gove Garrison“Clash of Civilizations”: an analysis and critiqueSamuel P. Huntington’s 1996 book The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order is to geopolitical scholars what The Last Jedi…6 min read·Mar 6, 2024----
Gove GarrisonBeing a fan =/= being a fanboyPicture in your mind what a stereotypical fanboy would look and sound like.3 min read·Mar 4, 2024----
Gove GarrisonA look at Oregon’s creative high school mascotsWhen I was a kid, I tried memorizing every high school mascot in my state. Don’t ask me why. I was a really weird kid. But I noticed that…6 min read·Feb 29, 2024----
Gove GarrisonWhy we’ll never have an “academic” WikipediaYou’ve heard it all the time: “don’t use Wikipedia. Wikipedia is unreliable. Anyone can edit Wikipedia.” From the time you were in fifth…4 min read·Feb 16, 2024----
Gove GarrisonHow the concept of “nations as people” can be applied to our livesThe United States has Uncle Sam. The United Kingdom has Britannia. Canada has Johnny Canuck. The concept of personifying nations as people…5 min read·Feb 11, 2024----