The First Snowfall

You await the season’s first snowfall.

Traditionally, this time of year is a welcome relief to you. You bask in the cool winter breezes, your lungs burning as they inhale sharp bursts of freezing wind. When it arrives, the season’s first snow — pure, white, clean …

Feeding the Beast

Last night, I watched the wonderful, eerie, and discomforting Ex Machina on Verizon Fios’ OnDemand system. Following that viewing, I checked my iPhone for Tweets, SnapChat updates, new Instagram photos, [insert 21st application to check here], and FaceTimed with my fiancée. I then jumped on my…

How the Movie Trailer Shrank Our Focus

In the months preceding my final year of middle school — Summer 2002 — I purchased my favorite movie of all time: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. I had just finished the books, and only six or seven months prior to this purchase I witnessed…