Does the Pokémon Franchise Meet the Standards of Children’s Media?

Photo by Halfcut Pokemon on Unsplash by Sebastian Paparella A rallying cry of the early 2000s turned thousands of parents’ eyes toward the worrying new phenomenon from Japan called “Pokémon.” Originally known as “Pocket Monsters,” Pokémon began as a video game, although it would later become a multi-title game series and eventually branch out intoContinueContinue reading “Does the Pokémon Franchise Meet the Standards of Children’s Media?”

You Can’t Win Without the Ball: How Possession Dominates the Field

Photo by @shaker_jpg on Unsplash by George Rasch Football, or soccer for those on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, has long been the most widespread sport outside of the United States, where it has been growing rapidly in viewership and play. The coaching style in the U.S. has been modeled on the success ofContinueContinue reading “You Can’t Win Without the Ball: How Possession Dominates the Field”

2 Poems

by Judy R. Augustine Photo by Nancy Wong, via Wikimedia Commons silence folding in  As I sit with time, I dare to ask, “Do you conform to the construction of meaning, or do you     rather remind mere mortals that there is no law nor meaning constituting your     embodiment?” The beauty of your curvature is a vortex withContinueContinue reading “2 Poems”