Parents must have been in a tizzy when Ferris Bueller’s Day Off came out. I was in the 6th grade. Watching a young Matthew Broderick do whatever the hell he wanted was not only amusing but awe-inspiring. What middle or high schooler didn’t want to feel as confident or in-control as Ferris Bueller? All a...
My dad and I were estranged when he passed away. I was practicing family medicine in Durham, CT, but on that fateful day, I was in Hyannis, MA, attending a writer’s conference. Cape Cod was not far from my childhood home in New Bedford, MA. Something was clearly drawing me back to the place. Living...
Who doesn’t love a good cape? It all depends on the situation, I suppose. The Time I Wore a Cape When I had the privilege of being a drum major in college (go, Boston University!), I got to wear a cape. It was silver and shiny and oh so long, on me at least. That’s what a...
Most people would be hard-pressed to describe themselves in a single word. Now imagine living in a society that does it for you. In Divergent, civil war leads to a broken society, one that rebuilds by dividing its people into different groups based on their personality traits. These groups are called factions and these are...
Women haven’t always been given a fair shake in the movie industry. From acting to directing to producing, men have historically dominated the field. It’s about time that women are better represented. That’s where the Bechdel test comes into play. Women in Film The goal of the Bechdel Test is to look for gender equality in...
You would be hard-pressed to find someone more self-absorbed than Cher Horowitz from Clueless. She’s a rich kid who drains daddy’s pockets at every turn. She lives in a house as big as a mansion, wears only brand-name clothes, drives (or attempts to drive) luxury cars, and bribes her teachers for good grades. She’s one...
