“It got 12 likes,” or That Time I Became a Rogue Lobster Rescuer

I will begin by saying, the tweet got 12 likes. It actually got more than 12 likes. Anyway, it is because this tweet got the necessary number of likes that my story has been told. Although it has been shared with Twitter, I will now share it on my blog as I had originally planned …

What is Love? (On Romanticizing Abuse in “Hana Yori Dango” [anime])

At the heart of this post lies a singular question; what is love? Hana Yori Dango (or Boys Over Flowers) is an anime packed with complex, interesting, well fleshed out, DEEPLY FLAWED teenage characters, both of prestigious means and lacking them. This problematic title, while admittedly cringy at times, holds special appeal for its realistic portrayal …