Using products as cinema promoting commodities was not always the norm. In the 70s, toy companies were not so overt in making movie-related toys or otherwise affiliated merchandise. Enter a young visionary called George Lucas.
Aesthetics: Their application, both the literal Merriam-Webster definition sense as well as the colloquial Gen Z sense, is detrimental to the way we consume, shaping our quality of life. In their very nature, aesthetics allow us to blur the lines between reality and art – a line that can be very easily turned into a double-edged sword.
Third spaces, apart from fostering community, have also historically been the cornerstone of discussion, exchange of ideas, and conversation – the proverbial “living room” of society. It is a place where we can affirm our identity while developing empathy and understanding for those different from our own, and their decline is negatively affecting our psyche as well as modern democracy.
Loneliness is a subjective internal state, yet it has become an objective and external pattern of behaviour. As the days get progressively shorter and the temperatures start to dip, it’s not only the skies that start to turn grey but something deeper inside of most of us. The biting cold amplifies the sense of loneliness that exists in various quantities in the back of our minds.
This article is the first publication of the Stork's Creative Section, a new category dedicated to sharing poetry, short stories, and other creative pieces....