The Tragically Hip – Opening and Closing Tracks

If you’re not already familiar with The Tragically Hip, and more specifically if you’re not living in Canada, it’s near impossible to put into perspective how enormous and significant this band is for this country. Maybe only with the exception of The Beatles, no other artist in the history of music has achieved the levelsContinue reading “The Tragically Hip – Opening and Closing Tracks”

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 2

The standard model for a 3 act story is for the 2nd act to introduce an escalating conflict, and for the heroes to be left at their lowest and most hopeless point. The misconception is that the 2nd chapter always has to be darker, which it sometimes is, but the key point is for itContinue reading “Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 2”

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 1

To give some personal context, I’m not typically very invested in animation. I tend to fall asleep watching animated movies (its a natural reaction and not due to boredom) and long form Japanese anime has never clicked with me. Avatar: The Last Airbender is not Japanese, but it is heavily influenced in style and storytellingContinue reading “Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 1”