Series started by The So-So Gatsby where we revisit media to see if our opinions change
I’ve had a Facebook account since July 21, 2005, when it was still called Thefacebook, it was only for college students, and it had fewer than 5 million users as opposed to the over 3 billion it has now. I … Continue reading Second Look: The Social Network
As a bit of a disclaimer I would not refer to myself as a Wes Anderson fan. I have seen most, but not all his films and I have had a varying level of enjoyment to each one. I view … Continue reading Second Looks: The Royal Tenenbaums
Welcome to Second Look, a new feature at The Avocado in which members revisit and re-examine a piece of pop culture. Check the sign up thread if you’re interested in participating! Content warning for discussion of racial caricatures. It’s hard … Continue reading Second Look: The Colbert Report
Sometimes our first reaction to things doesn’t hold up. When I was in high school, I first encountered Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix. I found it to be a rather depressing slog of death and misery. On a whim, I revisited the series in grad school and found it to be a haunting, beautiful saga about life and potential. And then, some years later I read it again and thought “Tezuka doesn’t know how to write women.” Three different times, three different takeaways: miserable, masterpiece, mixed. As I grew older and matured, different aspects stood out to me. I’ve wanted to start … Continue reading Introducing: Second Look
