With every new year comes a bunch of resolutions, hopes and dreams. For the final post of this series, I’m going to focus on the ultimate dream: The American Dream. The American Dream has to be one of the most potent and most elusive concepts in Western civilisation. It’s the belief that with enough hard work and ambition, you can have it all: … Continue reading
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Down The Rabbit Hole: It’s A Wonderful Life – Lasso The Moon
Christmas is around the corner and it’s by far my favourite time of year. On a superficial level, I love Christmas because of the decorations, the presents and the snowy weather. However, if I’m completely being honest with myself, one of the main reasons why I love Christmas is because of the movies. Christmas movies have … Continue reading
Down The Rabbit Hole: 500 Days Of Summer (Expectations Vs. Reality)
500 Days Of Summer is one of my favourite films of all time (top ten if I’m being completely honest). Not only is it a great romantic comedy, it is also a great coming-of-age film. This is because 500 Days Of Summer is about Tom’s (Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s) emotional journey from a naive, eager-to-please guy to a … Continue reading
Down The Rabbit Hole: A Disney/Pixar Valentine’s Day Special
I hate Valentine’s Day. It is a hallmark ‘holiday’ created purely for the sake of guilt tripping people into doing something special for their significant other. Nonetheless, I can’t deny the marketing value of it so I’m just going to try and make the most out of this opportunity. Like I mentioned in a previous Pixar-related … Continue reading
Down The Rabbit Hole: Fade To Black – The Making Of Jay-Z’s The Black Album
About 2 weeks ago, Jay-Z’s The Black Album had its 10th anniversary. This was meant to be Jay-Z’s last album as he flirted with the idea of retirement. He has made 4 solo albums and 2 collaborative albums since then. The Black Album will always hold a special place in my heart because it was my … Continue reading
Down The Rabbit Hole: Andrew Stanton’s TED Talk (The Clues To A Great Story)
This is easily my favourite YouTube find of all time. Starting off with a great joke about a Scotsman in a pub, Andrew Stanton (the creative genius behind Pixar classics such as Finding Nemo & Wall-E) goes on to share with us the central tenets of storytelling. This TED talk had such a profound impact … Continue reading
Down The Rabbit Hole: Paperman
To some degree animation is the purest form of storytelling. It is the medium that allows for the most creativity from an artist. It is also the medium that impacts us the most emotionally when it is done right. The Walt Disney Animation Studio has long been the standard bearer for animation and at the … Continue reading
Down The Rabbit Hole: Breaking Bad Bloopers (Seasons 2, 3 & 4)
As a very astute YouTube commenter once said: sometimes Breaking Bad can get so emotional that you almost have to watch these kind of videos in order to remind you that it is just a TV show at end of the day. When you are so invested in a show like Breaking Bad, it is easy … Continue reading
Down The Rabbit Hole: Jay-Z Interview With Elliott Wilson
While Jay-Z’s recent interview with Zane Lowe may be his best personal interview, this interview delves more into Jay-Z as a businessman and elder statesman in hip-hop. It shows Jay-Z’s thought process behind the release of his latest album (Magna Carta Holy Grail) and the much talked about Samsung deal. It also gives Jay-Z a … Continue reading
Down The Rabbit Hole: J. Cole At Harvard
Down The Rabbit Hole is a place where I share some of my favourite finds on YouTube. Hopefully you find them as interesting/thought-provoking as I do. This time around I decided to post a series of videos of J. Cole giving a lecture at Harvard University. During his lecture, J. Cole talks about his upbringing in Fayetteville, … Continue reading
Nostalgic For The Present 