The Manic Pixie Dream Girl Redeemed (?)
June 19, 2014 No Comments
The term “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” was invented by critic Nathan Rabin, writing in 2007 for the web site The A.V. Club in order to explain his disappointment with …
Epic Marriage Proposal Youtube Videos
December 17, 2013 No Comments
If you are a human being who spends time on the Internet, there’s a good chance you’ve seen this May 2012 video documenting Isaac’s marriage proposal to his now-wife …
Elvis Costello’s song “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?”
September 24, 2013 No Comments
Of the several strains of metamodernist sentiment there are to talk about, one that we’ve featured heavily in our blog posts here expresses itself as the desire to reclaim sentiment and …
I’m Not Sure, But I’m Doing It.
September 2, 2013 No Comments
A Personal Post by Greg Dember On Facebook, a Christian friend of mine made a post about her Macbook dying at an especially crappy time, and she asked people …
Why The Singing Astronaut ( Chris Hadfield) is Awesomely Metamodern
August 9, 2013 No Comments
Astronauts (like everything related to Outer Space) are already metamodern, because they evoke a sense of unvarnished possibility that has survived postmodernism’s cynicism about technology, heroes, and major undertakings. David Bowie’s …
Lars and the Real Girl
June 8, 2013 No Comments
Lars and the Real Girl, a film released in 2007, is about a young man with an at first unspecified “specialness,” possibly a mental disability, who takes a mail-ordered …
“That’s AWEsome!!” – The Evolution of a Phrase (or… Why It’s Now Cooler to be AWEsome Than Cool)
June 2, 2013 No Comments
Historically, the word “awesome” has enjoyed a meaning as complex as a good French Burgundy. In the 17th century, it was a word with the important role of conveying …
Joss Whedon Delivers Metamodernist Commencement Address
May 31, 2013 No Comments
Joss Whedon, whose many accomplishments include the creation of cult-favorite TV shows Buffy The Vampire Slayerand Firefly, spoke to the graduating class of 2013 at his alma mater, Wesleyan University. In …
The Advaita Trap 1: Absolute and Relative Confusion – The Cartoon
May 12, 2013 No Comments
This little animated dialogue, created by contemporary spiritual teacher Jeff Foster, lampoons a particular brand of spiritual authoritarianism that, at times, adherents of Neo-Advaita are guilty of. The first bear–the one on …
Death Cab For Cutie
April 21, 2013 No Comments
Death Cab for Cutie emerged from punk-rock roots and, led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Ben Gibbard, paved the way for a new breed of “Indie-Rock” bands that were unabashedly melodic, emotional …