Essays on Entertainment Page 3

Yeoh, a Malaysian of Chinese descent, was born in Ipoh. Her parents, Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian Geik, are respectively a lawyer and MCA politician. She developed a love for dance from an early age and began ballet lessons at four years old. At 15 years old, she relocated with her family to England where…

Marshall McLuhan popularized the concept of the Global Village through his books The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man (1962) and Understanding Media (1964). McLuhan believed that electric technology has turned the world into a small village, enabling instant transmission of information across the globe. This fusion of social and political elements into rapid…

“Death by Scrabble,” an engaging short tale by Charlie Fish, immerses readers in a tense, hostile, and unsettling environment. A game of Scrabble serves as the unusual starting point for a series of bizarre and fatalistic occurrences, which take place against the background of an average living room. The narrative is a superb examination of…

Radio dominated the Twenties, with roughly 3 million Americans owning radios by 1923. Most listeners still used crystal sets with earphones to receive news and bulletins, advertising and music. The appeal of the spoken word attracted audiences and advertisers, while publishers were forced to improve upon its image to retain profits. Television, capable of wireless…

Readers are treated to a disturbing examination of guilt, obsession, and the frailty of the human mind in the story of an unidentified narrator’s journey into madness. While the narrative first seems to be a grisly tale of murder, it really digs into the complex inner workings of a guilt-ridden mind, demonstrating Poe’s expert comprehension…

Jennifer Lopez, born in the Bronx, New York on July 24, 1970, is a proud Puerto Rican with a strong connection to her Hispanic heritage and culture. Her parents, David Lopez and Guadalupe Lopez, are both Puerto Rican. Her father works as a computer specialist while her mother is employed as a Kindergarten teacher. Jennifer’s…

Join the Hoover family on a hilarious and outrageous family road-trip. They are traveling from their home in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Redondo Beach, California for the “Little Miss Sunshine” pageant being held at the Embassy Suites. The trip is to support young Olive Hoover, an aspiring pageant contestant. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) breaks away…

What I am about to show you will haunt you for the rest of the day. It is one of the most dangerous and frightening creatures out there. It has moles, hair loss, and occasional cellulite sagging from its leg. What is this terrible creature I am describing? Well, it is one that you see…

I thought that all of the performances where very well done and where the best I had seen anyone do. I think all the groups used different styles, such as in Mac’s group at the start they used musical mime and at the end they used a good piece of mime in their fight scene….

If somebody had told me five years ago that I would spend all of my free time in front of my computer screen I would have called him crazy. For me outdoor life has always been much more interesting than staying at home. It took me just one night to realize how important the Internet…