Heavy Medal
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Heavy Medal
by Steven Engelfried
A Fuse #8 Production
by Betsy Bird
July 12, 2013 by Peter Gutierrez
The reason such overt silliness is nonetheless so effective is that we all connect with the fantasy of controlling a creature much, much larger than we could ever hope to be.
July 6, 2013 by Peter Gutierrez
"Young people are pretty savvy about marketing...They don't consider something 'bad' or 'annoying' just because it's marketing, the way many of us in the previous generation did."
June 30, 2013 by Peter Gutierrez
These posters' apparently value-free aspect is perhaps what's most worth exploring with young people...
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June 28, 2013 by Peter Gutierrez
It's okay to find the villain appealing in certain respects—in fact, much of pop culture depends on our doing just that.
June 23, 2013 by Peter Gutierrez
Media literacy discussion points covering novel-to-film adaptations, marketing, genre, screen violence, and more.
June 21, 2013 by Peter Gutierrez
More than just a craze, the interest in zombies points the way towards a new kind of literacy engagement.
June 18, 2013 by Peter Gutierrez
Both curriculum and pop culture, perhaps not coincidentally, have no problem dealing with class systems when they’re at a remove.
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