Humour

The modern world has begun to question where exactly our food comes from and how its treated, and the lobster is no exception. “Consider the Lobster” by David Foster Wallace gives us some history on the lobster, how it is cooked, and, specifically, the yearly lobster festival held in Maine. He begins by going into great detail about the lobster festival and various aspects of it that lead us to believe that lobster may not just be for the 'upper class', such as using various lower class symbols…

Book Review Title: Otis Spofford Pages:191 Characters: Otis, Stewy, George, and Ellen Settings: A school, Otis’ house, and a frozen lake In this book, there was a boy named Otis Spofford, and here are some things you should know about him. He was a show off, and a pest, but occasionally, a kind boy. Otis Spofford is also…

The strategy of Ben & Jerrry’s is to make high quality ice creams with original flavours, that’s why it uses quality products and creates new flavours which consumers can’t find in an other brand. But also by its communication, the company uses humour for its adverts, website, packaging and flavours. The name of the flavours are often puns (e.g : Fairly Nuts, Jamaican me crazy). Its main competitor Haagen Daz, uses sensuaility for its advertising as if to eat an Haagen Daz give the same…

novel of the same name. The musical tells the story of social outcast Carrie, and a series of events that lead up to her prom night whilst battling to keep her newfound telekenis powers secret. Fighting the musical stereotype of light heartedness and humour, Ms Shannon Browne, a chorus member for the musical states that their performance will have darker themes than what may be expected. “... there’s a lot of reoccurring themes of severe taunting and bullying... as an audience you will feel…

In the Documentary Twinsters, by Samantha Futerman, the theme mainly focuses on nature vs nurture. Nature and Nurture are both equal when it comes to identical twins. Although they were both raised in two completely different environments, they’re both genetically related. The Two twins shared a lot of common factors, but yet, had a few differeniacance. Genetically, they both looked identical, Able to comprehend, have self control and organizing or planning ideas. The differentiation between…

and Dark Obsessions," is slightly a filler episode. This doesn't mean it's not entertaining. I find it enjoyable when other villains banter and bicker with each other. The interaction between Oswald Cobblepot and Ivy Pepper brought a moment of campy humour to this otherwise dark series. "Not drinking pine-cone juice with a crazy-pine-cone lady! "So build an army, no one's stopping you. And I could even help if you weren't being such a jerk. Jerk!" In the DC universe, Ivy and Penguin have had…

Faust, hero of one of the most durable legends in Western folklore and literature, the story of a German fortuneteller who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Faust owes his posthumous fame to the anonymous author of the first Faustbuch (1587), a collection of tales about the ancient magi—who were wise men skilled in the occult sciences—that were retold in the Middle Ages about such other reputed wizards as Merlin, Albertus Magnus, and Roger Bacon. Faust owes his…

Half Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older tells the story of a man struggling between the worlds of death and life, all at the same time. Carlos Delacruz is an agent of New York’s Council of the Dead, and lives a life of not really living, all without knowing how he got this halfway life, or even why. Older’s novel is different from anything I’ve ever read in the fantasy genre, mainly due to the themes he implements in his story. The theme of being “halfway” really struck a chord with me,…

and the commercial world. Doris Salcedo and Fiona Hall, both artist with questionable approaches to their artworks share the same intention of raising awareness by challenging the viewers. Both artist use a range of emotions such as loss, grief, humour and wit to gather a range of…

techniques such as free indirect style and prose syntax which characterise Austen’s work. Emma is narrated from the point of view of a third person omniscient narrator who gives insight into Austen’s own opinions and views with subtlety often adding humour and irony to the situation. This is demonstrated…