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The Symbolism of Cell Tower Arson

In this blog post, I want to take a symbolic look at a new phenomenon, namely that of people burning down cell phone towers. This has been happening during the Covid-19 crisis as various conspiracy theories blame 5G technology for the virus

Jean-Philippe Marceau

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The Symbolism of Story

Telling a story daunts writers these days. On one hand, Big Data has collected an unimaginable storehouse of facts and events.

Why Fairy Tales Might Be Better than a Vaccine

These, perhaps surprising, words were spoken by a Russian philosopher named Ivan Ilyin, speaking to an audience of Russians in Germany in 1934.

On the Bestiary and its Symbolism: An Introduction, Pt. I

This is part I in a two-part article, and the first article in a series of posts that discuss the symbolism of a particular and peculiar literary tradition within Western Europe. Collectively, this body of works is called “the Bestiary.”

Mythic Patterns in Mario Games Pt 1: The Arcade Origins (Transcript)

The early Mario Games: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Mario Brothers, present the basic mythological pattern which will later lay get developed in the history of video games. This is the first part of a two part series.

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