Why do we make sequels? Do we make them because we love the original film or do the Hollywood moneymakers just want to continue their business?
As a resident of the city and an enthusiast of anything that claims to be haunted, I sought out some of the legends that are rooted in Philly. Among many of the legends that I discovered one of the most interesting was right in my backyard, the Grumblethorpe in historic Germantown.
When I opened that book it felt like I was opening a door into a new life. Dramatic? I agree, but true! I couldn’t bring my self to read anything. The whole thing was like eye candy: colorful images popping out of the pages like a movie playing out in front of me. Like any other well-crafted objects, we tend to forget that it didn’t make itself. Someone drew this. That’s when I thought, “Ptsh, I can do that!” And so began my pursuit. After all, this is America right? The land of opportunity where you can make a living drawing cartoons on a piece of paper. I promised my self a bite from that American dream.
Fanfiction, for those who do not know, is exactly what it sounds. It is the action of writing stories about characters and worlds someone else has already written or made television shows, movies, and any number of other kinds of media about. It is an entire community of people who cannot or will not let go of their old favorites – where all of the “what ifs” of a series become “Alternate Universe fics” and all the characters you wanted to get together, can.
With the holidays underway, we at Loco have taken into account a major theme of the holidays, and therefore our issue, "Stories We Tell".
All of those happy, touristy stories are boring as hell to people who didn’t live them. I loved my trip abroad. But everything I truly learned about myself from my trip abroad happened during the bad moments—during my low points.
The other night I was watching a show that I’ve been watching for a few years. This was
They say there is no such thing as a bad dog, just bad owners. I beg to differ.
We all know people (or we are people) who can’t hold a story together. We can’t judge them (or ourselves) too harshly, though. Stories are tough - they can go wrong in many, many ways. Be mindful of the treacherous world of storytelling, populated by the following diseases eager to infect you.
In our fast-paced, constantly changing society, it’s rare for anything to stick around for very long, especially in