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  Heroes, Sidekicks, and Powerful Love

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  Lisa Perks Nazareth College

  December 17, 2014

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  Heroes, Sidekicks, and Powerful Love Star Wars sidekicks love Lord of the Rings Heroes harry potter Curator's Note The word sidekick connotes unequal power relations: sidekicks are a hero’s support staff, his or her assistants. A closer analysis of t ...
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  My Heart Only Loves Once: Only Lovers and the Long(est) Term Relationship

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  Veronica Fitzpatrick University of Pittsburgh

  April 02, 2015

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  My Heart Only Loves Once: Only Lovers and the Long(est) Term Relationship Vampires love duration Curator's Note What does it mean that the most excruciatingly romantic films of the last few years are about vampires? The association of vampires and ro ...
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  We So Seldom Look on Love in Porn

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  Karly-Lynne Scott Northwestern University

  March 31, 2015

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  We So Seldom Look on Love in Porn sex pornography love Curator's Note “Every time I shoot a sex scene, I fall a little bit in love.” This sentiment from porn star Asa Akira’s autobiography, Insatiable: Porn—A Love Story, jarringly contradicts the rel ...
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  Love as Generalized Competition in 28 Hotel Rooms

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  Adam Cottrel Georgia State University

  April 03, 2015

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  Love as Generalized Competition in 28 Hotel Rooms neo-liberalism love liquidity competition cinema capitalism Curator's Note Matt Ross’s debut feature, 28 Hotel Rooms  (2012), takes love as a thematic starting point to question the nature of contempo ...