I’m completely obsessed with The Hunger Games. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because I have visited North Korea, a real country where millions of people really are dying of hunger. Maybe it’s the ironic meta-experience of watching the movie’s violence on a huge screen, when the … [Read more...] about Love in “The Hunger Games”: Why Katniss Falls for Peeta
A Cold Embrace: “Twilight” and Relationship Violence
In the past decade, the popularity of vampire-themed books and movies for young adults has risen dramatically. Although vampires make for some good nail-biting fun in the Halloween season, they also send some unfortunate messages to the young people who love them. In this … [Read more...] about A Cold Embrace: “Twilight” and Relationship Violence
Attachment Styles at Hogwarts: Love in Harry Potter’s World
Like in any boarding school teeming with youngsters, Hogwarts is overflowing with raging hormones. Our three main characters (Harry, Ron, and Hermione) go through not just the angst of trying to defeat He Who Must Not Be Named; they are also trying to reign in the power of their … [Read more...] about Attachment Styles at Hogwarts: Love in Harry Potter’s World
For Better, or Worse? Homer & Marge Simpson, Part 3
In two earlier posts (here and here), I began analyzing the marriage between Homer and Marge Simpson, one of America’s most enduring fictional TV couples. As reviewed in those posts, predicting the stability of any relationship can be done via application of the Investment … [Read more...] about For Better, or Worse? Homer & Marge Simpson, Part 3
For Better, or Worse? Homer & Marge Simpson, Part 2
In an earlier post, I began analyzing the marriage between Homer and Marge Simpson, one of America’s most enduring fictional TV couples. As mentioned then, analyzing the stability of any relationship can be done via application of the Investment Model,1 which states that … [Read more...] about For Better, or Worse? Homer & Marge Simpson, Part 2
