I'm a huge fan of popular culture and entertainment. From music to movies to books and articles. Art, to me is the most worthwhile human creation, because it can so perfectly dissect and breakdown our most personal and harrowing emotions into bite-sized pieces so that we can vicariously experience and analyze them without having to suffer ourselves. We attach ourselves to these characters and feel joy when they complete the journey and feel sorrow when they lose. Through interesting and engaging storylines and especially through well rounded characters, one can be immersed into a world completely different from the often bleak reality filled with unending suffering we inhabit. This goes back to an earlier blog I wrote about Heroes. The expression of art is incredibly important to the development of a society. A truly engaging and nuanced piece of art can change the course of culture. It can change the minds of people or act as an intensifier for the thoughts of a community. ...