Turkey, pumpkin pie, stuffing, cranberry sauces, mashed potatoes. As soon as you hear these words, you will be thinking of Thanksgiving. How did Thanksgiving begin? What did the very first Thanksgiving meal look like? The holiday feast dates back to 1621 when the newly arrived Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians gathered at Plymouth to celebrate […]
Kevin the Carrot Found His Love This Year
Last year, Aldi’s 60 second advertisement of Kevin the Carrot boosted the supermarket chain’s sales by 15% and with such popularity, he is back again. But this year, he isn’t looking for Santa. Instead, he takes a romantic journey to find his true love! This year, the advertisement narrated by Jim Broadbent pokes fun at […]
What Decides the Genre of a Film?
During World War II and Japanese colonial period, thousands of women and young girls were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese imperial army. Most of them were from South Korea, China, Taiwan and the Philippines. “Comfort women” is the euphemistic term for these women. Two recently released films on comfort women remind us that […]
Colorfully eat your way through DC without breaking the bank
Since moving to Washington DC, finding a cheap, decent meal is pretty difficult. It is well known that the city offers many different specials throughout the week but most are during happy hour prime time: 4-7pm and I am LUCKY if I step foot in my apartment by 6:45 leaving my opportunity for a good […]
The Netflix Generation
I am a proud member of the “Netflix” generation. The Netflix generation created the act of ‘binge-watching’ rather than waiting once a week for a new episode to begin like some pleb (my sincerest apologies to the generation before me). I can gear up, prepare as if I am about to hibernate for the […]
Remember 2014.4.16
04/16/14 South Korean Sewol ferry disaster took away 304 lives. 250/324 250 out of 324 students from Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea, drowned in the water. 3 years That’s how long it took to bring a sunken ferry out of the water. Sewol Ferry, a tragedy of hundreds. I remember exactly what I […]
Watch Horror Movies, Master New Cultures!
It, Little Evil, Friend Request, Flatliners, Happy Death Day, Jigsaw… These are some names of horror movies that are coming out soon. Some of you may be thrilled and just can’t wait to watch them. On the other hand, if you’re not a huge fan of horror movies, you may be puzzled about why people […]
Hope for Houston
My name is Lily Austin, and I am one of the recently hired interns for RedEye Post. I am a current resident of Washington D.C. and have been for the past seven days. Before living in Washington D.C. I had lived in Houston, Texas for the last 20 years. The transition of moving from one […]
War of Substance vs Spectacle
Star Wars may have created the modern blockbuster film franchise, however, Planet of the Apes (nine years prior) was truly the first attempt at one. A lubricous concept at first glance, but one which led to a film executed with class, wisdom, warning, and charm. Known most for its unforgettable twist ending, it was written […]
Nostalgia on Screen: The Past is the Future
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. I’m sure this phrase was intentioned to speak to larger issues of war and tragedy and undesirable behavior passed down generations, but when philosopher and cultural critic George Santayana coined it, I wonder if he ever considered that pop culture would be condemned to […]
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