Directional Forces

by
George A. Magalios

Nicole Kidman has been taken over by space aliens. It appears that she really did fall victim to possession in “The Invasion” her universally-panned and underrated 2007 film co-starring Daniel Craig. In the film she plays a mother and psychologist trying to elude the pursuit of humans possessed by alien beings devoid of emotion. Her role as super-mom and super-achieving career woman are models based on the appearance of this enigmatic actress whose facial features and physique (more…)

by
George A. Magalios

The viewing public is seduced and repelled simultaneously. Critics have a hypocritical attitude towards celebrity breast enhancement. The viewing public is asked to see actresses, musicians, and news celebrities who get breast implants as somehow degrading themselves or lowering themselves to vanity and resorting to self-mutilation. Breast augmentation is supposed to be bad, unnatural, unholy, unattractive. But for men, there is no getting around the simple fact that bigger breasts seducer us better than smaller ones do! (more…)

by
George A. Magalios

Walking in my neighborhood on a recent sunny Sunday morning I noticed a young and attractive family out for a brisk walk. The father, mother, and newborn stroller-bound baby appeared to be soaking in the breezes and sunshine that made the morning of November 8, 2009 exceptionally beautiful in Lake Worth, Florida. (more…)

by
George A. Magalios
July 14, 2008

Cynical irony is a social disease born of cowardice, arrogance, and a derisive sense of humor based on negativity and schadenfreude. In the contemporary political realm of cartoons, sit-coms, talk shows and the relatively recent phenomena of mock news shows such as “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report”, one sees the development and seepage of irony into the popular cultural mainstream at an unparalleled level. (more…)