Author: Golloreth

Elves in Popular Culture

30 July 2010 | Bookworms Anonymous | 0

Most people in modern day Western Culture have a very distinct mental picture of how an elf looks like. Few people realize that J.R.R. Tolkien’s works are the source of this mental picture which is very different from European folklore.

Pink Stinks: Is it a bad thing that little girls like pink?

06 January 2010 | Trips and Travels | 0

Every so often, some people revolt against stereotyping in society. In this case, some people oppose the fact that girls like everything pink. Is this a bad thing? And is it the result of stereotyping?