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The invisible boy
Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes.
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Quantitative analysis of fanfictions’ popularity
Considering the social origin of fanfictions and the fact that these pieces of literature are under the direct influence of society’s line of thought, they can be a valuable resource for studying what the common audience finds attractive and what captures their attention. The aim of this study is to find properties of the fanfictions that may contribute to their popularity among community members, including properties that are in contrast to their original stories and those that exclusively belong to the fanfictions themselves. For this purpose, we investigated different features of fanfictions, including their emotional arc and character graphs representing the characters’ interactions in the story. Our results show that the similarity between fanfictions and their associated original story in terms of emotional arcs and character graphs significantly relates to fanfictions’ popularity.
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One hundred bones
\"Scruff the dog is a stray who just loves to dig. It doesn't make him the most popular dog in town. But when he sniffs out a pile of old bones, he gets all the neighborhood dogs to help him. They uncover not one, not two, not three ... but 100 bones and make the most exciting dinosaur discovery of all time! Scruff's find wins him new friends and a new home.\"--Provided by publisher.
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Poe and the American Short Story
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Chamelia and the new kid in class
Chamelia is used to being the star of her class so when Cooper, a new student, becomes the center of attention she is determined not to like him.
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How granular should our explanations of fantastic fiction be?
Explaining the reasons behind the success of various kinds of fiction is important, but how granular should our explanations be? I suggest that using a less granular, more general hypothesis would allow avoiding some pitfalls, such as using the concept of “imaginary world,” which eludes precise definitions.
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Biophilic architecture in artificial environments: insights from sci-fi cinema
Space tourism is rapidly advancing in both feasibility and popularity, yet architects still lack established frameworks for designing in outer space. Science fiction films increasingly depict expansive space megastructures with biophilic elements that are not only visually captivating but also serve as conceptual experiments for potential future habitats beyond Earth. This research employs a two-phase mixed-methods approach: first, a visual analysis of scenes from the film
Passengers
, using Kellert’s biophilic design framework to identify and quantify design elements and attributes; second, a comparative analysis of three recent biophilic design frameworks. The paper introduces the Biophilic Architecture Integration Model (BAIM), a tailored framework for designing in extreme environments, such as outer space, offering guidance for future architectural projects in artificial and challenging settings. By exploring how cinematic portrayals of space settlements shape our perceptions of life beyond Earth, the study highlights the significance of these representations in influencing our understanding of nature in futuristic contexts. Ultimately, the paper calls for expanding biophilic design beyond Earth-based architecture, advocating for its incorporation into speculative designs in cinema and artificial environments.
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Don't vote for me
Roped into running for class president against the most popular girl in school, sixth-grader David discovers another side to his opponent when they also get paired up for the spring musical recital.
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Reality Shifting and the Case for Spiritual Science
Since the onset of the pandemic, many of the routines and institutions that once structured our reality have been destabilized or destroyed. In the in-between space of what has been and what will be, we must learn to orient ourselves from the inside out and shape the contours of our reality with a novel intentionality. Such is the goal of the reality shifters, an experimental collective working at the junction between science and spirituality to manipulate the forces of reality and explore worlds beyond our own. Discussing methods, motivations, and the larger tradition of spiritual science, this article considers the emancipatory potential of shifting in its embrace of diverse forms of knowledge and experimentation—not its scientific legitimacy. Within a broader cultural shift toward fluidity and multiplicity, reality shifting can thus serve as a provocation to reexamine the nature of our world, our reality, and our place within it—even if we choose not to explore the multiverse ourselves.
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