According to Jennifer Argo it is possible to get a guy to want to watch a so called 'chick flick', all you need to do is tell him its fictional. According to the press release:
"We looked at fact and fiction stories and found that if people have high empathy - usually women - they will enjoy a story more if it's based on fact," she said. "Conversely, people who are low in empathy, typically males, when you tell them in advance that it's fiction they'll enjoy it more. We think it's because it gives them an excuse to enjoy it. They let down their guards."
Bullshit....
I love all chick flicks!
Ok.. I'm lying - can someone please explain to me the draw of Dirty Dancing?
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There's a slick new online Sci Fi rag called Lightspeed. I like this one because they also publish nonfiction pieces that are relevant to their fiction stories.
Last Friday I went to at talk by Brian David Johnson from Intel. That sentence sounds like any other that an academic could write--always with the going to seminars we acahacks are.
"The British are sniffy about sci-fi, but there is nothing artificial in its ability to convey apprehension about the universe and ourselves."
Cat and Girl offers a smashing take on facts and fiction. An excerpt from Spoiler Alert:
i agree: BS.
Hey, nobody puts Baby in the corner.
Let's have a Patrick Swayze Christmas!
What's the appeal of Dirty Dancing?? It's Dirty and it's Dancing! And there's music, too. It may be very soft-core but it's sexy. What's not to like? OK, I'm female, but I ignore the so-called plot in this and just pay attention to the music and dance.
..and the dancing is better in Footloose anyway ;)