Suicide is referred to as the deliberate act of causing one's own death. There are several risk factors associated with suicide, such as nihilistic beliefs, substance use disorders, physical disorders like chronic fatigue syndrome, and mental disorders like depression, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders. Suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress from financial crisis or academic difficulties, relationship problems like breakups, divorces, ...
In this collection, award-winning writer, Chris Robinson, looks at a wide range of films, topics (sex, censorship, cultural politics, programming, felt, gifs, VR, dogs) and filmmakers such as Masaaki Yuasa, Xi Chen, Gil Alkabetz, Jacques Drouin, Bordo, Rosto, and many others.
Drop a pebble in a pool and the waves spread. We can be that pebble" - Gladys Shaw
The 30th ANNIVERSARY of the demise of the POLL TAX makes you think about a lot of things.
Justice. Fairness. Civility. How elites often carve out a world fit for themselves, whilst steamrolling others.
There are ultimately people in society who don't wish to share or care, but rather extract the maximum suffering from those already on the breadline, those sim...
In Earmarked for Collision, award-winning writer, Chris Robinson (The Animation Pimp, Mad Eyed Misfits, Unsung Heroes of Animation), takes us on a tour of the history of collage animation, cataloguing the collage works of notable artists like Larry Jordan, Harry Smith, Stan Vanderbeek, Janie Geiser and more.
There are many paths to lose your way. And only one way to find it. So said Jesus of Nazareth, the most compelling and controversial teacher of all time. This book aims to make sense of his counterintuitive claim: Unless we lose our lives for his sake, we will never discover our true selves. Writers from around the world tell their stories of healing and hope amid many hardships. Joni Eareckson Tada, Sam Allberry, Christopher Yuan, Aixa de Lóp...
They are sneaky. They are stealthy. They are cunning... They're the CROOKS!Isabelle Crook is a very good little girl, who would never dream of breaking the law. Her family, on the other hand, are the stealthiest, most cunning burglars around! Can Isabelle ever feel like one of the gang - a true Crook - while staying true to herself? Irreverent and adventurous, this picture book comedy sees everyone tip-toeing about at night, and is brought to ...
Jackson LOVES football. He plays it. He watches it. He eats it. He sleeps it!Jackson lives and breathes football - he knows all the players, the fixtures, the scores. Then, one grey stormy day, Jackson kicks his ball, and it goes up ... and up ... and UP! All the way to the moon! Overnight, Jackson becomes an international footballing sensation, and before you know it, he's kicked ALL of the Earth's footballs into space. The moon-folk - the al...
The Corners of Glowing is a valuable time capsule that celebrates animation's past and present, and the styles of writing are as diverse, enlightening, and fun as the animation subjects being written about.
The Corners of Glowing is a valuable time capsule that celebrates animation's past and present, and the styles of writing are as diverse, enlightening, and fun as the animation subjects being written about.
They are sneaky. They are stealthy. They are cunning... They're the CROOKS!Isabelle Crook is a very good little girl, who would never dream of breaking the law. Her family, on the other hand, are the stealthiest, most cunning burglars around! Can Isabelle ever feel like one of the gang - a true Crook - while staying true to herself? Irreverent and adventurous, this picture book comedy sees everyone tip-toeing about at night, and is brought to ...
One of the most stylistically original and provocative writers in animation returns with this informal sequel to his previous books on indie animation, Unsung Heroes of Animation and Animators Unearthed.
One of the most stylistically original and provocative writers in animation returns with this informal sequel to his previous books on indie animation, Unsung Heroes of Animation and Animators Unearthed.
C'mon, Man! shines a light on challenges, kept in the dark by too many for too long, that are faced by men. It provides useful tools for addressing these challenges head on.
The author, Chris Robinson, uniquely identifies with men through his refreshing blend of humor, story-telling and practical experience. His southern style is relaxed and comfortable, converting the ridicule of the statement C'mon, Man! to an open invitation for men to focu...
This book examines the influence of Hume, Reid, Smith, Hutcheson, and other Scottish Enlightenment thinkers on Kant¿s philosophy. It begins with the influence of these thinkers on Kant, then moves to an examination of the relationship between truth, freedom, and responsibility and its connection to Kant¿s metaphysics and aesthetics.
