Browsing Tag
meaning
5 posts
The Deeper Meaning Behind Nimona’s Shape-Shifting Story
Partway through the new animated science fantasy film Nimona, the titular character, voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz, tries to explain her shape-shifting ability to her partner in crime, Ballister Blackheart (Riz Ahmed), a knight with a tarnished reputation. “Honestly?” she says, “I feel worse when I don’t do it. Like my insides are itchy. You
Do You Know The Meaning Of These 5 Famous Car Badges?
When you look at a car and see the word "TURBO" on it in giant font, that doesn't leave too much to the imagination. It's very obviously turbocharged. The same can be said with badges on some Chrysler cars that say "HEMI." That means the car is equipped with a Chrysler HEMI engine. Sometimes, however
How big tech has changed the meaning of competition
As tech changed the world, it also changed the meaning of the word "competition." How it works: In most other businesses, competition means several rivals are fighting to win a prize — typically, the customer's dollar. To win that competition, a company might offer a better product, a lower price, or some magic brand aura
Tips for Understanding the Meaning Behind Religious Jewelry
img source: pexels.com In many religions, people use symbols and objects to help them draw closer to what they believe, whether they are saints or gods. Very often in their prayers to saints and gods they use various statues, icons, or small pieces of jewelry with pendants that have different symbols of the same. They…
The meaning of colors
When Luisa Maffi was a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley in the late 1980s and early 1990s, she helped redefine what we talk about when we talk about color. Together with her advisors Brent Berlin and Paul Kay, she analyzed how people around the world name and categorize colors. The team reached…