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Howard ChaiHow Chuck Palahniuk Uses Repetition & Short Sentences In “Fight Club” To Establish ToneRepetition and varying sentence lengths is a very useful way to inject rhythm into writing, and “Fight Club” is a great example.Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
Howard ChaiFacebook’s Many Problems Can Be Solved With One Big Change: Charge UsersThe Facebook Papers highlight an array of serious problems with its product. Most of them can be tempered if users had to pay to use…Nov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021
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Howard Chai“Seance” Review: You Can’t Sit With Us, But Let’s SeanceSuki Waterhouse takes the lead in a surprising and subversive slasher-whodunit disguised as a supernatural horror movie.May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
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Howard Chai“The Little Things” Is The Copycat Killer Version of David Fincher’s “Se7en”John Lee Hancock’s new serial killer thriller starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto sticks closely to “Se7en” with the…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
