(This article originally appeared in Areo Magazine. To view the original version, click here.) Ten years ago, Netflix began launched their online streaming service. This effectively put the nail in the coffin of Blockbuster and similar stores. Since then, streaming services have become almost ubiquitous. Nearly everyone has a subscription to Netflix, or Hulu, or…

(This was a paper written for my 18th Century Shakespeare class. It was then nominated for University of Connecticut’s Aetna Writing in the Disciplines Awards under the Humanities category. For more information on the award, click here.) The Cultural Architect: David Garrick and his Influence on Shakespeare’s Legacy Literary canonization can be a difficult thing…