Halloween & Behavior: Why Do People Enjoy Being Frightened?

By April Masini
September 6, 2007 (Posted at 7:49 pm)

People are curious about the unknown, and that includes haunted houses, roller coasters that go fast, upside down and loop dee loop, and bad boys, among other risks. Their fear is not the overriding emotion. The people who love these frightening scenarios are more driven by curiosity, which can also be categorized as dare devil […]

Entertainment Today: The Marketing of ‘Scandal’ Films

By April Masini
September 6, 2007 (Posted at 2:07 pm)

Scandal surrounding a movie’s opening does not really draw audiences to the film. For example, Waitress did not have a bigger or smaller audience because of the death of the director/actress, than it would have if there was no scandal attached to the film’s opening. The film happened to be a tight, sweet film that […]

Fashion-Week Beauty Trends

By April Masini
September 5, 2007 (Posted at 7:46 pm)

One of the most important beauty trends that will filter down from the runways to “real people” is the derivative Posh bob. This British take on the classic bob leaves one side longer, the back shorter reminiscent of those DAs and Dorothy Hamil hair styles of decades gone by. This is an easy cut and […]

Behavior: Exploring the Trend of Borrowed Bling

By April Masini
September 1, 2007 (Posted at 5:46 pm)

Appearance is an anthropological facet. Men and women flaunt their appearances to be attractive to the opposite sex in order to partner and propagate the species. That’s the biological reason for people caring about their appearances. It’s very basic and animals do it.
One of the big sexual turn ons for women is men who […]