Author Archives: Melissa Karnaze

About Melissa Karnaze

Melissa Karnaze is a Master's student in experimental psychology. Get more from her on Mindful Construct.

Texas “Vampire” Arrest Sparks Lacking Discussion on Vampire Culture

Deborah Quinn Hensel of Reuters reports:

“The arrest of a Texas man who broke into a woman’s house, threw her against a wall and tried to suck her blood over the weekend has sparked discussion over the impact of vampire books and movies on U.S. youth culture.”

Although the article’s discussion seems lacking.
On the one hand, as… Read the rest

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Melissa Karnaze | Tagged , , , , , | 30 Comments

If Sexual Content is Invading Our Youth, Who Are the Invaders?

According to columnist “Chuck Norris” of Townhall.com :

MTV’s reality shows “Jersey Shore” and “16 and Pregnant” are only the beginnings of a television tidal wave of explicitly sexual content that is invading the hearts and minds of America’s youth.

While the word “invasion” captures the ubiquity of sex in the media, it actually does a disservice to the… Read the rest

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Melissa Karnaze | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Find out from a Psychic if He’s Cheating

This online advertisement has at least two messages. First, that a psychic would be able to tell a woman if her man is cheating. Second, that you have to ask someone else to find out if your partner’s unfaithful.
Cheating is a breach of trust, reneging on an unspoken (or spoken) agreement. But what happens when a woman doesn’t… Read the rest

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Melissa Karnaze | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments