Eminem Fuels the Hero’s Journey
Neil Strauss writes for the New York Times about the roots of Eminem’s lyrics. In this fantastic article, Strauss not only finds references to Campbell’s work, but discovers Eminem might just be the modern Hero.
The Hero’s Journey in Fairy Tales
Maria Tatar writes for the New York Time about The Hero’s Journey and how it is one of the essential pieces to a memorable Fairy Tale. The article includes an incredibly in depth analysis of Fairy...
The Hero Inside All of Us
Jen Waters writes for The Washington Times about classics of American Cinema and how Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey influenced each and every one of them. Waters explores the effect that films can have in people, manipulating...
The Most Common Rite of Passage: A Piercing
David Jacobson writes for the Honolulu Adviser about a well established artist who believes piercings are major Rites of Passage in many journeys. There are some things in life we take for granted. Getting a...
How Campbell Helped Create a Tibetan Mandala
Lucy’s El Adobe was published in the Larchmont Chronicle for creating a Tibetan Mandala in the restaurant. She did so because of Joseph Campbell.
The Price is Right is The Hero’s Journey
Joe Rhodes writes for The New York Times about Drew Carey and The Price is Right. In an interview with Carey himself, Rhodes admits that each contestant that comes onto the show is experiencing...
Pixar’s Ed Catmull on books that shaped him
On his blog, Tim Ferris writes “Who are the mentors to billionaires, chess prodigies, rockstars, and mega-bestselling authors? Who teaches them to do what they do? To achieve the success they achieve? Oftentimes… it’s...
Russell Brand on Jung & Campbell
Russell Brand discusses Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
1000 Faces in the movie Big Fish
Joseph Campbell’s book, “The Hero With A Thousand Faces,” appears in this film. It is shown first on a sleeping Edward Bloom (before being picked up and placed on the nightstand by Josephine) and...
Wonder Woman’s Sword in Batman v Superman
Nerdy Fact #1522: Wonder Woman’s sword in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is inscribed a quote from Joseph Campbell’s collection Goddesses: Mystery of the Feminine Divine: “Life is killing all the time and...
