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I went and saw Joker last night - dutifully.  It was violent, very well made, well acted (and heavily acted), wonderfully shot, all like ...

I. Preamble - This isn't a review - rather an overall critical analysis of ueber-narrative.  I've recently been on a mission to w...

I'm less (not fewer) than 200 pages from the end of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, and have come to the point where I find a...

We watched Smoke Signals this afternoon - must have been the first time in more than 10 years - and I was reminded what a truly great, and ...

For most of my life, i've generally tried to avoid being (or being perceived as) a total sci-fi (or SyFy, as the pre-eminent nerd statio...

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of Dwight D. (Dwight) Eisenhower's signing NASA into existence, and it's a good thing, too. I'v...

taking a brief break away from my paper writing (in preparation for my imminent ICFA presentation) i'll share with you my latest "c...

I enjoyed the Oscar broadcast last night--not quite as much as i did Jon Stewart's last year--but nearly. I thought Ellen was very fun...

Sacha Baron Cohen's brilliant character Borat worked perfectly when translated to the big screen. I'm overjoyed to see this morning ...

Just think of how different things might be today if William Shakespeare had won, when he ran for king in 1604. Just imagine that world. T...