Monday, October 28, 2013

The Human Journey Is Just Beginning . . . Or, Watching Star Trek: The Motion Picture With My Girlfriend

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For my birthday, my girlfriend got me the Blu-Ray collection of the first six Star Trek films.  And then, just to prove that she loves me,...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Geeks Vs. Nerds

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Yeah.  This basically sums it up.
Monday, October 21, 2013

Where Do Babies Come From? . . . Or, Sexism And Women In Fantasy

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A lot of electrons have been spilled recently about the presence (or lack thereof) and roles of women in fantasy stories.  Both The Mary S...
Friday, October 18, 2013

When Dominant Culture Doesn't Dominate . . . Or, Cosplay, Geek Culture, and Bourgeois Culture

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It's pretty self-explanatory By Steven McLain In the 1940s, Stetson Kennedy undertook an anti-racism campaign premised on a simple...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The Achilles Heel of Literature . . . Or, Hearing The Iliad For The First Time

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One of the unique treats of audio books is the ability to hear certain works as they were originally intended.  According to St. Augustine i...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

When Kant Played Football . . . Or, Injury and Dehumanization In College Sports

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One of the more worrying trends at Universities and colleges in the United States is the increasing emphasis on collegiate sports over aca...
Monday, October 7, 2013

The Inertia of Spectacle . . . Or, Gravity Movie Review

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This review is going to be relatively short. Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity is . . . wow.  It's just wow.  I've never seen a movie...
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