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Marvel Cinematic Cynicism? (or is it just satire?)
Hard to believe that we’re almost two months on the other side of the release of Guardians of the Galaxy. There was a long moment where the movie’s success was an uncertainty. It was probably the biggest risk Marvel Studio’s … Continue reading
Back to the Island: Back to the Beach
Today marks the official tenth anniversary of that Sunset on the Beach where ABC premiered the two-hour pilot of LOST. And what an evening (and series) it was! Had the chance to say a few words in yesterday’s Star-Advertiser (not … Continue reading
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Back to the Island: Beyond Science and Faith
One of the strongest themes that runs throughout six seasons of LOST is the potential conflict of science and faith. From almost the beginning, Locke was the man of faith placed in contrast to Jack’s man of science. It’s interesting … Continue reading
A Banner for Five Armies
I haven’t said much about the imminent release of final installment of The Hobbit (which isn’t to say that I have nothing to say, mind you). I’ve got a theory and I’m excited, but I’d rather put those thoughts down … Continue reading
Watch Out for the Watch?
It’s not that I have a problem with technology; my problem is with how we (don’t) think about how it affects the way our world actually works. Part of this problem stems from my becoming an old codger. Another part … Continue reading
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Back to Square One with U2
And we were all wondering why U2’s latest album was so long in dropping . . . I found out about the release of Songs of Innocence at the end of a half-day at work. Took a brisk walk home … Continue reading
Back to the Island: Live Together, Die Alone
It’s difficult to believe what LOST would’ve been like without Jack. The show’s creators originally planned to kill the character off in the pilot. In the end, though, Jack was the real through-line for many of us. Season One of … Continue reading
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Google and a God Named Theuth
From Michael Harris’s The End of Absence: In Plato’s Phaedrus, we hear Socrates describing how a king from Egypt called Thamus informed the god Theuth that the phonetic alphabet was not so great a gift. The god was particularly chuffed … Continue reading
Back to the Island: Ten Years of LOST
This month marks the tenth anniversary of the premiere of LOST. It was ten years ago September 22 that ABC premiered the Hawaii-based show down on the beach in Waikiki. The rest, for many of us, is history (and alternate … Continue reading
Into Dalek-ness
It took a good while before the Daleks were brought back full-strength in the Doctor Who reboot a few years ago. If memory serves, we only got one in the first season. Looks like we’re getting one again . . … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 