Andor season 2 Has been less of a big thing than expected. So far. This is more about the online media landscape than about Andor. TV was once transitory. Watch it or miss it. Streaming shows are becoming more like books. People know Andor will still be there, so are watching it in their ownContinue reading “Damo’s thoughts on Andor (so far)”
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The De-Terminator : free will vs determinism in the Terminator
Terminator is an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Arnold’s physique is the star of the film The progressive decay of the Body into the Machine is his co-star With the special effects that animated the Terminator as best supporting actor Watch the full video essay Subscribe to the Science Fiction podcast for the extended audio commentary LINKContinue reading “The De-Terminator : free will vs determinism in the Terminator”
The science fiction novel that destroyed socialism
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin is a novel written at the beginning of the future. It’s hard to remember today, after Logan’s Run, The Handmaid’s Tale and Hunger Games made “dystopia” an entertainment genre, but when Yevgeny Zamyatin was writing in the early 1920s, it was only beginning to dawn on humanity just how bad the future might be. OrContinue reading “The science fiction novel that destroyed socialism”
The cyberpunk comic that kicked neoliberalism in the nuts
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Lost & Found
We’re further from a 21st century mythos than ever I set myself the quixotic task of finding a new mythos for the 21st century back in the early days of Covid. At first that search was the thesis of my course Writing the 21st Century Myth, then the Science Fiction podcast, then the channel. AndContinue reading “Lost & Found”
Why MAGA loves UFOs
The real revolution behind Andor
Orwell saw Big Elon coming
Did George Orwell see Big Elon coming?
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The magical space communism of Star Trek TNG
The Enterprise-D doesn’t have union reps
Instead it has an HR manager
So. Is the US an oligarchy?
You should buy your books on Amazon
Why is it not such a good idea to “walk away” from tech platforms like Amazon, Facebook etc? A number of people responded with their own decisions to walk away from these platforms after my last post on Walk Away Syndrome WAS. I’m not here to critique anyone’s personal decisions made for their own healthContinue reading “You should buy your books on Amazon”
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