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Neuromancer: Time Vertigo
I’m OK with the new words and old words used in new ways, I’m OK with the technology-machinistic nature of people, places and things. BUT, the context of time seems to be notably missing from Neuromancer. I’m not sure why, even now, I still feel the need to have this context. It’s pretty clear things […]
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Another Response to Blame Shifting
In response to the two posts about blame shifting, I found it interesting that it’s so natural to assign blame, whether it is us or in Who Goes There or in the movie or, even, in The Thing short story. Pitying something, as The Thing did in the last short story suggest some sort of […]
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Albatross! Albatross!
In Who Goes There, the thing is inhumanly human, where imitation is not only a form of flattery, but a means of survival and prosperity. Campbell presents his what if the world was overrun by this monster and poses the question how do you know if something is real or an imitation. Near the end […]
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What if the world ended as we knew it?
In the Comet, the comet signified a social leveling force, where for but a moment, “Death [the comet’s destruction became], the leveler! … And the revealer” (268) Du Bois presents his what if the world ended and there were only two very different people left, what might happen. In this new world, the black man […]
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Portal & Cube(s)
Portal reminds me of Cube, Cube2, Cube Zero
Jim Henson (Muppetman) made a earlier version in 1969
Frankenstein: Science Fiction or (some sort of) Philosophical Fiction?
I have finished Frankenstein and been left wondering – is it science fiction or some sort of philosophical fiction? While Victor’s Aggripa-like creation of the creature could certainly be described as science fiction (in lay terms), I feel like it is more like a springboard to discuss philosophical questions such as: nature vs. nurture; good […]
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Frankenstein Vol I: Who’s Watching Who?
Function Follows Form or Form Follows Function? The epistolary form serves to set up a panopticon of sorts where, at first, I feel like a stalker of sorts (reading the letters) then pulled into, even involved in the narration, by the use of first perso… Continue reading
Hello world!
I was struggling to figure out what to call my blog. So, here I sat trying to be original (or maybe just different). I thought it was very ironic (apropos even) that the course number would be (Fahrenheit) 451 – one of the best classic sci-fi books ever! Then I remembered one of my favorite catch phrases […]
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