Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey | The God Complex | Film Analysis on YouTube

“I will say that the God concept is at the heart of 2001 but not any traditional, anthropomorphic image of God,” so said master filmmaker Stanley Kubrick about his breakthrough movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Learn more in this YouTube video... The imagery throughout the film strongly suggests the monolith is the working of God,… Continue reading Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey | The God Complex | Film Analysis on YouTube

The future is fat and that’s not good for anyone

Biology and physics don’t care about your body image.  Obesity is a killer according to science, but that isn’t enough to prevent a burgeoning movement championing everything from letting children eat whatever they want to envisioning a science fiction future populated by the morbidly obese. Many Americans struggle with their weight, fighting what appears to… Continue reading The future is fat and that’s not good for anyone

BOOK EXCERPT:  A few more pages from “Far From Home: The City Under the Sea”

“Mirra found an apt visual metaphor for both the hidden smoldering of human emotion and the literal unraveling of the colony in the crystal clear video footage of the hydroplant before and after the flames.  It was replayed countless times, from countless angles in the days that followed, enough for her to connect the three… Continue reading BOOK EXCERPT:  A few more pages from “Far From Home: The City Under the Sea”

BOOK EXCERPT:  A few pages from “Far From Home: The City Under the Sea”

“Mirra awoke with a kiss.  As she regained consciousness after the longest, deepest sleep of her life, it felt like flowers on her lips and falling in love.  Her vision and other senses had yet to return, but in her heart she could smell the perfume of the soft petals, heavy and intoxicating like an… Continue reading BOOK EXCERPT:  A few pages from “Far From Home: The City Under the Sea”

2021: Has the long-awaited sci-fi dystopia finally arrived?

Sometimes, it seems like we’re living in a bad sci-fi novel.  Plagues, strife, continually escalating violence.  What would some future historian say about this time and where do we go from here?  Perhaps a fictionalized account of the past 15 months can help shed light on the future... Imagine if you will, some future historian… Continue reading 2021: Has the long-awaited sci-fi dystopia finally arrived?