The genius work of Phillip K. Dick continues; Blade Runner’s thematic material has made its way beyond simply suggesting the distinction between “real human” and replicant is artificial/synthetic itself, to suggesting that in this future world of social decay, our replicant slaves become the last remnants of actual humanity. Humans dehumanize… Continue reading
If He is nothing, can’t something come from Him? – The pure dialectical genius of Stephan Colbert. It brings to mind St. Augustine’s provocation that the Church should accept the persuasive conclusions of science, a conception Galileo appealed to in vein while up against Papal censure: Continue reading
Welcome back to the wonderful world of the Multiverse War Chronicles….. I’m very excited to announce the arrival of Uther Armories and the Third Deep! My second novel, a considerable improvement in just about every aspect of writing from the first. (synopsis below the cover image fragment) I’ve been selling… Continue reading
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve seen the Black Panther movie (twice) and I’ve finally taken the time to write about it. First off, I really enjoyed the movie, and though there were points of contention, I was over all very satisfied with what I saw. It was at… Continue reading
I finally got around to catching up with the latest season of Black Mirror. Overall my favorite season, and especially episodes one, four, five and six. The finale (Black Museum) was an excellent crown piece. Some random thoughts: Is the future of neuroscience all about the transferring of consciousness? Let’s… Continue reading
Corthustra: I’m doing okay atm, in general not so great. Earlier tonight I was doubting I would make it for the long haul. Lulu: Long haul? You working an overnight? Corthustra: Nah, life Lulu: Huh whatcu mean? Corthustra: Knowledge is really the void of knowledge Lulu: Codified or uncodified? Corthustra:… Continue reading
Christmas Eve 2017 – me and my brother embark on an epic journey to the local cinema in preparation for the holidays. We decided on a double feature, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Well done. Good science-fiction is more than just being epic, and… Continue reading
And the film wars continue: I understand I’m on the side of a real underdog in DC right now. Suicide Squad was a big “ehh” and despite the public praise I actually found Wonder Woman to be a terrible disappointment. Perhaps my hopes were too high. I have yet to… Continue reading
The work of Philip K Dick has had a tremendous influence on my own writing, his corpus is monumental, his ideas of another dimension: Continue reading
It’s early evening. Zeke, Nate, and Harun go racing around the boarder of what’s left of the city since the zombie apocalypse. Harun is desperately leading the way on a journey for the best local shawarma, or at least according to Yelp. Three the hard way, trying to make it… Continue reading
