Maybe it's just me, but the "disaffected white nerd boy gets validated for being a white nerd" genre trope is getting tired. What-ever, cry more kid. Your cushy middle class life is so hard. Most of the time, these characters have done absolutely nothing to deserve my respect or empathy, so I don't see the reason that I should be excited about ( Read more... )

"The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. But how can you buy or sell the sky? The land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them ( Read more... )

Mario: Back to the Start by jackbliss ( Read more... )

I think that declawing a cat is disgusting and inhumane.

February 4th, 2006
Future Imperfect

In researching images for the TechnoGarden, I came upon a lot of images of what our world might look like one day in the future. The one I liked best was a short shot from the film Serenity (2005, Joss Whedon) which is a sci-fi film that features a contrast of worlds and planets: the “civilized” and developed ( Read more... )

January 28th, 2006
Water“Water promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century ( Read more... )