Orson Scott Card infuriates me. I find him absolutely morally reprehensible. That said, he is responsible for a book that probably single-handedly defined my adolescence. And now, the more I learn about Card (like his recent re-write of Hamlet in which … Continue reading
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Compartmentalized
Sometimes I think Lovecraft was right.
Overlook-ed? On Spatial Relations in The Shining
In keeping with what is apparently a Stanley Kubrick theme, I wanted to post what I think is a pretty interesting (if slightly overblown) analysis of spatial awareness in Kubrick’s version of The Shining. Part 1 Part 2 I don’t … Continue reading
There’s an End in Sight, However Far Off
I spend more time than is probably healthy thinking about my own mortality. It’s silly, I know, yet I still remain fixated on it. I waffle back and forth between casual acceptance and sheer existential terror- I think this is … Continue reading
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Rock Me Like a Hurricane?
So apparently there’s an angry Irene knocking down my door. It’s hard for me to take a tropical storm seriously when it shares a name with Sherlock Holmes’ love interest (or as close as he gets to one, really). She … Continue reading
Why I Find iOS Interesting
To me, the fundamental difference between iOS and any of the other preceding smartphones is a difference in intent. Though there are certainly other credible mobile platforms, none have gone as far in an effort to redefine the very purpose … Continue reading