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Lo Fi Sci Fi: Infest Wisely

Recently I discovered a fascinating topic of discussion over at Alex Cunningham’s website Oddbill*. The topic is Lo Fi Sci Fi and Mr. Cunningham, AKA Oddbill himself, is doing an excellent job of finding, reviewing and contexualizing a sub genre I had little to no inroads with before finding his blog. Until today my first … Continue reading

Heart of the Matter 12/07/09

What Happens When a War Isn’t Winnable? Foreword: I wrote the following piece over four years ago for Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind and the Philadelphia City Paper. On the eve of President Obama’s announcement of a major escalation in Afghanistan, it’s sadly timely. I hope there won’t be cause to reprint it four years … Continue reading

I've Learned Power Point!

So today at work I decided to utilize the technology at work and create a power point assignment, since it would help me greatly. Thing is I’ve never really used it before. I made one power point presentation before in high school, and never did another one. That was a long time ago. I can’t … Continue reading

Loomings: The Empire Strikes Back

The other day Devin wrote up a very good list of “superior sequels” (http://chud.com/articles/articles/21…ELS/Page1.html) in which he wrote this about The Empire Strikes Back: The Empire Strikes Back – After Empire, Star Wars almost seems quaint. Irving Kershner and screenwriters Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan open up the Star Wars universe in a major way, … Continue reading