Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
So first, let’s establish Jar Jar as a skilled warrior. While this does not in itself necessitate a connection with the Physical Force, it’s highly suggestive in the Star Wars universe– very rarely do we see “normal” characters exhibiting extraordinary stuntwork or physical feats unless they are Jedi, Sith, or at least force sensitives. So…
November 7th, 2015 at the Brooklyn Commons, 7pm Join us for a screening of Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic Blade Runner followed by a panel discussion in conjunction with our upcoming course Replaceable Parts: Becoming Cyborg in America. Panelists will discuss the film through the lens of contemporary technology studies, cybernetics, and cyborg theory while paying particular attention to questions of media, mediation,…
Darth Vader after boarding Princess Leia’s ship in “Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope.” (Credit: Lucasfilm) The Daily Beast’s Asawin Suebsaeng recently noted that “neoconservative Twitter” loves the Intergalactic Empire, the putative villains of the “Star Wars” universe, prompting much harrumphing from people who think this is nothing but petty trolling. As I always…
You’ve seen a painting of Norbert Grupe. A heavy, creased brow and shoulder-length hair framing a frightening scowl, the massive work hung in the fictional Manhattan Museum of Art in Ghostbusters II. When the medieval sorcerer pictured within the painting begins to physically manifest, it is on the Ghostbusters to rally the city’s positive emotions…
When asked what’s going with Luke’s lack of appearance in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailers, director J.J. Abrams stated it’s part of the plan. “These are good questions to be asking. I can’t wait for you to find out the answer,” he said. The fact Luke is being kept away from the promotional materials is “no…
I. Two girls fall in love. One will be slightly prettier or more feminine than the other or she’ll be cooler in an untouchable way. She will inspire a certain type of awe in the first girl. For the first girl, this love — the first tentative kiss they both gave into right away, followed…
Daniel Craig recently caused controversy when he said he’d rather slash his wrists than play James Bond and he gets candid again about the 007 character in a new interview. An interviewer for The Red Bulletin told Craig, “Many men admire Bond for his way with the ladies,” and Craig responded, “But let’s not forget that…
Young people, right? They like young-people shit, like YouTube videos, Instagram selfies and crazy hair. If you hate young people but want to pander to them for some reason—like, if you have loathsome, foul-smelling stepchildren—you can always take them to see Jem and the Holograms. Jem and the Holograms is loosely based on a beloved…
START “MORE ON” SINGLE STORY BOX v. 2 END “MORE ON” SINGLE STORY BOX v. 2 Spoilers ahead for the film Goosebumps In the 10th book in the original Goosebumps series, The Ghost Next Door, Hannah Fairchild is a tween on summer vacation with nothing to do but ride her bike and suspect her new…
Claim: The Coen brothers have announced plans to begin filming a Big Lebowski sequel in January 2015. FALSE Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2014] Are they really making The Big Lebowski 2? Origins: On 10 September 2014, the National Report web site published an article positing that…