Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Star Trek icon Jean-Luc Picard is returning to the final frontier. And one of the people helping the beloved character boldly go once again is best-selling author Michael Chabon. Author Michael Chabon beams up with Star Trek: Discovery and the further adventures of Jean-Luc Picard. Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance The author of acclaimed novels Wonder…
After years away, Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan are back for one last battle. GIF: Star Wars: Clone Wars (Lucasfilm) 10 years ago, the Star Wars universe was forever changed with the arrival of the Clone Wars animated series. Now, for one final story, the animated show is making a beloved return. Just announced at San…
Photo by Paula Mariel Salischiker For 20 years, privacy advocates have been sounding the alarm about commercial online surveillance, the way that companies gather deep dossiers on us to help marketers target us with ads. This pitch fell flat: by and large, people were skeptical of the efficacy of targeted advertising; the ads we got…
A role-playing game for no players system design by Caitlynn Belle, setting design by Ben Lehman History GJ 237, vernacularly known as Luyten’s Star, is a largely unremarkable red dwarf star located in the constellation Canis Minor. It is twelve light years from Earth, a distance which renders it invisible to the naked eye. The…
In Netflix’s Altered Carbon, humanity can transfer consciousness from one body to another by way of an implant called a “Stack” inserted into their spinal cord. Inspired by Richard K. Morgan’s novel of the same name, the show takes place in a cyberpunk future where bodies are merely vessels for digitized human consciousness. It’s…
We’ve been debating Star Wars since the creation of Star Wars. Mikey explores the cultural and cinematic impact of a film series which quickly became the juggernaut of any film conversation. Source: How We See Star Wars (Part 1) – Movies with Mikey – YouTube
Welcome to Space the Nation, a weekly column where we’ll use the back catalog of genre fiction to makes sense of what’s happening today. My goal is to be as specific as possible. I’m interested in works that engage with immediate questions, ripped from the headlines: What happens when a news environment allows consumers to…
Photo: Disney Star Wars: The Last Jedi B+ Star Wars: The Last Jedi B+ B+ Star Wars: The Last Jedi Cast Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, Kelly Marie Tran, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro Availbility Theaters everywhere December 15 Early into The Last Jedi,…
As of writing this there’s currently an almost 40% disparity between the critics and audience’s response to the latest Star Wars on Rotten Tomatoes. For all of the high moments, satisfying pay-offs, and generally cool Star Wars stuff, a movie that runs two hours and 33 minutes is bound to fall flat in some areas….
Artist Paul Louise-Julie counts among his inspirations the words of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, the images of Star Wars and the whispers of a Senegalese elder who opened his eyes to the oral history of West Africa. Six years ago, he challenged himself to combine these influences with his skill as an…