Post Mortem: OPPENHEIMER
Oppenheimer and the Legacy of Genius An essay by John Burke *** “(They need us) … until they don’t.” – J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) *** Any scientists involved in any kind of significant break-through would do well to be mindful of the above quote. Probably all creative innovators have felt the sting of this […] Read More
LOSING THE MESSAGE
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) *** Movie mogul Samuel Goldman reportedly once said, “If ya wanna send a message, use Western Union.” (1) But despite Samuel Goldman’s misgivings, many authors do set out to deliver a message in their work, sometimes to great effect. Certainly, Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is one of those […] Read More
Post Mortem: DON’T LOOK UP
Don’t Look Up and the Impotence of Today’s Political Satire (An essay by John Burke, January 15, 2022) *** There’s an odd phrase that comes from a religious context that states one shouldn’t preach to the choir. Historically, organizations like the Roman Catholic Church took that premise to the ridiculous extreme. To follow the Judaeo-Christian […] Read More
SALVAGERS BOOK LAUNCH
*** August 1, 2020 HELLO EVERYONE! We would like to announce the long-delayed BOOK LAUNCH for SALVAGERS A Satirical Science Fiction Novel By John Glenn Burke “How rich would you be if you lost all your money?” Dax Goodman, the world’s last surviving Doctor of Theology, finds himself marooned on a frontier outpost far from […] Read More
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
SETI AND THE DANGERS OF MAGICAL THINKING An Essay, May 19, 2020 *** “The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.” ― Carl Sagan, Contact *** Scientists at the University of Nottingham have recently speculated […] Read More
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TIME TO RETHINK THAT TESLA?
Introducing Tesla Conversion Kits! Satire, February 21, 2020 *** With the price of gasoline tumbling like a lava down a volcano, maybe it’s time to rethink that elaborate electric vehicle you spent so much money on. As the chrona virus picks up steam, it doesn’t look like this is going to change […] Read More
HAVE YOU EVER QUESTIONED THE NATURE OF REALITY?
Westworld and the Courage of Storytellers An Essay, December 29, 2019 *** “Have you ever questioned the nature of your own reality?” — Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright) With the release of Season 3 of Westworld just a few months away, HBO has again promised to create a lavish, though probably slightly distasteful, experience for […] Read More