Finite Jest
*** Since its release in the mid-nineties, I had always intended to read ‘Infinite Jest’, the Seinfeldian(1) epic of biblical proportions by David Foster Wallace. With twenty years having passed since its publication, I have only just found the time and the mental capacity to absorb it, after three unsuccessful attempts. Written between 1993 and […] Read More
Commercial And Broadway
In 2007, Kirsten Mellin and I decided make a short documentary about the amazing Vancouver neighbourhood where we lived at the time. The result was a half hour snapshot of some of the interesting characters that live around one of the busiest traffic intersections in North America. Please enjoy: 1,071 total views Read More
Spitiruality in Science Fiction Cinema
An Essay by John Burke – December 8, 2013 In response to the essay: How to Put God in a Movie* By Albert J. Bergesen, Professor of Sociology – University of Arizona *** Many people who are unfamiliar with the genre think that Science Fiction, whether in books or movies, is sterile and Godless. Many […] Read More
Annie’s Gravity Theory
Observations of Micro-scale Effects on Macro-scale Gravity Written by John Burke Abstract The experimenter proposes that gravity is not a continuous smooth effect, but something applied in a series of discreet steps. Evidence based on experimental physical simulations suggest gravity is indeed subject to the rules of the subatomic world. Digital, not analogue. In other […] Read More- 3 of 3
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