Tag: Criticism
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
Post Mortem: ‘AD ASTRA’
Dark Portrayals of White Male Angst (An essay by John Burke, Sept 30, 2019) *** Months ago I bought into the media blitz for the newest science fiction blockbuster starring Brad Pitt called Ad Astra (wr. Ethan Gross and James Gray/dir. James Gray). Not since the 2016 release of Arrival (wr. Eric Heisserer/dir. Denis Villeneuve) […] Read More
Losing Our Way
Robert Pirsig and The Corrosive Effect of Dualism “Making… an art out of your technological life is the way to solve the problem of technology.” — Robert M. Pirsig, (Interview, NPR, 1974) *** Robert Pirsig died today. For those who do not know who Robert Pirsig was, it might be difficult to describe how […] Read More