When the end of the world arrives, will you be ready? An indeterminate amount of media and literature covers our impending doom, whether that be climate change, a supernova, aliens invading our earth and so on. The zombie, however, is noted to be a sudden onset of societal degradation. Their existence always provokes a catastrophe, …
With the innovation of the Ai-Da robot, designed by Engineered Arts and hailed as the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist, I am astounded by the Ai-Da units’ propensity for creating art, particularly its fondness for techno-cubism. Whether or not this is achieved through preprogramming or not does not eliminate the skill necessary to make Ai-Da …
Science fiction has often thrown readers and viewers for a loop in a WHAT IF scenario in parallel universes and alternate realities. It also happens to be one of my favorite topics despite the massive headaches I am left with when considering them, as the existential crisis raised by this rabbithole of questions is… interesting …
Having recently finished George Kay’s caper Netflix series Lupin, I was blown away at the intricate adaptation (and expansion) of Maurice LeBlanc’s adamant gentleman burgler, Arsene Lupin. Equally as amazing was Omar Sy’s magnetic, multidimensional character Assane Diop comprised of both heart and fine style. That said, the series has the right balance of humor, …
Reading is a basic literacy skill, yet agonizing to conjure concentration for it. It is difficult if for no other reason than the text existing in the past, with references and signposts unknown to you and therefore opaque and complex. There is no guarantee we will understand the author’s intend either, let alone the deeper …