Our history is a living history, that has throbbed, withstood and survived many centuries of sacrifice. Now it comes forward again with strength. The seeds, dormant for such a long time, break out today with some uncertainty, although they germinate in a world that is at present characterized by confusion and uncertainty. Rigoberta Menchú Tum …
It was not exasperation…. It was anger for the relentless force of evolution that insisted on endowing man with increased powers without removing the vestigial vices that prevented him from using them. Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man (1953) Werewolves, the mystical, savage beasts of the night who people are taught to fear under the glow …
Literature in the digital sphere has established a culture of dependency on technologies and tertiary hearsay about facets controlling our everyday lives. In connection we have Snowden’s exposé on the NSA’s surveillance systems and the repeal of net neutrality that allows ISP’s to have grater control over our information systems and sell our data to …
Having played through Horizon: Zero Dawn leaves my mind wracked with contemplations. Admittedly, the tribal culture theme didn’t stick much with me as my interest lies more so in the technological developments of humanity’s preservation methods and… well, robots. This game was simply charming in its approach to uncovering secrets of the Old Ones and …
Questions without answers are tantamount to an ever-consuming black hole. On the surface, it is not knowing incites a great thrill in chasing the answer, in harboring the cornerstone of discovery. On a deeper level, we might find questions to have such weight and brevity to cause an existential crisis: where did reality come from? …