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The philosophy of Video Games
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3 years, 6 months ago
SEASON 1 FINALE : Writing the 21st Century Myth
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3 years, 10 months ago
What does a metamodern future look like?
We’re in a civilisational war between the pre-modern, the modern, and the post-modern. Or to give them their “culture war” names – the Reactionary, …
3 years, 11 months ago
Why ‘The Boys’ failed – thoughts on mythopathic storytelling
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4 years ago
Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman – The High Cost of Fantasy
There’s a reason why Neil Gaiman is the most famous writer scifi, horror & fantasy ever made. That rockstar reputation didn’t start with appearances…
4 years ago
Psychohistory : we are in a Seldon Crisis
Psychohistory is among the most important ideas born in science fiction. A science that allows us to predict the future of human civilisation. It’s …
4 years, 1 month ago
The anti-human religion of Transhumanism
Transhumanism makes grand claims about the future of humankind, from genetic engineering and artificial wombs to immortality and uploading humanity …
4 years, 2 months ago
The Superman archetype and American Imperialism
When did Superman get so “Dark”?
He’s as American as apple pie, coca-cola and black-ops interventions in the politics of other sovereign nations.
Su…
4 years, 2 months ago
LitFic vs SciFi – the consilience position
Why does science fiction not get the respect it deserves…from literary fiction?
It’s the East coast vs West cost gangster rap rivalry but fiction wr…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Northman : a map of the Unfathered man (with intro)
Batman. Luke Skywalker. Conan. Paul Atreides. And now The Northman. Just a few of the Unfathered men that dominate our storytelling. Why are we obse…
4 years, 3 months ago