Jul
30
A Theology of The Book of the New Sun: God and Creation
Part one of a theological investigation of Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun
13 min read
Sci-fi
Science fiction (or sci-fi) often lauds itself as the "literature of ideas"--but how accurate is that? Reviews and analysis of sci-fi feature here regularly.
Apr
02
The Day(s) the Earth Stood Still
The 2008 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still is a flawed but still worthwhile movie, addressing technology and humanity, but also the nature of remakes.
9 min read
Mar
02
We Weren't Prepared for How Stupid the AI Struggle Would Be
Science fiction depicted the rise of AI as thrilling, existentially complex, and philosophically rich. The real world crisis is a lot dumber.
12 min read
Dec
11
The Sincerity of Videogame Storytelling
Games have always had good writing (if you knew where to look). Now, more creators are using the medium to tell stories that only games can.
10 min read
Aug
19
Has Science Fiction Ever Been Modern?
How modern is sci-fi, anway? Its Golden Age featured narratives of ascent and decline, the binary of Foundation or A Canticle for Leibowitz. But modernity is more complicated than either progress or regress.
15 min read
Jul
23
The Book of the New Sun Is the Dark Souls of Books
Gene Wolfe and Dark Souls are both difficult and engrossing. In demanding rereading and replaying, they resist the passivity of consumer culture.
17 min read