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Spoilers, I suppose, for the first three Dune novels … If I had one criticism for Frank Herbert’s Dune books it is that I don’t believe he had a clear plan where his stories were heading. I have quiet a few criticisms of Dune but they come from a
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Spoilers for both Total Recall and We Can Remember It For You Wholesale ... It is safe to say the movie Total Recall (1990) is not hard science fiction. It is a movie that doesn’t take the genre too seriously, and that is precisely what I love about it: If
on Oct 26
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The Mechanics of Working Class Hero
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Let me tell you what the song Working Class Hero is about. I first heard Working Class Hero on the tepid album Lennon Legend. This is a supposedly ‘best of’ album which strenuously avoids most of what is best of Lennon’s solo career. From listening to Working Class Hero
on Sep 29
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Class Struggles: The Story Mechanics of Seven Samurai
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Spoilers, I suppose … What I love about Kurosawa movies is how sentimental they are, yet not condescending. They follow storylines that are full of idealism, yet often end on a sour note, knowing societal change does not come easy, if at all. Expressed in these films is the notion that
on Sep 1
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Spoilers, I suppose … Let me tell you about the best scene in Kurosawa’s Ikiru. It is a scene only a few seconds long, has no dialogue, but is a scene that perfectly encapsulates the entire point of the movie; of its message about people’s unwillingness to step out
on Aug 4
From psychicdrool.site
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OK. So this is my new blog where I'll be posting whimsical fancies and reposting some older posts I originally put on Wordpress. For my first post I decided to post a small section of the book I'm currently working on – since it's not likely to be finished anytime soon!
on Jul 30