Something that occurred to me the other day: if natural selection and chance variables in genes from generation to generation is the main engine of change, then shouldn't animals that reproduce most rapidly show the most accelerated evolution? That is, shouldn't, say, the rabbits of today be markedly different from the rabbits of a thousand … Continue reading A Thought on Evolution
Thoughts on ‘The Phantom Menace’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi I called the original Star Wars a textbook example of storytelling. Well, if Star Wars was a textbook, The Phantom Menace is more of a case study: what happens when you give a vividly imaginative, but uneven writer unchecked control … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Phantom Menace’
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Construction of Crime
Tonight, the ebony sky above Los Angeles was bronzed with the light of destroying fire. The Loan and Financing building, only completed in June, was reduced to ashes… Sarah Rockford looked up from her notepad to where the Loan and Financing building was still being transformed into ash. The fire department was pouring water … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Construction of Crime
Thoughts on ‘Return of the Jedi’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back What started out as a simple fantasy adventure in space with Star Wars was turned into an epic by The Empire Strikes Back. Return of the Jedi faced the daunting task of bringing the whole thing to a satisfying conclusion. For my money, they … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Return of the Jedi’
Thoughts on ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special Empire Strikes Back is generally regarded as the best of the ‘Star Wars’ films, and for good reason. This is where the fun space adventure of the original film becomes something grander: something epic, yet without losing the adventure and excitement of the original. The film, as the … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
Thoughts on ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’
Past Entries: -Star Wars I wasn’t sure whether I’d including the Holiday Special in my Star Wars rewatch, for the obvious reason that it’s not really part of the series proper. But, in the end, I decided that, since I had it (in the Rifftrax version), I might as well take another look in context … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’
Thoughts on ‘Star Wars’
I have decided to do a total re-watch of the Star Wars films: all ten films (plus the Holiday Special) in order of release. Partly this is out of curiosity, partly because I’ve determined to finally see The Last Jedi now that it’s on Netflix and I want to be fully prepared. Also, I only … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Star Wars’
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Clown
Frank Catelli sat in his car, watching the children play. He had a newspaper on his lap, but wasn’t reading it. It was only for show, in case someone came up and asked what he was doing. Always best to provide yourself with an innocent excuse for anything you’re doing. In the same way, his … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Clown
REPOST: Why I Love ‘Independence Day’
Posted this last year, but since I watch the film every year, I might as well post this every year as well. When Independence Day came out, it was a huge hit, but ever since then it’s kind of become the poster-child for the big, dumb, CGI-fueled blockbusters of the late 90s. And, yes, … Continue reading REPOST: Why I Love ‘Independence Day’
Second Meditation: On Beauty
Note: This is just a series of loose thoughts written out more or less as they come, presented in the hopes that someone will find something worthwhile within them. Our society despises beauty. This may sound surprising, given how much we hear about overvaluing of physical appearance, impossible beauty standards in media, and the rest … Continue reading Second Meditation: On Beauty
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