Category Archives: social commentary

Science Fiction and the Parasitic Human

September 3rd, 2010 | Posted in science fiction, social commentary

Recently James Lee made national headlines when he entered the Discovery Channel building, took hostages, and threatened to kill them and blow up the building. Thankfully the situation ended with the hostages escaping unharmed and the only loss of life came with the gunman at the hands of law enforcement. In the wake of the […]

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Barack Obama: The Twilight Zone Revisited

March 24th, 2010 | Posted in political commentary, satire, social commentary, Twilight Zone

As the nation continues to debate the health care reform bill, now the law of the land, it is interesting to recall one of the more curious aspects of the legislation. During the debate as Democrats rallied votes within their own party to pass the bill, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made the strange […]

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AVATAR: Probing Beyond Visuals to Culture and Identity

December 26th, 2009 | Posted in Avatar, digital technologies, fantasy, science fiction, social commentary

My latest article for Cinefantastique Online is now available at this link, a review and commentary on AVATAR. Following is an excerpt: In regards to Na’vi religion, some commentators have referred to it as pantheism, but this is technically inaccurate. The Na’vi believe that Eywa, the divine “All Mother,” is connected to and in some […]

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The Dark Knight: Batman, Bush, and the American Conscience

January 17th, 2009 | Posted in Batman, fantasy, social commentary, The Dark Knight

I admit that when it comes to being able to take in the latest box office happenings I am often late to the party. Time and budgetary restraints mean that I usually take in recent films as they come out on DVD. Thankfully the lag between box office and DVD debuts are shrinking these days. […]

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