Archive for October, 2007

Seriously, we need to have a Science Fiction Film Festival for Scientsts

October 7th, 2007

I mean, we all know where this is heading:
Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth.
Of course, that’s not really the problem, [...]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for President . . . of the United States of America?

October 3rd, 2007

If the Republican Party is searching for a candidate that appeals to their religious conservative base, they need look no further. According to sources who are close to the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expressed interest in a possible run for Republican nomination in the 2008 election. When asked about the Constitutional requirement of being [...]

The Most Intense Voice Around: Diamanda Galas

October 2nd, 2007

The first time I heard Diamanda Galas was in a car, driving through the fog at 2 am, listening to her Plague Mass
being played on WRIU. Freaked me the fuck out - wasn’t sure if I was hearing a human or a demon or an angel.
I’ve seen her live twice and both times have been [...]

An Impressionist Review of Paul Auster’s The Book of Illusions

October 1st, 2007

This is the kind of book that punches you, not unkindly, in the gut. A book about loss and redemption, sure. That’s the easy stuff kiddo. Death is almost a necessity for novelists - I mean, without death, what would the motivation for so many stories be? Auster presents another kind of death in his [...]

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