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Opinion Jordan Brown Opinion Jordan Brown

I Got Wormholed!

The movies got it all wrong when it comes to traveling through a wormhole. I wasn’t in an empty space, and there were no crazy lights flashing. No, it was me and a bunch of worms. Who knew?

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Opinion Tessa Morrison Opinion Tessa Morrison

Blowing Up SciFi: NOtable Explosions in Cinema

I’ll discuss some of the most dynamite scenes in SciFi that blew up our imagination, in no particular order. (Most of these films are over 20 years old and I shouldn't worry about people crying about spoilers, but we live in a society where people blame me for their not watching classics. So, here is a warning for potential explosive spoilers ahead).

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Opinion Robyn Paxman Opinion Robyn Paxman

Love and Sex with Robots: THE RISE AND FALL OF CHOBITS

In David Levy’s book Love and Sex with Robots, he predicts by 2025 “at the latest, artificial-emotion technologies” will allow robots to be more emotionally available than the typical American human male (though that bar is fairly low). This just proves my point — sex/love robot stories should always be about male robots! Why don’t we have any of those?!

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Opinion Don Elfant Opinion Don Elfant

The Spontaneous Spectacle of Star Wars

Back in the day, we waited in line because we had to. That was the only way to see the show. By contrast, a month before its release, THE FORCE AWAKENS had already surpassed $50 million in advanced ticket sales, breaking the overall record more than eight times over.

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Opinion Jordan Brown Opinion Jordan Brown

The M83 Kids are Alright

Revisiting the band M83’s “Hurry Up We’re Dreaming” Trilogy: three music videos over which unfolds a tale of the escape, chase, and subsequent freedom of a group supernaturally gifted children. It is awesome.

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