ABOUT THE AUTHOR: From Berkeley, CA, Sonya Egoian is a junior double-majoring in Political Science and Narrative with a minor in French. "Even in the most innocent of minds, there are still secrets best left unrevealed." - Stephen King, The Outer Limits Released in June of 2012, director Ridley Scott's fifth installment of the Alien … [Read more...] about Stealing Fire: Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence and Mankind’s Identity in ‘Prometheus’
Chasing the Unicorn: Miss America
Every week, Lilian Min muses on reality + sci-fi/fantasy fiction narrative and fantastical world building in her column “Chasing the Unicorn.” I don't read a lot of comics. HAHA, AS IF. What I mean to say is, I don't read a lot of traditional comics. Yeah, I follow all those "comic book movies" as much as the next person, but I'm more about Scott Pilgrim than Superman, you … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: Miss America
Chasing the Unicorn: The Great Homestuck Experiment
Every week, Lilian Min muses on reality + sci-fi/fantasy fiction narrative and fantastical world building in her column “Chasing the Unicorn.” If you've ever been on Tumblr, and I mean, really been on Tumblr, then you'll know what Homestuck is. Actually, no, the correct way of phrasing this is that you know that there is a thing called Homestuck, but you don't really know … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: The Great Homestuck Experiment
Scrolling Scribe: Wreckless Without A Cause
Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. This week's pick comes from managing editor Lilian Min: "It's so 'typical' to write about Los Angeles and its weirdness. This story picks up on that, but also manages to convey a real drifting disconnect, and the descriptions are so ripe that you … [Read more...] about Scrolling Scribe: Wreckless Without A Cause
Chasing the Unicorn: The Demigod Dilemma
To say that I "like" Greek mythology is an understatement. In fact, in order to fully demonstrate how hilariously understatement-y that is, let me start by explaining that if you're someone I consider to be a close friend, there's a 99.99999% chance that you know one or all of the following things about me: I woke up every morning in high school to Arcade Fire's … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: The Demigod Dilemma