By Sarah Ingerson As we all know, this past week was Spring Break, aka the time when I cram in as many movies as possible. There were some decent ones (Wild Target) and some not so decent ones (Please, never make me watch You Again….again). But, I also saw some mid-range ones like I Am Number Four, a film which probably belongs on the not so decent side of the ratings, but … [Read more...] about Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: I am Number….OoOo explosion!
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Because Jodie Foster Didn’t Make Contact With A Damn Thing Anyway
By Andrew Ramirez * I think it was Hemingway who said that all good writers need a built-in, shockproof bullshit detector. I wonder what he meant by that. Maybe he meant all writers need it because half the time they're the ones bullshitting, and it's good to smell what you're saying sometimes. Or maybe he said it because he himself was bullshitting at that exact moment in … [Read more...] about Because Jodie Foster Didn’t Make Contact With A Damn Thing Anyway
Missadventures – Spring Break
As Missadventures has been on hiatus for the week of Spring Break, this week we'll be welcoming you back with a lovely, poignant collection of Miss's photography from around the world. Exhibit A - Vegas Girl: We're not sure who this girl is, but she's having a great New Years...and probably ate a lot of lipstick that night. Exhibit B - Skippyballen Racing, … [Read more...] about Missadventures – Spring Break
Re:play – Code + “Life Itself”
by Jason Lipshin The previous talk I attended for the digital studies symposium was a lecture by Paul Dourish titled “Bits and Atoms,” but it could equally apply to this week’s presentation by Chandler McWilliams – an artist likewise working at the intersection of the organic and the computational. Although this merger has, of late, been tied to some ethically dubious … [Read more...] about Re:play – Code + “Life Itself”
Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: Oh no, it’s Them!
by Sarah Ingerson Sometimes, I’m pretentious; this week was one of those times. After listening to one of my screenwriting professor’s recommendation for five or so minutes, I decided to watch Them, or Ils (It’s French! Hence the pretentiousness). It’s a horror movie about all the horrible things strangers can do to each other, especially in the middle of nowhere Romania. … [Read more...] about Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: Oh no, it’s Them!