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Ugh, how long again have I been walking through the remains of this destroyed city? It has been a year since I last saw anyone, so I doubt I will find anyone here. But since the world ended before I was born, I often dreamed of the communities my father used to tell me about. It was just the two of us for so long, that I did not even know that there were other people out there. When he finally passed last year, he told me to get out of the town we lived in and see the world. Now, here I was, traveling all over this landmass he said used to be called North America.
By Kelly Brackett5 years ago in Futurism
In Defense of the Objectivist
The date is February 25, 1959. In a studio with famed American journalist, Mike Wallace, stood across from him one Ayn Rand. Born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum in Russia, she immigrated to the United States following her witnessing of the instability & tumultousness of the Russian Revolution & the rise of the Soviet Union. Over the course of living in America for more than 30 years she developed her skills in writing (mainly novels and screenplays). Such effort was often accomponied by intensive independent research into the philosophical writings of Aristotle; as well as the literary works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Victor Hugo, Edmond Rostand, and Friedrich Schiller. At the time of this interview before the television cameras & Mr. Wallace, she had become most prominant for her political activism in testifying before the H.U.A.C (House Un-American Activities Commitee) and her publishing of two novels which would cement her as one of the most relevant, yet controversial, philsophers in modern times; The Fountainhead & Atlas Shrugged. During the televised interview, Mike Wallace read aloud to Rand a review of Atlas Shrugged from Newsweek. According to the article, Rand was deliberatley out to destroy almost every edifice in the contemporary American way of life, Judeo-Christian religion, modified & government-regulated capitalism, & rule by the majority will. Furthermore, Wallace went on to say that other reviewers accused her of scorning churches & the concept of God with the mere stroking of the pen onto paper. When asked if such criticisms were accurate. She almost nonchalantly replied "Uhh, yes."
By Jacob Herr5 years ago in Futurism
Daily Horoscope 11/12/2020
Hey what's up everybody it is November 12, 2020 welcome to your daily collective horoscope. Today the Moon in Libra squares Jupiter in Capricorn, this alignment creates an energy that'll teach us wisdom through our experiences on how to react and respond to our relationships in a productive manner. This would be a great day to pay attention on how,the way we express ourselves, comes across to our relationships. This energy could also influence us to use our wisdom/knowledge in a manipulative manner toward our relationships causing a really tumultuous experience that'll teach us how to react and respond adequately to our relationships, it may be best to go through the experience first, even though that can put us in an uncomfortable space.
By RealestScorpio5 years ago in Futurism
Astral
I waited a full five minutes after my captors left the room before I even moved. After that five minutes, I slammed my hands straight down tearing the the binding on my wrists. Hands free, I bent over and unbound my ankles rolling my hands and feet around getting the blood flowing again, both hands and feet tingling as the feeling returned to both.
By Aidan Galloway5 years ago in Futurism
Spoilers: Season 2 Of 'The Mandalorian' May Reintroduce This Character
Boba Fett: one of the most popular and interesting characters in the history of Star Wars, and not just that, but all of pop culture. His signature Mandalorian armor has reverberated with Star Wars fans all over the globe, and ever since his debut canonical appearance in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, has spurred interest in Mandalorian culture and lore. With the bits and pieces of light shed on these in The Clone Wars and Rebels TV shows, we finally have the hit TV show The Mandalorian. And Boba Fett, although rumored to be deceased, as he was thrown into the Sarlacc it during the events of Star Wars: The Return Of The Jedi, is set to return to the screen.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Leslye Headland Teased The Next 'Star Wars' Timeline As Something You 'Don't Know Much About'
Out of every piece of modern human media, there is arguably none more beloved than Star Wars. First released in 1977 by relatively unknown filmmaker George Lucas (who previously directed the hit American Graffiti, for which was nominated for Best Picture as well as writing and directing, on top of having directed the post-diner montage in The Godfather), the film was an instant mega-hit, becoming the highest grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation, but only taking second place when adjusted for inflation. It garnered ten Oscar nominations (including Best Picture and another nominations for Lucas for writing and directing), winning seven of them.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Century Twenty-Two
During his time at Maver Tech, an always open shop that cooked noodles and meat over a wide grill had been Jack Brenner’s go to stop for dinner, most nights after leaving his last call for the Tech company. The owner, an older alien named Belkerzar, ran the shop. Jack had always called him Jemb in Titan, or “Pops” in English.
By Tristan Palmer5 years ago in Futurism
The Commander
“12 years. 12 years I have served as a rocketeer space cadet of the interstellar commission. The mission I chose to accept as I took my first steps in this field granted me the excitement of exploring the ever expanding expanse of this section of space that man has never been able to conquer therefore never corrupt. I have watched the sun come up and then set from the surface of the luminous moon. I have seen the beautiful earth do the same from that surface too. And believe you me, an earthrise is a surprise I never surmised that my eyes were deprived of until I had seen it. Such scenic teases of pieces of the Milky Way forever ingrained in the forefront of my brain. Memories that could never fade or be taken away stay hidden and safe from such threats as Alzheimer’s or amnesia. Even after a blow to the back of the dome that leaves me on my knees, you will still never see me forget the marvelous view of the moons of our neighboring planets as they move into my line of sight. I’ve seen rain fall upwards from the bottom of planets as gravity pulls the storm towards its center. I’ve watched lightning splinter and glow through the breaks in the clouds that the atmosphere holds in place somehow. But now in this moment as I realize that my line has been untied or untethered and I’ve been condemned to drift on forever, these scenes are becoming more jarring and cold, marring the memories I hold as the galaxy folds and I’m swallowed up in the crease. Please. Please, just speak to me during these, my last moments before I finally release my spirit to the darkness and unnatural peace found in the endless amounts of lightless, lifeless, nothing.”
By Youri Joseph5 years ago in Futurism
