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How 'Black Mirror' Changed My Social Media Habits. Top Story - April 2018.
Of all nineteen episodes of Black Mirror, the third season premiere, “Nosedive,” was the hardest for me to watch. There was no bestiality, no murder, no consciousness-transfer. It wasn’t as shocking as “White Bear” or as disturbing as “Black Museum.” Sure, there was advanced technology, but it was nothing like the synthetic husband in "Be Right Back."
By Katherine J. Zumpano8 years ago in Futurism
Ready Player One Movie Review
Released: 28th March 2018 (UK) Length: 140 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Steven Spielberg Since their beginnings half a decade ago, gaming has risen to become a fledgling part of pop culture, but it’s rare to see a major film release tribute them so absolutely. Spielberg, a fan of the medium himself, has now turned his attention to Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, a love letter to geek culture from the eighties to the present.
By Robert Cain8 years ago in Futurism
'Ready Player One' A Cautionary Tale?
So, Ready Player One opened in North America yesterday to what appears to be pretty good reviews, which is no doubt exciting for the book's author Ernest Cline, but it would appear that there are messages within the film that should perhaps give those viewing it some pause.
By Christina St-Jean8 years ago in Futurism
Hope, There Is: 5 Highlights From 'Star Wars Rebels' Series Finale
When it was revealed that story lines in the fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels will lead up to events depicted in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, fans of the Disney XD animated series feared that many key characters—if not all—may not be alive by the last episode.
By Marguerita Tan8 years ago in Futurism
Non Pagans Are Suspicious
We pagans are an altruistic lot, what with giving each other rides to covens as well as events. We pagans do our best to help our species as much as the rest of humanity does. But then there are some people who are perpetually suspicious of good intentions. The sorts of people who are cynical and don’t lift a finger. I’m contemplating volunteering at a soup kitchen sometime soon. I need to do something with my time other than writing. So yes, I have to go volunteer at places like my local mental illness support group branch.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Futurism
The Explosion
My eyes scanned over the heads of the students, bent over their notes—so unaware of the danger they were in. They needed to get out, I needed to get out...unable to help myself, my gaze wandered over to him. He needed to get out. I wanted to jump up, scream at all of them to run, hide, just get away as far as they could. And more than once, I had risen slightly in my seat, more than once, I had opened my mouth to say something—but then in my mind, I saw them. I saw the people I loved most in the world dying...dying to save the people I hated all my life. Well, most of them, anyway. I looked up at him again. He looked distracted. He wasn’t watching the teacher anymore, just staring at the back wall, his brow furrowed in concentration. It was a desperate attempt, I know that, even as I tried it. He wasn’t like me...he couldn’t be like me. Nobody was like me. Nevertheless, my eyes looked to the back of his head, I screamed in my mind. Almost instantly, he flinched, and straightened in his seat. But that couldn’t be right...he couldn’t be...it was just my imagination. But even as I thought this, I saw him look around the room, searching the faces of all the students, his eyes coming closer, and closer. Hurriedly, I looked down, staring heatedly at my paper until I felt him turn away. Then, an idea struck me. A horrible idea. But...it might work. Taking a deep breath, I concentrated on him again.
By Jade Brown8 years ago in Futurism
The Ant People
The Anasazi Indians are a mysterious group of people that used to dwell in caves in an area now known as the "Four Corners" during the Archaic Period. Anasazi means "Ancient Enemy" by the Navajo, who now prefer to call them "Ancient Ones." Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah all converge at the "Four Corners," and Archaeologists have been investigating the homes of the "cliff-dwellers" since its discovery in 1888. Part of this area is in Mesa Verde National Park, Arizona. "Mesa Verde" means "green table." Have you read my article on the Grand Canyon & Ancient Mythology? In the late 13th Century, the Anasazi started to build their homes into the cliffs. Archaeologists believe it was for protection and to better defend themselves against enemies. After about only 30 years, during the 14th Century, they began to seal the doorways and abandon their cliff homes to never return.
By Lady Sunday8 years ago in Futurism
Why 'Star Wars' Has NOT Been Ruined!
Recently, I wrote a satirical article called "Complaining About 'Return of the Jedi' the Way People Complain About 'The Last Jedi'", and the point of that article was to joke about how if Return of the Jedi was released to the SW fans of 2018, they would be complaining about it the same way they complain about The Last Jedi.
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in Futurism
