Westworld: Where Ethics Reign?
I was an early onboarder of the Westworld fan bus and, as I ride into this third season, the excitement is still very much within me as we settle into the journey that follows vengeance-hunting robot Dolores, now set free into a sleek future society in which an AI system …
Ad Astra and the Pursuit of Nothing
A story about a man in space, sure, but not just a story about a man in space. Rather, Ad Astra is an existential thrill ride about what it means to be a man in space. And what does it mean really? For Brad Pitt’s Roy McBride, directed by James Gray, it means a life …
The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore by Benjamin Hale
If you’re not someone totally shut off to the idea that animals aren’t so different from humans, and that primates in particular can tell us a lot about humans’ own evolutionary process, The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore is a book you must read. The novel, written as a memoir …
Thailand: Exploring the Historic Ruins of Sukhothai
As a cultural overnight trip from your Bangkok base or as part of a longer journey up towards Chiang Mai, Sukhothai is a must-see for history geeks and culture vultures alike. A kingdom once ruled over by the Khmer empire, Sukhothai is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site home…
To Fight Climate Change We First Must Tackle the Lobbyists
When we think about the devastating effects of climate change, current and future, it’s easy to feel so helpless as to want to forget. Am I to blame? Are my cheap light bulbs accelerating the destruction of our ecosystem? Is my carbon footprint the only lasting impact I’ll have…
Jim Carrey Gives us Truth as Children's TV Host in Kidding
Post-spiritual awakening Jim Carrey is Carrey at his best. It’s further than you ever thought he could get from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and yet Jeff Pickles, the central character of Kidding , still holds a similar sort of intrigue. Distant from anyone we know, yet relata…
On Trusting Instincts: The Kavanaugh Assault is All Too Real
Comments sections are bitter lands. They run by different laws where no one’s safe and everyone’s a prisoner of their own poor grammar. An opinion, it seems, needs to be caps-locked in order for it to be valid. Bandying insults of nationality and lowered intelligence has be…
