Deconstructing Cinema: The Matrix (Static Mass Emporium)

I take the plunge and choose
the red pill in part 13 of Deconstructing Cinema with
The Matrix...

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November 18th, 2011

A masterpiece on alternative history and science, Joseph P. Farrell’s book Genes, Giants, Monsters And Men is a speculative and riveting trip back to a strange future.

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The History Of Futures Past
September 4th, 2011

I will for ever remember the summer of 2011 — for its beauty, for its light and for its tranquillity, and despite its anger and rage and the prophecy of change…

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The Last Summer Of Peace
March 27th, 2011

When I discovered the art of Michelle “Shell” Rummel, I was instantly mesmerized by her work. She masters complexity and simplicity in fascinating ways.

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The Equilibrium Of Senses
March 6th, 2011

When I was young, I often slept on a wooden giant that had outgrown eternity in the garden of my grandparents. My grandmother told me she saw pictures…

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The Age Of Trees
July 17th, 2010

Review of Alastair Reynolds’ novel Terminal World. Sooner or later we will see a movie that is based on or at least inspired by a an Alastair Reynolds novel…

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Steampunk Opera
May 2nd, 2010

The Giza pyramids are the biggest headstones in human history, Pharaoh tombs, old as the hills and shrouded in mysteries – an impressive sight with a back story…

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Memories Of Giza
March 1st, 2010

Louise Bourgeois’ Maman in front of the Tate Modern (London) was a celebrity in its own right. The ‘message’ though seems too simple and too complex for superficial stardom…

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Spider, Mom
February 11th, 2010

The London Eye, an observation wheel in the middle of London, with a circumference of 1.392ft (424m), and a 25 miles (40km) view on a clear day…

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Changing Perspectives
January 16th, 2010

A photographer is not a painter is not a photographer… though both are creating the same thing: images. If you’ve ever done both, even at the same time…

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Look And See