Review When Einstein Walked with Gödel Math and philosophy have always been two sides of the same coin to me. One uses numbers and symbols to build logical arguments, and the other uses words as its tools. While the goals look different, they are actually very similar. Both disciplines seek to explain the beauty of … Continue reading Review: When Einstein Walked with Gödel
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Weekly Reading Roundup 8 April 2018
Weekly Reading Roundup 8 April 2018 Last week's Reading Roundup got delayed due to my great news! Friday, I wrote about the cover reveal of an anthology in which two of my essays are being published. So, this weekly reading roundup for the first week is here. Cultural Appropriation A Twitter thread by Calvin Wong … Continue reading Weekly Reading Roundup 8 April 2018
Review: Think Again
Modern American society is one big competition for people's attention. From phones to television to social media, our attention span decreased to nothing. At the same time, the so-called culture wars deepened the divide in our two party system. While political division exists all through US history, it is much more extreme than just twenty … Continue reading Review: Think Again
Review: Arrivals (Born to the Blade S1E1)
Serialized stories are not new. Magazines often published novels and stories in parts, but this form of storytelling fell out of popularity as audiences switched to novels. Novellas and novelettes also declined in popularity, but in the past few years, the form has gotten renewed interest. So, why not serialized stories? Serial Box is answering … Continue reading Review: Arrivals (Born to the Blade S1E1)
Review: A Brotherhood of Spies
The Lockheed U-2 occupies a unique spot in both aerospace and military history. Operated by the US Air Force but property of the Central Intelligence Agency, the U-2 wrested technology from the military to put it into the hands of the fledgling intelligence community. The CIA wouldn't be the lovable spy palace it is today … Continue reading Review: A Brotherhood of Spies
Review: Binti
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor is another Tor.com novella that I bought some time ago but am only recently reading. Like The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, Tor.com procured and produced an excellent story. Ms. Okorafor's tale of a Himba girl's travel into space is fantastic. I loved Binti, and lucky for me, there's two more novellas … Continue reading Review: Binti
Review: Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
In the fantasies that I read, the caravan guards are rarely given more than a fighter's role. In Kai Ashante Wilson's Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, the focus is the caravan guards and the two special men among them. The novella succeeds on the relationships between this men. To review Sorcerer of the Wildeeps properly, I … Continue reading Review: Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
Go See Black Panther
I saw Black Panther this past weekend. I have a lot of thoughts about it, but due to deadlines, I don't have the time to write up those thoughts. In short, go see Black Panther. Visually, it was fantastic. The action, the character development, everything worked well together. The story wasn't groundbreaking, but it worked. … Continue reading Go See Black Panther
Review: White Sand Volume 2
White Sand Volume 2 The world of the Cosmere expands in the latest volume of Brandon Sanderson's White Sand graphic novel. In White Sand volume 2, we follow Kenton as he tries to save the sand masters by making political deals. Does he succeed despite the assassins that are set against him? TL;DR Fun adventure … Continue reading Review: White Sand Volume 2
Review: Dresden Files Dog Men
Solid if straight forward comic set in the Dresden Files universe. Recommended for fans of the series that want more than just the novels.