Stares at the World

Monthly Archive: December 2010

Science Fiction and Fantasy: They Don’t Mix Well 5

Fiction

Science Fiction and Fantasy: They Don’t Mix Well

A recent Freelance project got me thinking on this topic.  And since it’s the holiday season, let’s talk about something non-awful for a change. I’ve been a scion of Science Fiction since childhood, and during moments where I’m feeling particularly iniquitous I’m apt to say it’s the only genre left where there’s room to create Art; Clint Eastwood tapped the last of the Western stories waiting to be told, and I think Shakespeare pretty much covered everything else. But that’s just my own prejudice, and it’s not what I’m going to write about today.  Instead I want to talk about...

The Tribulations of a Journalist 1

Society

The Tribulations of a Journalist

A couple of articles popped up on my Digg feed today.  I can barely contain the Rage I am currently feeling. Julian Assange, a Heroic Truth Speaker from another era (Lord Knows this generation doesn’t deserve him), went to jail today, accused of a crime he didn’t commit.  He recently had his assets frozen and has been denied bail.  The British Judge involved had the gall to say that his arrest had nothing to do with Wikileaks. Christ in a Cup, this is how the Masters rule – chumps like this Judge who are just Following Orders.  They convince us...