“The Thing–Storyboard to Film Comparison”
A side by side comparison of Michael Ploog’s storyboards and shots from John Carpenter’s The Thing.
“Strange & Norrell : II–On Fairies & Witchcraft”
John Reppion continues his discussion of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell at The Daily Grail, “pluck[ing] out some of the more easily disentangled fragments of folklore, magic, and the like from the book (and the show) and takes a closer look at them.” This time, he considers fairies […]
Understanding the Aliens
I’ve read plenty of good “first contact” stories, and a few great ones. A personal favorite, The Mote in God’s Eye, goes some distance to portraying the tragically insurmountable gulf that might appear when two very different species encounter one another. But no one has realized that gulf […]
“On Object Permanence in the WWE”
Calvin Kasulke explains the role of object permanence–or the lack thereof–among wrestlers in the WWE.
Gorgeous Handcut Paper Microbes and Pathogens
A gallery of Rogan Brown’s handcut paper microbes and pathogens. (Thanks, Ceil!)
Interview with Lexi Alexander
The Kernal interviews director Lexi Alexander about the film industry, the ACLU investigation of gender discrimination in Hollywood, the connection between file-sharing and gender equality, trying to get an Arab-led series on television and the problem with crowdfunding.
The Cultural Gutter 