Special Valentine’s Day Post: Low-Spirited Love Stories
“Valentine’s Day is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap” – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Ah, the 14th of February! The day is slowly, but surely,...
View ArticleSci-Fi Speaks Of US, part 1: Astronaut’s Best Foe: Short Science Fiction Film...
“One thing I love about speculative fiction is its ability to explore difficult topics. Because of it’s separation from our current timeframe, it can comment on Socio-economic and Cultural issues in...
View ArticleSci-fi Speaks Of Us, Part 2 – Love In the Time Of Media Worship: Black...
This post is my second and last part of the series “Sci-fi Speaks Of Us”. View the first part here. The rough “Black Mirror” is a three part television drama series which aired in December 2011, which...
View Article”Sinking” By Yu Dafu: A Short Story Review
“I think most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don’t, I think that’s weird” – Kirsten Dunst Yu Dafu (郁达夫) was born in Fuyang (a country-level city under...
View ArticleUnrecognized Pathos: Why Kreetta Onkelis novelette ”Beige” Should Be...
“The Letter” (1976) by Fernando Botero Kreetta Onkeli (born in 1970 in Jyväskylä) is a Finnish writer who won several awards and has been a bit of a critical darling. This year she won the Finladia...
View Article“I´ll Show It To You…”: Pearl From “Steven Universe” And The Aftermath Of...
Without a doubt, we are in a new golden age of Children´s Animation Shows. Series like “Gravity Falls” portray mystery and family dynamics. Shows like “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” details the...
View Article”Seis Vezes Lucas”: Psychological Violence And Why It´s Ok To Reject Abusive...
Note/Spoiler alert!: If you have not read this book, It is my sincere suggestion that you should read this fine novel first before reading this post. It is a book that´s fantastic with a surpising and...
View ArticleAlas, Time Goes: A Selection Of Excellent Books Of The Year So Far
2017 is already half way through. A lot has happened this year; There´s been marching for Science and Women´s rights. Wonder Woman finally got her own live action movie. The Midterm election 2018 in...
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