Avatar, the Movie
It is always fascinating to read critical analyses of popular films when the writer actually
Up in the Air with Avatar
"Being in the air is the last refuge for those that wish to be alone."
Lost and Indiana Jones
I have been thinking about the relationship between the new Indiana Jones movie and the television show, Lost.
Euston Manifesto (1)
After years of accepting and even supporting an unclear and often unthoughtout ideology rooted in…
Rust simulating decay
Let me begin by saying that one way of understanding Baudrillard is to…
The Age of Six feet under (2)
In today's New York Times, Joan Didion describes her shock and grief at the sudden death of…
Hypochondriac Culture (1)
What happens when the boundaries between the artificial and the natural break down?
Hypochondriac Culture (2)
Hypochondria is an insidious disease because it is a silent and often invisible part of the suffering of so many people
Hypochondriac Culture (4)
The reality is that people continue to eat as if their actions will produce no effect.
Hypochondriac Culture (6)
Imagine the following. There is a sudden change in your body temperature