“especially The Book of the Long Sun and The Book of the Short Sun by Gene Wolfe. That 7-volume novel is one of the best ever written, in all of world literature.”

Washington Warlocks — make it happen. It fits with Wizards and Mystics and in a punny way it sort of keeps an aspect of the tradition.

Comics and retcon go hand-in-hand like baseball and cheating.

Thank you, I was wondering A) what point Ferry was making with his comment and B) what racial stereotype he was actually referencing. It was a baffling comment all around.

Nice catch.

I'm not sure if what we know hinges on anything discovered here (added, reset, changed, modified, is, transmogrified) but I feel stoned.

I just want to chime in and say that discussions of this nature should always at least nominally mention social-psychological factors relating to the Great Filter and the Fermi Paradox. There seems to be a view occasionally in science that mirrors a trend in economics and market theory that supposes people to think…

Download —> Burn —> Presto!

Has it occurred to nobody that this look might just be an aspect of some particular scene in the movie???

also, kind of like Beast Jesus

I agree with anime_irl.

I loved this movie already...

One DVD edition (at least) comes with a "10 hints to understanding Mulholland Drive" liner insert. Some of the hints enhance the viewing of other Lynch work because they're themes beyond just one film.

Define 'real'

If you're getting your information from cable programming, you were already full of wrong ideas, so keep on keeping on.

this was also my first thought when reading the title of the article

It takes more skill to write something interesting without the low-hanging fruit of interpersonal conflict. If two characters are on the same page about something, then interesting dialogue requires the writer to actually know something, to actually be smart and funny, to actually have something to say about life —…

it's definitely a living creature

It should always be noted that Contact owes a debt of gratitude to The Listeners by James E. Gunn, who deserves more recognition as one of the important figures in science fiction.

not the worst, but it makes me sad