Recent Literature Thoughts
Weird Renaissance Science Fiction: death of the author, and how authors walk amongst their art
Something that I have read a fair amount of because of university is French science fiction from the resonance period. Although a very niche topic, I think many of the themes presented are universal within the genre and play into many of the sociopolitical themes of the time. Because of this, I think it’s difficult…
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What is Science Fiction (ft. I Lost My Body)
I Lost My Body is a 2019 French animated film. In all honestly, it is probably one of the best movies I’ve ever seen and everything about it is amazing. The story follows a severed hand that escapes the morgue and is trying to reunite with its body. Told through a series of flashbacks, the story…
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Lightning McQueen is Philosophy
have you ever thought voltaire ripped off disney pixar’s cars?
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Lack of Posthumous Self Control: Van Gogh and Reproductions
In understanding the origin and meaning of Van Gogh’s art, it is almost tragic to see where his art is now and how it has been commodified and voided of its meaning. This is a theme throughout and media in general but seems especially prevalent and overblown when it comes to Van Gogh and his…
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What is art?
The general public’s knowledge of art is based on a limited number of names and titles. People think of art as being in museums; it is painted by people like Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, or Leonardo da Vinci. Some may think of artists like Damien Hirst whose art and status exist because they have…
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Democratization of Art Through AI… is bad?
With the recent rise in AI and its presence in society, there is a degree of autonomy that is given to people when it comes to technology. People can ask a machine learning software a question and receive answers in seconds. This has also allowed people to make art, and although questionable, that passes as…
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Trial by Fire: Fire Country and the Prison Industrial Complex
Fire Country is a TV show and it wants to be the most relevant thing on network television at the moment. The show at its core is about Bode and his life traversing the criminal justice system in California as an inmate firefighter. But what does any of this actually mean in the real world?…
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Friendship According to Aristotle (TL;DR)
Friendship According to Aristotle (TL;DR) This was originally published in The Inklings, C.S. Lewis, and Virtuous Friendships: A Book Report!
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A Brief History of Canadian Taxation (TL;DR)
This was taken from my post The Alberta Advantage: Implementing A Provincial Sales Tax
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