

I think what I like best about science fiction, outside of the idea of being shown a world of seemingly outlandish possibilities, is that science fiction, particularly good quality science fiction, provides an opportunity to take a look at ourselves from an outside perspective. More importantly, it examines the idea of what we can ultimately…

Our judgments when we are pleased and friendly are not the same as when we are pained and hostile. – Aristotle When the going gets rough, I sometimes like to retreat to simpler times. It’s always a sense of comfort that draws me back to some of the original science fiction television and films that…
The early days of November are a stark reminder that time moves forward. Sidewalk curbs get littered with single use, hollowed out pumpkins, ready to be taken away by large men in uniforms servicing even larger, monster-sized utility trucks. The dark grey skies overhead, though gloomy and lacking in optimism, are pierced and penetrated by…

Arthur Russell was an American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician whose work spanned a disparate range of styles. Trained in contemporary experimental composition and Indian classical music, Russell found success in downtown New York’s avant-garde and disco scenes in the 1970s and 1980s, during which time he was associated with minimalism and the experimental…