Global Spin

I’ve been having some fun thinking about the Bechdel test lately, specifically how many of my favorite sci-fi and fantasy films would pass it. To pass the test a movie must (a) have two women in it who (b) talk to each other (c) about something other than a man.

Posted by Chris in Feminism, Film, Science fiction on June 25th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

How did Twitter become crucial infrastructure? Seriously, wasn’t it just a month or two ago that Ashton Kutcher and Oprah threatened to drain all possible credibility out of the service? Wasn’t there much wailing and gnashing of teeth? So how did we get from there to the state department asking Twitter to delay a maintenance [...]

Posted by Chris in Government, Oddly Enough, Technology, World on June 19th, 2009 | Comments Off

This is a test of the Scrippet plugin for WordPress, which would help me render bits of scripts and screenplays and such. I’ll be tweaking this until it looks OK. INT. RESEARCH OFFICE – DAY SMITH stands next to BILLY, who is seated at his desk. Billy hands him a fat folder. BILLY I don’t [...]

Posted by Chris in Blog, ScriptFrenzy, Technology, Writing on June 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Lee shared this article and photo from Gizmodo today, and it resonates: On the left, Lucas surrounded by a ton of stuff from the first Star Wars trilogy, which ended with 1983′s Return of the Jedi. On the right, Lucas surrounded by the only object that mattered in his second Star Wars trilogy, finishing with [...]

Posted by Chris in Making Stuff, Science fiction, Technology, Television on June 12th, 2009 | Comments Off

A belated Happy Towel Day to everyone! From Wikipedia (which, I remind all students, is NOT a source!): Towel Day is celebrated every May 25 as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. On this day, fans carry a towel with them to demonstrate their love for the books and the author. [...]

Posted by Deb in Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Holiday! Celebrate!, Humor, Science fiction on May 26th, 2009 | Comments Off