A visit to the technical museum in 1937 … Today is the 80th birthday of ↑Donald Duck!—he first appeared in the animated short ‘↑The wise little hen‘ (Jackson 1934), which was released on 09 June 1934. Celebrating Donald’s birthday … Continue reading →
↑CIMINI, GIACOMO. t.b.a. ↑The Nostalgist [short film]. London: Wonder Room Productions. WILSON, DANIEL H. 2009. ↑The Nostalgist. Tor.com 28 July 2009. Available online. via ↑entry at ↑boingboing
Continue reading →Like countless others I am a ↵huge fan of the work of ↑M. C. Escher since my boyhood. ↵Like his ‘Reptiles’ Escher’s ‘↑Drawing Hands‘ are apt to serve as a metaphor for countless things, like e.g. the process of ethnography. … Continue reading →
zeph’s pop culture quiz #39 A vehicle is dashing through the night at about 70 miles per hour, but who is driving? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a … Continue reading →
The Tamil-movie ↵Endhiran (Shankar 2010) is testimony of the cyberpunk discourse having reached Indian cinema. Nigeria’s Yoruba-language ‘Kajola’ (Akinmolayan 2010) shows the ↵same for Africa‘s largest movie industry. ‘Science-fiction film, like the science-fiction story, is an underdeveloped genre … Continue reading →
zeph’s pop culture quiz #21 What is he/it incapable of? What can’t he/it do in the scene depicted? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just … Continue reading →
zeph’s pop culture quiz #18 Why are the two gentlemen looking a bit off-balance, what is embarrassing in the scene depicted? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment … Continue reading →
Computer experts around the world, like Raymond Kurzweil and Hiroshi Ishiguro, strive towards the development of intelligent robots. Will man and machine merge as a single unity? Rejecting evolution’s biological shackles dangles the promise of eternal life for those bold … Continue reading →
Reuben Hoggett’s ↑cyberneticzoo.com is a true treasure trove of the ‘history of cybernetic animals and early robots.’ via ↑entry at the ↑clockworker
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