Just refound these two behind-the-scenes stills of the set of ‘↑Metropolis‘ (Lang 1927), showing how one of the most famous vistas in the history of the moving images was built. From looking at them alone it becomes understandable why the … Continue reading →
zeph’s pop culture quiz #47 Between which worlds is the man the depicted hand belongs to travelling? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just click … Continue reading →
In a review of Bruno Latour’s ‘We have never been modern’ (Latour 1993 [1991]) by Barbara Tuchanska (1995) I just found the following paragraph trying to describe the world Latour paints: The reality of our everyday life is populated by … Continue reading →
ZLOTESCU, STEPHAN. 2012. True skin [short film]. ?????: N1ON. via ↑entry at ↑kueperpunk
Continue reading →LIU, DENNIS. 2012. ↓Plurality [short film]. New York: Traffik Filmworks. via ↑kueperpunk—tnx
Continue reading →Just a minute ago I pre-ordered ‘Steampunk: kurz & geek’ (Jahnke & Rauchfuß 2012) after I had read ↑Kueperpunk’s review (he has a reviewer’s copy). It reminded me of Ekaterina Sedia’s introduction (Sedia 2012) in ‘The Mammoth Book of Steampunk’ … Continue reading →
zeph’s pop culture quiz #44 Here is a fine noir Cold War scenario. Right at the Iron Curtain government officials are waiting for an exchange of prisoners. But who is exchanged? Just leave a comment with your educated … Continue reading →
zeph’s pop culture quiz #43 What does the gentleman explain to his audience? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just click the ‘Leave a comment’ … Continue reading →
It simply is astounding what a collection you amass on your hard drives over time—and about how many of the collected things you simply forget. I just refound an unfinished draft version of Patricia S. Warrick’s ‘↑Cybernetic Imagination in … Continue reading →
‘↵Black Mesa‘ meanwhile is here—and above is a fine specimen of machinima—many more of those over at the ↑critter week thread.
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