Tag: nostalgia

by M. Bijman October 11, 2018

Want some Whuffie for that? Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom – The reprint edition

Cory Doctorow writes about the future as if it were today, as if it were about him and his buddies,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman December 13, 2017

Tom Hanks’s debut work of fiction, a collection of short stories, came out on October 17, 2017. It has beenContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 1, 2014

TWO “DEAR LIFE” TITLES The other day, I was rereading one of my favourite short story compilations, My Uncle Silas,Continue Reading

Observations on AME Roundup 2019 – Tech solutions looking for problems February 15, 2019
AME Roundup 2019 in Vancouver, BC, finished on 31 January 2019, and here is my final post about some of the events. (Previous post: 4. Innovation Hub, Additions to the Geoscience Toolbox, Jan 30, 2019) 5. Innovation Hub, The latest technologies, Jan 31, 2019 Seven tech companies presented their solutions to improving the appearance and accessibility […]

Semi-Permanent Sydney 2018 (2018) February 11, 2019
Over a few days every year Semi-Permanent is a pixel-pumping, creativity-boosting, and future-making series of events taking place in Sydney, Australia, and beyond.The festival was founded in 2003 by Murray Bell and Andrew Johnstone. Every year since its inception a designer (or design team) has been invited to create an opening title sequence to launch the […]
Princesita (2018) January 18, 2019
“Do you think you'll still be the chosen one, no matter what you do?” — Miguel Once upon a time, in a far away land, a little girl lived deep in the woods. They called her Princesita.If this sounds like the introduction to a quaint, Disney-style fairy tale, it is anything but. Inspired by real-life accounts of secretive cults and the harm they can infli […]