How to Make a Wonder Woman Television Show That Works
Let’s face it. Most female superheroes are tired ciphers for male desire and fantasy. That’s why it’s of paramount importance that studio execs putting together the new series for Earth’s […]
Month: January 2011
All Hail Our Robot Overlords! Sci-Fi’s Best Bots
Czech playwright Karel Capek popularized the term robot in the 1921 play R.U.R., spawning a deluge of artificial life forms in popular culture.
Australian Spacewalkers All India Radio Hypnotize On The Silent Surf
For Wired, I try to write about bands few have probably heard of before, but also have a gift for head-trip sonics. All India Radio fits both descriptions, so I […]
Star Wars Director Dave Filoni Chronicles Life During Clone Wartime
One of pop culture’s most accessible entry points for understanding a War on Terror is a cartoon from George Lucas.
Peak Oil and Climate Change Suck. High-Speed Rail Can Help.
I recently revisited the War on Terra for AlterNet. This time, in a double-barreled breakdown of the national high-speed rail network gaining ground in America, which is still lamely to […]
Newest, Youngest Doctor Who Matt Smith Metamorphs Into Comics
I’m an old-school Doctor Who fan, who’s always loved its subversive sci-fi on television and in comics. The latest Time Lord is Matt Smith, who’s a hoot, who’s finally getting […]
Plastic Planet Pollutes Our Minds With Truth
It floated atop a garbage patch of discarded water bottles.
Smartass Artist Sucklord’s Asshole Exhibit Debases Star Wars, Fine Art
Writing about culture for Wired means having to write about anything related to Star Wars. But I like to freak that stream a bit and look for those who are […]
Sucker Punch Artist Alex Pardee Probes Nightmares in Vertigo
I’ve been covering a lot of art lately, given that film is lately a wasteland and television hasn’t really started back up again after the holidays. But artist Alex Pardee […]
Merlin’s Magical Sci-Fantasy Catches Fire
One of my guilty television pleasures is the BBC’s reboot Merlin, which mashes Arthurian legend through the teen soap trope with surprisingly funny and rewarding results. I took the opportunity […]
Best of 2010? Inception, Batman, Sym-Bionic Titan, Iron Man…
“Animation has always had the problem of being perceived as purely for kids,” Tartakovsky told me before Sym-Bionic Titan’s stellar launch. “I think things are better than a few years ago, but the stigma still exists.”