We hear a lot about the future of New York, of San Francisco, of England. Ever wondered what the NORTH would look like in 50 years? What would be happening, what kinds of trends here in the Yukon? What kinds of possibilities? Is it all going to be dark from climate change, or will we [...]
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The Future of the Yukon (maybe): Radio Series “Yukon 2058″ 1 comment
The Resonance of Flashforward for People of Faith 1 comment
The ABC series, Flashforward, arguably one of the best written series in a long time, and the best using a science fiction concept, wrestles with a very old idea: what if you knew the future? The show expands it to ask: what if everyone knew the future? And by Episode 3: What if everyone THOUGHT [...]
Flashforward: the Excellence that “Knowing” could have been Leave a comment
Watch Flashforward, Episode One Robert Sawyer’s Flashforward has been made into an ABC miniseries. It is a masterpiece. I haven’t read the book, so I don’t know how faithful the series is to the original book, but the book won an Aurora Award. The premise is that everyone blacks out at the same moment for [...]
Worldchanging.com: The Go-to Place for a Brighter, Greener Future Leave a comment
Just discovered this site. Worldchanging.com Worldchanging.com is a nonprofit media organization headquartered in Seattle, WA, that comprises a global network of independent journalists, designers and thinkers. We cover the world’s most innovative solutions to the planet’s problems, and inspire readers around the world with stories of new tools, models and ideas for [...]
Preparing us for the Era of Displaced Peoples: District 9 2 comments
District 9, Neill Blomkamp’s stunning directorial debut, is an intelligent science fiction movie, a disturbing Apartheid metaphor, but it might also be, unintentionally, a good look at the coming Global Diaspora and the problems of moving a whole nation of people inside another nation. The film asks what a country does when they are [...]
Inaugural Poem: Take Out Your Pencils. Begin. Leave a comment
I just finished watching the Inaugural Events on TV. Many things to talk about, but I want to use the words of the Inaugural Poet, Elizabeth Alexander, as a call to writers, and a call to Americans, to face the challenges we face in the world today. Her poem, Praise Song for the Day, was [...]
