I talked last Sunday about science engaging with the supernatural in fiction and the worldbuilding stuff that can be generated from that. In this article I’m going to talk about the opposite end of that spectrum. The supernatural engaging with science. This is where I bring up Alchemy. Now ...
Scientific Magic
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, March 20, 2022QUACKCAST 570 - Hair!
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Time to chat about character hairstyles. Tantz did a newspost about them a few weeks ago and I spun the topic off into a fashion subject for ...
Secret Dens of Evil
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, Feb. 13, 2022
Privacy. It’s something we come to appreciate even in our early childhood, don’t we. Forming our own little secret club in a tree house we keep in a remote spot in someones backyard somewhere, for which only our closest friends, and schoolmates of common interests and preferences, may ...
The Exploitation of Art(ists)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 29, 2022
Many things in this world are overrated, and even more are underrated. The problem is that often the things that are underrated are the ones that are vital for survival or quality of living while the ones that are overrated are superficial or even problematic for the same things (i ...
Truth and Lies
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 18, 2021
Everybody lies.
Generally speaking.
I mean, there could be a few out there who don't. A few pure souls that never stray from the truth. Could be. But I doubt it.
Could a mute person lie? I suppose so…whether they're writing something down or using sign language ...
ZOINKS! 13 Ghosts??
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Oct. 31, 2021
So, ladies and gents, friends and furries, yes, 13 Ghosts is the movie that haunted me as a child and to a point, still haunts me. I’ll never look at bathtubs the same.
BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THE MOVIE REVIEW, if you are reading this, and I kind ...
The Horror Group Shot
Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 28, 2021
There are a handful of cinematic “group shots” that showcase an ensemble of characters in a memorable way.
The Avengers in their first movie have one where they're finally all together, back to back in a circle to face the invading alien army.
There's the Usual Suspects in ...