Surely a creator of one of the most theory-driven plots in recent history can solve Christopher Nolan’s “Is It? Or Isn’t It Reality?” mystery of Inception. Yesterday, LOST co-creator Damon Lindelof took to his Twitter account to offer up some of his theories on the flick. (For Steve’s take, read The Inception Debate: Alive? Dead? [...]
Today’s educational outburst of crazy was brought to you by the artist (and perhaps formerly relevant to boot) Prince. “The Internet’s like MTV,” he told the UK’s Daily Mirror. “At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head [...]
Need a refresher before the last week of LOST ever? TIME’s LOST authority James Poniewozik does a tidy little recap of all six seasons. And though we like to delude ourselves into thinking we know what we’re talking about during our weekly LOST e-mail chain, Poniewozik’s LOST Watch is boss.
Last night’s episode was a game changer. Finally, we saw a connection between the alt-reality and the island as both Charlie and Desmond recalled flashes from their time on the island. What did the jogging? What else, but love?
Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem and to celebrate the association is displaying the manuscript of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity in its entirety for the first time. Nerds, delight!
Predicting the future is murky business.
E-mail hath no fury like a woman neck-deep in a Twilight frenzy.
Writing about the Grand Theft Auto video games for the Time 100 issue, I unpersuasively argued the following semi-flippant point: the Houser brothers who write and create these games are the spiritual successors to Balzac and Twain and Wolfe. They are societal super-reporters, stuffing the gaming experience with detailed observations worthy of great novels. Their [...]
