The World of Sam Reynolds

In 1985 Media Ecologist Neil Postman wrote a book, Amusing Ourselves to Death,  that forewarned of Huxleyan future where the public was oppressed through pleasure, delivered through the medium of Television. Postman viewed Television as a “soma” for the world; as a result mankind would exchange his intellect for entertainment. Because of the proliferation of television, everything has (…)

The new science fiction drama V (ABC/CTV Tuesdays at 8pm) is about a race of aliens whom look and feel like humans, and have a plan to destroy humanity as we know it. No, unfortunately these aren’t Cylons and this isn’t another iteration of Battlestar Galactica. V’s, which is a reimagining of the 1980s science (…)

Today at the WWDC Apple announced the features and release date of the much anticipated iPhone 3.0 OS. Naturally, most of the applefanboy blogo/tweetashpere is abuzz with talk about how the second coming of Christ now ranks a distant third place to this in greatness. The two day hype that Palm had built up with (…)