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Tag Archives: Science Fiction
Dreams for Sale
A great short episode from the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone: Video clip.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged 1985, Dreams for Sale, dystopia, episode, Meg Foster, revival, Science Fiction, The Twilight Zone, video, youtube
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La Jetée
Chris Marker’s still powerful 1962 post-apocalyptic short film, with its classic anagnorisis finale. Produced entirely with still photographs, music and voice-over narration, it portrays a horrifying future world and the melancholic vision of a man consumed with nostalgic love for … Continue reading
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Tagged 1962, anagnorisis, Chris Marker, classic, La Jetée, love, Music, nostalgia, photographs, post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction, short film, totalitarian
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The History of Privatopia
Over the Christmas break John Robb tried his hand at being a libertarian Edward Bellamy of sorts, writing a historical overview of a fully privatized United States from the vantage of 2025. It’s not a society I’d care to live … Continue reading
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Tagged allegory, Brave New War, Edward Bellamy, future history, Libertarianism, Novels, privatization, retrofuturism, Science Fiction
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