One Theory That Finally Explains What’s Going on in Prometheus
However you feel about Prometheus, one thing’s for sure: This movie has inspired more arguments than any film in the past few years. What’s it all about? Does it actually mean anything at all? David J. Williams, author of The Mirrored Heavens, The Burning Sky and the Machinery of Light, has a few theories that…
10 Climate Change Pictures We Really Don’t Need to See Again
Sad Earth is sad. But what is Earth sad about, exactly? Climate change, of course. At the same time, what does this picture really communicate? It doesn’t tell us anything; it does nothing to convey the subtlety of climate science or the nature of its global impact. It just sort of is. It’s boring, meaningless…
Why does magic need so many rules?
We often hear people criticize fantasy books for not having clearly enough defined “systems” of magic. Rules, formulas, strongly defined sets of cause and effect. But why does magic need to be treated like physics? Why does magic need to have rules? asks N.K. Jemisin, author of The Killing Moon and its new sequel, The…
