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Tag Archives: Fantasy
Saturday Matinee: Quest
By Jonathan Crow Source: Open Culture Saul Bass was one of the greatest graphic designers who ever lived. He created the logos for such ubiquitous organizations as AT&T, United Airlines and the Girl Scouts of America. He revolutionized the art … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Fantasy, Phase IV, Quest, Saul Bass, Science fiction
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“One Long Discomfort”: The Legacy and Future of David Lindsay’s ‘A Voyage to Arcturus’
By Ben Schwartz Source: We Are the Mutants David Lindsay’s masterpiece A Voyage to Arcturus was first published in London in 1920 by Methuen & Co. It came dressed in a simple red cloth cover; no dust jacket, just the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Dystopia, media, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, society, Sociology
Tagged A Voyage to Arcturus, Books, culture, David Lindsay, Dystopia, Fantasy, Literature, media, Philosophy, psychology, Sociology, Speculative Fiction
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Saturday Matinee: Momo
“Momo” (1986) is an Italian/German fantasy film directed by Johannes Schaaf and based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Michael Ende (The Neverending Story). The plot explores the concept of time through the journey of Momo, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fantasy, John Huston, Miachael Ende, Momo, Time
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Weaponized Hyperreality: Social Engineering Through Corporate State Propaganda and Religion
By Luther Blissett and J. F. Sebastian of Arkesoul Perhaps no philosophical concept more aptly describes the current cultural milieu than hyperreality, characterized by wikipedia as “an inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from a simulation of reality, especially in … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Empire, Film, Philosophy, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Spirituality, war, war on terror
Tagged Archetypes, Critical Theory, Deep Politics, Dystopia, Fantasy, Geek Culture, Hero's Journey, hollywood, Hyperreality, Monomyth, Mysticism, Myths, Philosophy, Pop Culture, Post Modernism, Predictive Programming, propaganda, Psy-ops, Religion, Science fiction, Social Engineering, Star Wars, Super Heroes
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