Chances are, you, like me, had never heard of the Vaquita Porpoise until recently. If you have, it's because there are now less than 100 in the wild. We humans think we own this joint, and that we've conquered it. Humans describe it in terms of our economies and resources. But most of us barely know it. It's … Continue reading At cross porpoises
Interstellar
Doctor Who: Relative Heroes
With Death in Heaven and Interstellar I've been thinking about relativity and time, cycles, and returns, and death and how these are represented in narrative. Then I remembered Buddhism. Ouroboros To be Buddhist is to be awake to reality. It occurs to me that to be in suspended animation sleep to cross space is like … Continue reading Doctor Who: Relative Heroes
Interesting Interstellar
This will be a quick-ish review. Or just some thoughts really about Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. If you want to see it I recommend finding a big screen. The score is good too. My first thought is this is how the crew of Prometheus should have behaved. Like professionals and experts. The cast was good. Especially the … Continue reading Interesting Interstellar