If you're a fan of any form of rock & roll, then chances are you've heard the influence of legendary musician Mose Allison.
It’s impossible to read 'The Plague' from the vantage point of 2021 without seeing the stark similarities between Camus’ imagined affliction and our all-too-real pandemic, and not merely in terms of sickness. It’s a matter of Nazis, too.
'Stranger Things' proves to be a complex deconstruction of fact and façade between two opposing world hegemonies, while its Upside Down parallel, represents America’s haunting consequences.
If this were a novel, the overarching thesis would be that all art is inherently political, whether intentional or unintentional. Beyond that, however, is the concept of ideology – not what our stated beliefs are, but the assumptions, rules, and structures that we take for granted as natural, rather than an imposed worldview.
In 1944, W. Somerset Maugham's 'The Razor's Edge' portrayed a lifestyle that is strikingly similar to the modern "digital nomad." Here's what today's traveler can learn from its protagonist.
Is Evolution Attempting to Correct Post-Modern Mistakes with this “Trump” Era?… Ken Wilber Thinks So
Philosopher and writer, Ken Wilber, poses a unique theory on how Trump became president and how this current era of politics came to be.
Let's examine 'Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke', a film in which Icke discusses how he was faced with historic levels of ridicule because of his ideas and he explains that we are in an awakening period now where speaking your truth is utterly crucial to where humanity goes from here.
While it would be easy to dismiss the first two Bill & Ted movies as goofy '80s pulp, I would like to take a moment to argue that beneath all the silliness is a well-crafted extolment on the philosophy of Stoicism.
DeLillo tells a tale reminiscent of our current planetary stagnation with the post-modern approach of an unreliable narrator, yet, he still manages to display the penetrating gaze of a true visionary.
There have been few Netflix cancellations as controversial as 'The OA's, and for good reason. The shows profound themes and symbolism have turned it into a cult sensation that's more than worth taking a deep dive into.
'Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045's high-concepts of transhumanism, sustainable war, and post-humans paint a bleak picture of our future, but it's a future that we could very well be headed towards.
There have been very few men who have helped shaped modern thinking like Stewart Brand. From coining the phrase "personal computer" to essentially inventing the blogoshpere long before there was such thing as a blog, Brand is the poster boy for the "freethought" '60s.
One of the most distinct archetypes in Jung’s work was the Jester, a powerful character known for manipulating the “system” and “authority.” A fact that becomes pertinent when viewed through the lens of the recent 'Joker' movie.
There's a lot more going on in 'Groundhog Day' than you might expect...
It would be reasonable to assume that Crichton was a serious purveyor of hard science—and he was. But when you read his non-fiction book 'Travels', you learn that he was, in fact, something of a mystical oddball at the same time.
