Fringe is back from its hiatus! The story continues and the plot thickens with new layers of understanding as Walternate (John Noble) and Alt!Brandon (Ryan MacDonald) start experimenting on Olivia (Anna Torv) to figure out how she can cross over on her own. More ethical lines are crossed in this episode, which makes the alternate… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 5: Amber 31422
Whatever you might think about Assange and WikiLeaks, you have to admit that the conversation around it has been nothing but fascinating. If Assange is a hero or a traitor remains the principal question at hand, but the variations on the theme seem to be unlimited. Democracy Now! has had many amazing pieces on the… Read More WikiLeaks’s Assange: Some thoughts
I have been lucky enough, in the last couple of weeks, to meet individuals who work in community development and education. On top of that, they are all patient enough to undergo the tough test of Sahar’s 1,001 questions, and kind enough to allow me to use their inspiration as a source for a couple… Read More Some thoughts on Edumacation
Fringe writers are at it again. Close calls happened throughout the episode; did Peter know? Or didn’t he? Until the very last second of the episode, we didn’t quite know; but methinks Peter doesn’t know, or, at the very least, what doubts he had were blown to bits by Altivia’s, erm, ‘intervention’. Quick recap: Senator… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 4: Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?
The third episode of Fringe’s third season continues to intrigue. Back in The Other Side, a mad genius bent on revenge set off meticulously planned chains of events that end in the death of those he perceives as doing him harm. The series continues to enjoy using recurring images and situations (see my review of… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 3: The Plateau
The Fringe ride continues with Season 3’s second episode, entitled “The Box”, in which a seeming monster-of-the-week plot quickly turns out to be entwined closely with the show’s mytharc. Altivia (Anna Torv) is in our universe and, with Newton’s help (played by Sebastian Roché), she gleans more information about our Fringe Division and infiltrates it… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 2: The Box
It was brought to my attention recently that whereas before, the variety of my interests as reflected by blog posts was rather broad, it has somewhat been narrowed down to only two or three at the most. I took the time to scroll through my recent blog posts and yes, there definitely seems to be… Read More Expanding and consolidating knowledge: an attempt to widen the scope of my discourse
While some people envy celebrities for their lavish lifestyles, I constantly find reasons to feel very sorry for them. A couple of months ago, Jessica Simpson, a beautiful and talented young woman, came under fire because she supposedly looked fat. While I still am of the opinion that the pants she was wearing were not… Read More First Jessica Simpson, now Christina Aguilera: Fat, really?
Welcome to a whole new year of reviews! For those of you who are new, welcome. Those of you who have been reading me for the last year, thank you for coming back – it’s always a pleasure to read your comments and emails. This year’s first couple of reviews are going to be a… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 1: Olivia
What can I say – I like her. Lady Gaga’s level of comfort with who she is definitely makes her worthy of being noticed. And noticed she has been – amongst other accolades, Lady Gaga made it to number 44 on the New Statesman’s list of “People Who Matter in 2010”. This list recognizes individuals… Read More “People who matter in 2010” – at least according to some