Spiders and Beatles and Books—Oh, My!
Steve takes a Beatle break… or does he?
MOVIE REVIEW(s): DIVERGENT and an oldie
Steve dissects two movies: a new one and an oldie. But are they goodies?
Who Do You Blame in a Science Fiction World?
Blaming someone for something is part of human nature. Domestic Batterers blame their victims. Evangelists blame the devil, or sometimes God for bad things happening. Even Christians often blame God, remarking “How can God let this happen.” In fact, when you look at it, God gets a lot of blame these days. But what if […]
Individualism, Atheism, and the Search for God in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road
The following essay originally appeared in issue number 111 of the quarterly journal Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction, edited by Graham Sleight. Revised and expanded, 2nd ed. Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel The Road exemplifies both the acknowledgment of essential human goodness and the flaws inherent in the Emersonian individualism that has grown to […]
