Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Japan and the future

On Friday I had my geography exam. Geography is often called the study of Earth, but perhaps it is better to call it the study of humanity and its interaction with the planet. It made me think about how ‘The World’ will come to terms with the issues of tomorrow and the future.
One of the [...]

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

A Very Brief Examination of Japanese Science Fiction.

Kenji Kamiyama said in an interview talking about ‘Ghost in the Shell’ that the greatest science fiction is that which touches on important issues within today’s society. What Kamiyama is trying to illustrate is that his version of ‘Ghost in the Shell’ is at the cutting edge of science fiction. Indeed some of the greatest [...]