Category Archives: Narrative

Recent Headlines, 7 Sept 2022

Posted on 7 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Busy with things including the heat. For now headlines from the past few days, lightly commented. I’ve skimmed them at best; some I will revisit and comment further. About not following your gut; the past 150 years of human history; … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Education, Human Progress, Links & Comments, Narrative, Psychology, Social Progress | Leave a comment

More about Alternate Realities

Posted on 2 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Republicans, Democrats, and alternate realities.

Posted in Conservative Resistance, Narrative, Politics | Leave a comment

Randy Olson, HOUSTON, WE HAVE A NARRATIVE

Posted on 1 August 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

This is an interesting book that I’m disappointed by only because it’s not the book I wanted to read. That is, not the author’s fault. An interesting, useful, book nonetheless. (University of Chicago Press, 2015, trade paperback, 260pp) Olson’s book … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Notes, Narrative, Science | Leave a comment

Greatest Fictional Deaths

Posted on 22 July 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Slate posted this long list and several sidebar articles/interviews on Wednesday. (I’m guessing they compiled it a while back and waited for a relatively slow news day to post it.) Slate, Dan Kois, 20 July 2022: The 50 Greatest Fictional … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Narrative, Personal history | Leave a comment

LQCs: Foley Unreality and Fist Fights

Posted on 29 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

The New Yorker, Anna Wiener, 27 Jun 2022: The Weird, Analog Delights of Foley Sound Effects Subtitled: “E.T. was jello in a T-shirt. The Mummy was scratchy potpourri. For Foley artists, deception is an essential part of the enterprise.”

Posted in Aesthetics, Movies, Narrative | Leave a comment

LQCs: A Beautiful Song; Changing the Narrative

Posted on 6 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

We heard a version of this last night on PBS. The song was written for this singer, Colm Wilkinson. More versions here. \\ One more article about the mass shootings of late, because this takes an abstract look at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Narrative | Leave a comment

LQCs: Stories of Religion and History and Why We Tell Them

Posted on 15 April 2022 by Mark R. Kelly
Posted in Narrative, Politics, Psychology, Religion | Leave a comment

SF and politics; Trek; Retconning; More on Wordle

Posted on 19 February 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Coincident to yesterday’s post is this essay today in Salon. Salon, Kyle Galindez, 19 Feb 2022: Why can’t sci-fi and fantasy imagine alternatives to capitalism or feudalism?, subtitled, “The limitless imagination of genre novelists hits a roadblock when it comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Narrative, Politics, science fiction | Leave a comment

Links & Quotes: Spy Stories; Secularism

Posted on 11 January 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Janis Ian (the singer, who I follow on Facebook), offered this David Bowie quote the other day: “As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Narrative, Religion, Social Progress | Leave a comment

Ls&Cs: Stories: Joan Didion; A Killer Review

Posted on 9 January 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Here are two disparate items that happen to be thematically related. First we have an item by the late Joan Didion, who died on December 23rd. I knew I had a couple books by her, but it took me a … Continue reading →

Posted in Narrative | Leave a comment