Apr
24
You Are (Not) a Machine
Reflections on the machine metaphor inspired by Joy Marie Clarkson's book You Are a Tree.
10 min read
C.W. Howell
Apr
02
The Day(s) the Earth Stood Still
The 2008 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still is a flawed but still worthwhile movie, addressing technology and humanity, but also the nature of remakes.
9 min read
Mar
19
The Terrible Permanence of Technological Memory
Is redemption possible in a world where the machine never forgets?
10 min read
Mar
02
We Weren't Prepared for How Stupid the AI Struggle Would Be
Science fiction depicted the rise of AI as thrilling, existentially complex, and philosophically rich. The real world crisis is a lot dumber.
12 min read
Feb
17
Reading C.S. Lewis's Academic Books #2: English Literature in the Sixteenth Century (Excluding Drama)
A massive and magnificent literary history, English Literature and Sixteenth Century is Lewis's most intellectual work, and also some of his wittiest.
14 min read
Jan
31
The God of this World: A Review of Kenogaia by David Bentley Hart
A review essay about David Bentley Hart's most provocative book, the novel Kenogaia. On God, tradition, design, and Calvinism.
14 min read
Jan
15
Godzilla Minus One: Life, Death, and Yukio Mishima
Godzilla Minus One is a tribute to the original movie, but it also wrestles with the legacy of one of Japan's most controversial figures: Yukio Mishima.
14 min read
Dec
24
Merry Christmas
A brief note of thanks and well-wishes for the end of the year
2 min read
Dec
11
The Sincerity of Videogame Storytelling
Games have always had good writing (if you knew where to look). Now, more creators are using the medium to tell stories that only games can.
10 min read
Nov
27
ChatGPT Round-Up: AI in the Classroom
It's been six months since my viral tweet about ChatGPT, and the articles I wrote on it are now published. Time to revisit?
10 min read