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The Matrix, Simulacra and Simulation
Some believe the idea of simulation in the movie is related to Jean Baudrillard’s notion of simulation (in his book Simulacra and Simulation), especially because it was cinematically alluded to in the movie itself. However, the two are very different in term of their nature and may be difficult to c…
neil 2022-04-18 14:13:43 -
Of Snake and Rice Republic*
* Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) – a cool title format. *With its 1954 military coup (and being a main supplier of banana to US), Guatemala is often referred to as a “banana republic.” *Only (an attempt at) humor but no Asian stereotype is intended by the use of the term “Rice.” I happ…
neil 2021-03-25 14:25:56 -
Kimchi Iceberg, Hongsan Culture, and Cultural Obfuscation
A few months ago, on the Canadian news, I heard that China started claiming that kimchi is theirs and that is triggering something like a culture war between Korea and China. At the time, I didn’t think much of it. However, after watching a KBS program (2010?) on Hongsan Culture online recently, …
neil 2021-03-21 11:58:13 -
The Sacred Cow of the West and the Korean Expatriates' Self-Identity
I happened to sit in on a talk given by a Korean professor (on May 30th, 2015) in Winnipeg dealing with the history of Western science and philosophy and the Korean expatriates’ self-identity in its midst. During the talk, the professor seemed to regret our Korean ancestors falling short of their We…
neil 2015-06-19 04:45:14 -
ICON A5: Great on Gas and Great Handling!!
Great on gas and great handling!!
neil 2013-08-02 11:12:24 -
Common Sense and a Rainbow
Janis: Do you know what common sense and a rainbow have in common? Tannis: No, I don’t. What is it? Janis: Just like common sense, a rainbow never appears until the storm is over. Tannis: Isn't that the truth? (That is very true!)
neil 2013-07-05 10:29:47 -
Ghostown and Ladder to the Moon
Ghostown and Ladder to the Moon (Steve Nunoda, Feb., 2013) http://www.stride.ab.ca/arc/archive_2012/steven_nunoda/nunoda_images.html Ghostown consists of 80 tarpaper model houses that represent the Japanese-Canadian internment camp housing in British Columbia during the Second World War. Ladder…
neil 2013-06-12 17:33:08 -
Manitoba Landscape
As you can see, it's really flat around Winnipeg.
neil 2012-09-04 08:48:19 -
Wish You Were Here, the Trapeze Act and the Spontaneous Human Combustion
Wish You Were Here, the Trapeze Act and the Spontaneous Human Combustion Wish You Were Here (Pink Flyod) So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil?Do you think you can tell? And did they get you…
neil 2012-08-14 11:50:38 -
The Holy Virgin Mary: Postmodern Art and Shock #3
The Holy Virgin Mary in 1996 by Chris Ofili (born 1968) (Postmodern Art and Shock #3) http://www.guardian.co.uk/pictures/image/0,8543,-10704194503,00.html Ofili’s Holy Virgin Mary has caused so much commotion in New York City to the point of New York City launching a legal challenge to block …
neil 2011-09-12 11:56:50