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Sunita Mani and John Reynolds appear in Save Yourselves! by Alex Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Matt Clegg.

‘Save Yourselves!’ Satirizes Tech and Relationships with Heart

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer February 1, 2020

  Warning: This article contains mild spoilers of "Save Yourselves!" We all know the stereotype of the tech-addicted young adult. Along with it comes the belief that such people run oblivious...

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To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 67: ‘Chuck’

January 11, 2020

  The funny thing about superheroes is that many of them rarely ever intend to become high flying vigilantes — at least, not at first. Peter Parker started out as a regular kid bitten by a unique...

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To Binge or Not to Binge: Episode 60: ‘Lost’

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer September 27, 2019

This article contains mild spoilers for 'Lost.'   Whenever I tell most media fanatics my age — that is, any given millennial or Gen Z-er with a Netflix or Hulu subscription — that one of...

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To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 57: ‘The X Files’

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer August 25, 2019

  Most pop culture aficionados are guilty of it — "shipping," a word used for when one wants to see two fictional characters engage in a romantic relationship. While “Star Trek” is credited...

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The Changing Face of Science Fiction

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer June 13, 2019

  Here’s the scenario — the civil rights movement is blazing across America, kids are being shipped in scads to fight a war that grows increasingly unethical every day and television has never...

Emma Roberts and Eiza Gonzalez in Paradise Hills by Alice Waddington. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Sundance: ‘Paradise Hills’ Is Gorgeous But Empty Feminist Science Fiction

By Josh Petersen February 6, 2019

  In the opening scene of “Paradise Hills,” a young bride, with her enormous veil extended like a spider web, sings a ballad of feminine subjectivity. She sings lines about self-sacrifice and...

An original sketch from MEMORY – The Origins of Alien. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Sundance: ‘Memory: The Origins of Alien’ Takes a Deep Dive into the Science Fiction Epic

By Alaikia Marielle February 1, 2019

  Director Alexandre O. Philippe’s documentary “Memory: The Origins of Alien” takes the viewer to unexpected and sometimes disturbing places in his quest to parse out the origins of the iconic...

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To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 37: “Impulse”

By Alaikia Marielle November 30, 2018

  Warning: This review contains mild spoilers for “Impulse” and references to sexual assault   YouTube joins the ever-growing number of video streaming providers that produce original...

Patience: There Shouldnt Be A Planet B

Patience: There Shouldn’t Be A Planet B

By Alisa Patience November 13, 2017

There are many movies featuring alien life forms — specifically ones where an alien race comes to Earth — either to take it over, use it for recourses or to punish human beings. This includes films...

David Sacharny, a PhD student in Computing Robotics, codes artificial intelligence software for robots on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017

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Will Artificial Intelligence Be the Last Human Invention?

By Connor Richards September 5, 2017

In Plato’s “Phaedrus,” Socrates tells the legend of King Thamus who is given the gift of writing from Theuth, the Egyptian god of knowledge. Writing, Theuth persuades, will act as a mass remedy for...