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- February 2002
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Sights, sounds and words each month to feed your imagination. Welcome new readers... Your input is welcome and encouraged. Contributing editors are encouraged to send a short article or link to an article of interest. Work is chosen at the publisher's discretion.
Editor's Voice This is not a New Millennium (did that last year). This is not "1984" (so long ago it was!) nor is it a "Space Odyssey" (Hal, are you listening?). It's just another year that happens to fall near the beginning of a new century... a century of which authors dreamed throughout the last and the one before. Many fictional characters and inventions came to life during the last half of the 20th century. Some have yet to materialize but seem to be waiting in the mist, just beyond the new horizon. They are the ghosts of the future, as seen by the phantoms of our past. Hopes and dreams have a home here in the 21st century. Here is a toast to the future: Let this year take us higher and further than the last - let this year be the true beginning of a journey to a higher realm where heroes win and villains fall to unknown depths. Our heroes our Good and Love; surely they will triumph over Evil and Hate! But wait! We have two sides, each of us. Any one of us can be tempted though greed, ignorance and pride, among other things, to abandon the Light for the Dark. The Absolute is intangible and ephemère at best. Sara News... and more And the Winner is... Looks
like fantasy films are coming out as the big winners this year.
Not surprising, really, considering what we know about consumer
habits in times of hardship and war (see the november issue of
Serpentaire). Escaping for a little jaunt (or epic) on the other
side of reality is just what we need. For more on the Oscar leaders,
read the article:
Movies Lord of the Rings looks promising. The trilogy has shaped the imaginations of adolescents for generations and convinced me not to sacrifice my imagination as an adult. Despite it's demonic title, From Hell is based on the true case of Jack the Ripper, the prostitute-killer who roamed the streets of London in the 1880s. The movies tiele, in fact, was taken from the return address on an envelope addressed by the real murderer. The movie, starring Johnny Depp (an actor known for his chice of off-beat, quirky roles), tells the story from the point of view of the detective working on the case. Want to have some frightening fun? According to reviews, two of the best thrillers are The Others with Nicole Kidman, and (surprisingly) 13 Ghosts, a remake of a 1960's haunted house movie . WhileKidman's film relies on a superbe cast, plot twists and mucho suspense, "13 Ghosts" lacks a really big name and is propelled by some imaginative special effects. But this is no ordinary bunch of phantoms floating around; these ghosts are solid individuals. For production information check out the site:
And, in keeping with the theme of time, let's talk about this movie based on the classic by H.G. Wells. In fact, it's directed by his grandson (or is it his great-grandson?). You guessed right - it's the classic, The Time Machine. ---------- The Truth Hurts We saw it coming. The X Files is finally breathing its last breath. The tenth season is also the last. Despite the fact that some very good actors (Robert Patrick, Anabeth Gish) have joined the show, X-Files has experienced a drop in ratings since (dare I say it?) the depart of David Duchovney. "Mulder, where are you?" is a question that took on a whole new meaning last year. Here in France, they've started showing all the old episodes again starting with the first season and the pilot episode that I missed the first time. The third season is currently airing. Read more about the show's limited future here. ----------
Mythological Being of the month...
A Trivial Pursuit... The macadamia tree was discovered in the subtropical rainforests of Queensland, Australia in 1857 by the Australian botanist Baron Ferdinand von Mueller. Von Mueller named the tree after his friend, the scientist and philosopher Dr. John Macadam. It is not believed that Dr. Macadam ever saw a macadamia tree, nor tasted a macadamia nut. Funny, I bought a package the other day and on the label it said that the nuts were discovered by Dr. Macadam. And as tales are told, legends are born.
"Storytellers
make us remember what mankind would have been like,
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