Why Animation Makes Better Sci-Fi Than Live Action (And My Students Finally Get It)
You know what’s weird? Last Tuesday I was setting up our classroom’s ancient projector—the thing sounds like a dying vacuum cleaner when it starts up—and...
You know what’s weird? Last Tuesday I was setting up our classroom’s ancient projector—the thing sounds like a dying vacuum cleaner when it starts up—and...
You know what’s weird? I was at a sci-fi convention three years ago – one of those smaller ones in South Jersey where they actually...
There’s this scene in Videodrome where James Woods’ hand literally develops a VHS slot, and every time I watch it – which is probably more...
So there I was last Tuesday, trying to convince my AP students that Fahrenheit 451 deserves a spot on their summer reading list, when Marcus...
You know that moment when you discover something amazing and immediately want to grab everyone by the shoulders and ask why they didn’t tell you...
I’ve got a confession to make – I’m that teacher who plays Blade Runner‘s opening theme while students walk into class, and honestly? They love...
You know what gets me every time I’m watching sci-fi with my students or just binge-watching at home on a Friday night? It’s never the...
You know what’s funny? When I first showed Tron to my juniors three years ago, half of them laughed at the graphics. “Ms. Chen, this...
I keep thinking about this one Friday night in 2003 when I was seventeen, wandering through the sci-fi section of Hollywood Video with absolutely no...
Look, I need to get something off my chest that’s been bugging me for years as both a sci-fi fan and someone who teaches this...