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“Always two, there are”: Revisiting the problems with academia through the flaws of the Jedi Order

Spoiler warning: This post will cover the events of Star Wars, including the prequels, the sequels, and the animated spin-offs.

Nov 19, 2024

A distant figure strides out of an ancient rock cave towards a crack that leads out towards the sun.

Nov 19, 2024

Hit Man made me so mad I can’t sleep, so now it’s your problem

Spoiler warning for Hit Man (2024), dir. Richard Linklater

Jul 29, 2024

Gary, the man character, standing in front of a chalkboard as he teaches class. He is wearing a short-sleeved button-down shirt and glasses. His hair is a weird length that most would not consider fashionable (they are wrong).

Jul 29, 2024

In Star Wars: Andor, the future of space exploration is empire at scale

Charting the half-life of the Galactic Empire in outer space

May 13, 2024

In Star Wars: Andor, the future of space exploration is empire at scale

May 13, 2024

How Grad School Turned me into Darth Vader

(NOT the war crimes, this is not about the war crimes, this is about how a desiccated institution nearly drove me to my doom)

May 15, 2023

Anakin Skywalker stares out a window broodingly during Revenge of the Sith. With his long hair, facial scar, and dark clothing he is effectively being communicated as tainted by the dark even before he falls.

May 15, 2023

“Hope is like the sun”: How ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ helped me get my PhD

Spoiler warning for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Please proceed accordingly!

Dec 12, 2022

Rey stares out at the crashing waves on Ach-To, facing a grey and cloudy sky.

Dec 12, 2022

Magic Mike XXL is the Version of the Odyssey We Need Right Now

Spoiler warning for Magic Mike XXL (2015) and Homer’s Odyssey. Please proceed accordingly!

Jul 13, 2021

The movie poster for Magic Mike XXL features the five men in the main cast in varying jumping poses, wearing jeans and no shirt.

Jul 13, 2021

A Journey to the Center of ‘The Core’

Revisiting geology’s most notoriously bad movie

May 10, 2021

Movie poster for the movie The Core. The Earth is splitting open, with the shadows of a group of people in the foreground. A tagline beneath the main title states ‘the only way out is in.’

May 10, 2021

Your Space Program is in Another Castle

Using Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Castle in the Sky’ to deconstruct a modern American myth

Feb 22, 2021

Your Space Program is in Another Castle

Feb 22, 2021

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Human Parts

Why Can’t I Watch ‘The Right Stuff’?

An analysis of astronauts, the French revolution, and the future of space exploration

Nov 30, 2020

One man in a space suit walking forwards, with the faces of the Mercury Seven superimposed behind him.

Nov 30, 2020

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The Startup

Following New Horizons

My ‘Before Sunrise’-style love story with a planet that no longer exists

Jul 24, 2020

Color-enhanced global image mosaic of Pluto.

Jul 24, 2020

Adeene Denton

Adeene Denton

Planetary scientist. Earth + space science historian. Pop culture opinionator. Dance-maker [she/they]

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