Just proposed my first summer course: Terminators, Cyborgs, and Hackers: the thematic algorithms in science fiction film. If it gets picked up for the schedule, I’ll post the syllabus here. Phew.
Asides
So I’m typing up my notes on Sorry to Bother You when…
I noted that apparently horrible real-life person Armie Hammer’s Steve Lift had to be based off the “WeWork” guy, so looked up Adam Neumann, clicked on his wife’s Wikipedia page and then found this: Her father had a direct mail business and spent a number of years in prison for tax evasion. Rebekah Neumann’s Wikipedia Page Because, of course. That’s all.
What about an NFT of a tulip?
“It’s a Ponzi scheme. When there was tulip mania, at least when you lost all your money, you still had a tulip.” Dennis Kelleher I watch cryptocurrency drama from the nosebleed seats. I have some shallow understanding of the system and, I’m not ashamed to say, I rely on my students to fill in some details for me if I’m curious and they’re willing. If …