coloring books project — 01/05/15 — no more whitewashing

Friends -- today on Facebook I saw some terrible news. There is going to be a live-action remake of the Japanese manga-turned film Ghost in the Shell. And there will be no Asian actors in it. The lead role is going to be played by Scarlett Johanson. Alot of readers complained when Jennifer Lawrence got … Continue reading coloring books project — 01/05/15 — no more whitewashing

Magically Real Special Report: The last episodes of Battlestar Galactica or why we need different stories

Dear Magically Real -- A friend of a friend told me that you guys never watched the final episodes of BSG!  I can't believe you did that!  What the heck made you stop watching? Are you ever going to watch the end?  Don't you want to KNOW what happens to Starbuck and Lee?  Aren't you … Continue reading Magically Real Special Report: The last episodes of Battlestar Galactica or why we need different stories

Got dystopia? The history of our hunger for the nightmare society

Dear Magically Real: I have some questions for you.  What’s a dystopia and where does the first one show up?  What do you think of the Hunger Games?  Are you excited about the movie?  I love the way those people look in the trailer they are showing!  They remind me a little of the Marie … Continue reading Got dystopia? The history of our hunger for the nightmare society