Ctrl+Alt+Decay
Sean Thomas MilliganSemi-academic musings on the intersection of pop culture and weird. Games, film, television, comics, & more.
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Why is the Silver Surfer a Surfer?
Norrin Radd, AKA the Silver Surfer in “Silver Surfer: Rebirth #1”. Source: Space
Marvel’s Silver Surfer is a character who can be interpreted, battling against Galactus’ rampage and consumption of entire worlds, as an agent for ecological...
Minimalist Wasteland
A modern McDonald’s restaurant. Source: Johnston County NC
Why do today’s fast food restaurants look like prisons?
The dominant design trend today is one of minimalism. This is seen in nearly every facet of our lives and culture, from th...
The False Promise of Technology in Education (And Beyond)
The spring semester started just a few weeks ago at the small upstate New York university where I work as an Academic Success Advisor and Adjunct Instructor.
“Spring” is misleading, really: when one thinks of spring, the mind jumps to daff...
The Philosophy of Blue Magic
Art for Blue Mages from one of the many versions of Final Fantasy V. Source: Final Fantasy Wiki
The Allure of Blue Magic
Blue magic—the ability to learn new spells and abilities by either observing or defeating another character (usu...
Immigration and Gaming's Nomad Archetype
Serendipity in Death Metal
Today, I saw that one of my favorite bands, a metal group out of London called Pupil Slicer, was streaming a new track: “Nomad,” off their upcoming album Fleshwork. The accompanying MetalSucks article that o...
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I'm an instructor of English and an Academic Advisor writing about the weird corners of pop culture--particularly the intersection of games, film, and comics.
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