Philosophy & Narrative: The Metaphysician’s Nightmare by Bertrand Russell
In Bertrand Russell’s brief work, he takes TLS on a tour of philosophical hell, exploring what it means to non-exist.
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Literature: The Janitor in Space by Amber Sparks
The TLS crew cleans up their emotional refuse (and ponders re-evaluating their review scale) in Amber Sparks’ wonderfully bittersweet story, The Janitor in Space.
[Aggregate score: 6]
Published in American Short Fiction, 2014.
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AFI Top 100 #008: Schindler’s List
TLS tackles one of the modern day masterpieces that showcases both real life horror and honest humanity in the face of it, in the AFI #8, Schindler’s List.
[Aggregate score: 10]
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Games & Gaming Culture: Roguelikes/Roguelites
Delve into an ever-changing dungeon with us, as we breakdown and discuss the various facets of the roguelike and roguelite genres.
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Film & TV: Four Lions
TLS follows along with a group of inept would-be “martyrs” in absurd British satire flick, Four Lions.
[Aggregate score: 8.3]
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Literature: By His Bootstraps by Robert A. Heinlein
TLS plays all the parts– past, present, and future– in a review of trope-making Robert A. Heinlein classic, By His Bootstraps
[Aggregate score: 9.25]
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Film & TV: BlacKkKlansman
The Lost Signals discusses the black and white and all the shades of gray in Spike Lee’s latest joint, “BlacKkKlansman.” [Aggregate score: 10]
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Games & Gaming Culture: Parental Protagonists
TLS looks into the practice of having parents and/or parental figures featured prominently as central characters/themes in videogames.
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Philosophy & Narrative: Micromegas by Voltaire
In the second of an improvised trilogy on the clash between narrative and academic works, The Lost Signals discusses Voltaire’s Micromegas.
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Literature: Tierra y Libertad by Madeline Ashby
They were built to serve man, but all they did was serve.. as a nuanced look at the development of AI and as a metaphor for the exploitation of workers. What lazy, good-for-nothing robots.
Aggregate Score: 8
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