Artwork by Michael DiMilo In the 2016 movie Arrival, linguist Louise Banks, played by Amy Adams, is called upon by the military to help communicate with enigmatic alien visitors who have mysteriously arrived on Earth. During the translation process, Banks slowly pieces together meaning from a language that is almost entirely alien to any type of …
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Month:June 2019
King of the Road
Artwork by Michael DiMilo I’m an excellent driver. After all, I have been doing it for almost fifty years. I’ve owned a variety of vehicles, including everything from a 1964 Volkswagen Microbus (fondly nicknamed the Microdot bus) to a 1962 pink Cadillac, to SUVs, convertibles, sticks, automatics, and even a vintage 1967 VW Karmann Ghia. …
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Won’t Get Fooled Again
Artwork by Michael DiMilo Everyone is familiar with the term “the one percent,” our name for the ultra-rich of American society. These are the ones who control nearly fifty percent of the wealth in this country, a figure that has been consistently and perniciously growing. Some projections suggest this elite club will control almost two-thirds …
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