Jordan Bernt Peterson was born in 1962, holds a B.A. in political science, and a PhD in psychology. He teaches at the University of Toronto. Like a lot of smart people, he was a very successful and interesting figure in his own field, who then decided to branch out and start bloviating about other fields [...]
Tag: Art
Star Wars IX FULL Spoilers
Rey and Poe are tasked by the Rebellion to locate the First Order's new "War Star," a gigantic planet sized base that is capable of draining the energy from a sun and using it to blow up ten planets simultaneously. To gain entrance to the FO base, they will need to locate Darth Vader's glove, [...]
A Sense of Wonder
A young man steps into the hanger, accompanied by the wizened old mentor who has told him of his mysterious past, and the two slaved that have brought a mysterious message that could save the world. The young man has just sold his speeder, a vehicle that he treasured, but that he acknowledges is no [...]
“Good. Use your aggressive feelings, boy! Let the hate flow through you.”
What’s in a Name?
Canon is pretty funny to discuss. For example, what's that lady in white's name? It's Mon Mothma, obviously, and she's about to tell us about how many bothans died to get the plans for the second Death Star. But her name isn't actually used in Return of the Jedi. It is mentioned once in Revenge [...]
“I am Always Late to the Party” by Donna Greenhauser
I'm not one of those people who are glued to book reviews and clamoring to read the latest thing, despite my profession. I prefer to give books a bit of time to age, and to see if it's just going to be a flash in the pan that no one will care about in a [...]
The Backstroke of the West: Language and Function
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq7WE6WiPoA Revenge of the Sith is not the best Star Wars movie. It has wonderful visuals, an interesting story, and some really nice action sequences, but it is bogged down by some strange directorial choices, some odd dialogue choices, and the occasional poor acting performance. Backstroke of the West, on the otherhand, is just [...]