by Kourosh | Jan 1, 2007 | On Mind
Somewhere, somehow, the idea of fantasy feels societally relegated to something unworthy of the “mature.” One movie that clearly goes against this grain of thought is the recently released Pan’s Labyrinth. It is a very dark fantasy tale and is...
by Kourosh | Dec 24, 2006 | On Mind
by Kourosh | Nov 24, 2006 | On Mind, On Technology
“It’s their world. A digital reality they can manipulate, limited only by their imaginations. Nothing like the one their parents grew up in.” This is one of those occasional articles that seems to get it right about gaming, electronic culture and the...
by Kourosh | Nov 8, 2006 | On Mind, On Technology
The Escapist – The Milkman Cometh The question of whether or not video games can be considered art seems to be as persistent as the question of what is art. So, I’m not going to bother much with trying to answer that one. (Actually, the answer is yes.)...
by Kourosh | Oct 23, 2006 | On Mind
I’ve mentioned autism before here and here. It is a diagnosis that has been around for a several decades now. It is increasing in incidence or at least in being diagnosed. The latest I heard was 1 in 166 births – no small number. In terms of defining the...
by Kourosh | Oct 15, 2006 | On Mind
Since it is October, and zombies are major players in the roster of Halloween characters, why not create a theory combining meditation and zombies? Zombies, after all, manifest some aspects of meditation quite well. Come Hell or high water, they are totally focused...
