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Jun 20

Disclosure Day: Film Review and Reflections

Alien visitation is one of science fiction’s most intriguing themes, buoyed by decades of UFO lore and abduction tales. Cinema’s most…

Disclosure Day: Film Review and Reflections

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May 18

Unburdening Our Brains

Whatever Did We Do Before ChatGPT?

Unburdening Our Brains

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May 11

Executive Cuts: How Horror Films Turned into Critiques of the Power Elite

The slasher genre has traditionally doubled as a critique of excess: centered around teenage indulgence and subtly rewarding purity…

Executive Cuts: How Horror Films Turned into Critiques of the Power Elite

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Feb 8

“Gaslight Me, Babe”: The Scourge of Pop Psychology

One of the greatest mysteries we humans encounter is our own stupid mind. What a confusing mess: emotions that feel impossible to identify…

“Gaslight Me, Babe”: The Scourge of Pop Psychology

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Feb 8

Psychology Terms You’re Using Wrong

We all want to understand why people do the things they do — especially when those things hurt us. Behavior stems from thoughts and…

Psychology Terms You’re Using Wrong

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Rachel Wayne

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Jan 27

The Theory of Relativity in Film

Einstein goes to the movies

The Theory of Relativity in Film

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Jan 27

Star-Crossed: Science Fiction Meets Spirituality in Soul-Bond Stories

Some love stories are too grand to fit into society’s typical roles. They defy explanation and make the spirit shudder. One may even be…

Star-Crossed: Science Fiction Meets Spirituality in Soul-Bond Stories

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Dec 28, 2025

Holiday Horror: Why Yuletide is a Scary Good Time of Year

The winter season is a liminal space — a transition between seasons, a dance between light and dark, a tension between a deep need for…

Holiday Horror: Why Yuletide is a Scary Good Time of Year

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Sep 2, 2025

Unheard Screams in Uninvited Realms

Why Movie Awards Shun Horror and Sci-Fi Actors

Unheard Screams in Uninvited Realms

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Aug 6, 2025

The Starving Artist vs the GenAI Glutton

Visual AI tools don’t make art — humans do, no talent required.

The Starving Artist vs the GenAI Glutton

Rachel Wayne

Rachel Wayne

Artist–anthropologist writing about media, culture, history, health, science, enterprise, and where they all meet.

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