Ziad Shihab

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The Chaotic B-Movie Retro Charm of Gerard Butler

It’s only right that Gerard Butler is starring in a film called Plane. That title lets you know everything you need to, much like Geostorm or Butterfly on a Wheel. There’s no better film for a cold and empty January quite like an airplane disaster film starring Scotland’s third or fourth-finest as a totally believable pilot saving the day as shit goes down. The only thing that’ll make it better is if Butler tries to punch the plane.  Butler’s career has followed a fascinating trajectory si...

Summary of some interesting entries from the online dictionary of Symbols from University of Michigan

Sulfur as hellSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/sulfur.html Sulfur According to Christian legend, sulfur is associated with HELL and the Devil (Cooper, 1978), and is often referred to as brimstone. Up one level Back to document index ShadowSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/shadow.html ShadowWith light, the shadow is the Chinese yin and yang; shadows are often identified with a person...

Creating Many Worlds in One for The Wheel of Time

Curated by the IndieWire Crafts team, Craft Considerations is a platform for filmmakers to talk about recent work we believe is worthy of awards consideration. In partnership with Amazon, for this edition we look at how production designer Ondřej Nekvasil created the diverse, expansive environments for the world of "The Wheel of Time."  Fantasy worlds are always, sneakily, a little post-apocalyptic. There has usually been some calamity, some clash of kingdoms, or some too-powerful concentr...

Space Duel (thing) by Stavr0 - Everything2.com

Space Duel (thing) See all of Space Duel, no other writeups in this node. by Stavr0 (7.7 mon) CC Rep: 17 ( +18 / -1 ) (Rep Graph) (+) Thu Feb 28 2002 at 10:45:56 (thing) 1 C! · C? by Stavr0 (7.7 mon) ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ |\ __\ |\ __\ |\ __\ |\ __\ |\ __\ |\ __\ |\ __\ |\ __\ |\ __\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S | | | P | | | A | | | C | | | E | | | D...

The Aztec Calendar Wheel and the Philosophy of Time

The Aztec or Mexica calendar wheels have been a source of fascination for centuries.  It was not just a way to keep time - it was a complete philosophy of time in which every day had a religious significance. They also believed that time went in cycles - ultimately in the repeated destruction and recreation of the world. The universe was viewed as a very delicate equilibrium in constant danger of being disrupted by shifting powers of the gods and of the elemental forces in their lives. This v...