Category Archives: media culture

welcome to the beautiful world of digital satellite television. before i sold my satellite receiver pci card on ebay a year ago, i recall receiving appr. 300 channels. well, that number has almost multiplied within one year, because now we … Continue reading →

have i already mentioned that matrix reloaded sucks? i consider revolutions a bit better than reloaded, but still… the sequels suck big time. this is only a cash thing: just take enter the matrix, the animatrix and now the matrix … Continue reading →

after watching Equilibrium a few times this week i cannot help myself: there are several scenes that are undoubtely inspired by Matrix. not that this is necessarily bad, but i find that, well, surprising i guess. the most obvious example … Continue reading →

“people who aren’t watching Alias are fools”, says a guy on a radio interview with Victor Garber. it is really great that they have included some really fun stuff as bonus on the boxset of season two. well, i am … Continue reading →

the net has changed considerably. i have been online since 1996 and back then you were quite happy if you got one e-mail per day – now i get up to 250 spam e-mails daily. call it nostalgia or plain … Continue reading →

a good friend of mine told me today that he finally got the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation on DVD. i am thinking of getting the TNG box sets as well, but they are still quite expensive … Continue reading →

finally i managed to watch the highly-acclaimed film Fight Club. i am surprised how weird and innovative this movie actually is. it is one of those “hate it or love it” type of films. i need to re-watch it several … Continue reading →

according to Our Lady Peace, happiness is not a fish that you can catch. Aristotle offers quite a different definition of happiness: the exercise of vital powers along lines of excellence in a life affording them scope. that is an … Continue reading →

It was the year of fire, the year of destruction, the year we took back what was ours. It was the year of rebirth, the year of great sadness, the year of pain, and the year of joy. It was … Continue reading →