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A History of Malleability, and in turn, Controversy

“The ethic of conservation is the explicit abnegation of man’s dominion over the Earth. The lower species are here for our use. God said so: Go forth, be fruitful, multiply, and rape the planet–it’s yours. That’s our job: drilling, mining … Continue reading

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Tweeting the Apocalypse: The Implications of Cloverfield

The nightmarish, hyperbolic imagery of Revelation and allusions derived from the book itself have become commonplace motifs in the media of contemporary culture.  From the popular video game Doom, which pits humans against demons in a climactic Mars-based battle, to … Continue reading

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