Timothee Chalamet, known for his Oscar-nominated performance in Call Me by Your Name (2017), is in talks to star in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science-fiction classic Dune. Image via Flickering Myth Dune is a best-selling science fiction novel written by American author Frank Herbert. The fist volume of Dune was published in 1965 and won the Nebula Award and Hugo Award, the two best known and most prestigious science fiction and fantasy awards. The last volume of the saga Chapter House: Dune was released in 1985. The success of Dune gave rise to a derivative film, TV series, and video game adaptations. The most known film …
Needless to say, Homer’s Odyssey is considered the oldest work in the Western history of literature and become the must-read classic in schools worldwide. As an English major, I remember how my literary professor in college introduced the journey of Odysseus, the protagonist who wins the Trojan War, and the heroic adventures he has on his way home (a journey which lasts ten years! OMG). The twist and turns in the epic have inspired so many students, scholars, and cultural influencers. Image via BBC Now, the poetic wave of the Odyssey is unfolded again with the discovery of the oldest extract of the Odyssey in Greece. According …
Once Black Mirror released on Netflix in 2011, its effort and vision of emphasizing the use and misuse of technology has successfully pushed not only cyberpunks but young generations to consider the relationship between them and their phones. Created by Charlie Brooker, the TV series explores the “alternative present” or “near future” that we are almost there: society dominated by AI, parents inserting trackers into their children’s heads, and devices that can create memories loops, etc. Most of the episodes carry darker and satirical tones generating a huge impact on viewers’ process of re-thinking the invention of new technology. Currently, Black …
Check this out! Obama just revealed his 2018 summer reading list after his trip to Africa. President Obama wrote on his Facebook on Friday about his first time visit to sub-Saharan Africa and how this trip inspired him: Over the years since, I’ve often drawn inspiration from Africa’s extraordinary literary tradition. As I prepare for this trip, I wanted to share a list of books that I’d recommend for summer reading, including some from a number of Africa’s best writers and thinkers – each of whom illuminate our world in powerful and unique ways. The following six books are recommended and …
Though the Swedish Academy has cancelled the 2018 Novel Prize in Literature, it does not mean the Prize in Literature should be postponed too. According to The Guardian, a huge number of Swedish writers, actors, correspondents, librarians, and cultural influencers have co-launched a unit called “the New Academy” based on their strong belief that the “world’s greatest literature prize” should still be awarded. A representative of the New Academy said: In a time when human values are increasingly being called into question…Literature becomes an even more important counterforce to stop the culture of silence and oppression. The nominees can be anyone from …
