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For a long time now I have sustained that Star Wars is not science fiction – and indeed it isn’t. Based on the same criteria, neither is Oppenheimer a movie about science – at least, not explicitly. Science Fiction Science Fiction is a specific genre. Although it lacks an exact definition, it usually involved the…
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For a few years now I’ve been having a certain difficulty writing stuff for this blog. It’s not like “back in the day”: I just didn’t went through the trouble of sitting down to write anything. It wasn’t lack of things to talk about: I just didn’t care. With everything going on with me during…
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This is probably the longest I’ve been in this blog without posting a post like this. It is the first one this year, which means it is supposed to be a year review, to summarize and ponder what passed in the past 12 months. I should point out, though, that it’s already mid-March and I…
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The World Cup has kicked off last week – and here we are again, in this weird mood that takes over Brazil every four years. To me, the difference is that my circles have actually expanded since last time, and therefore some people might find it weird that I’m not “in the mood” for rooting…
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Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about a former University mate. Back then, those of us who had a less developed class consciousness would laugh at him. I don’t remember the exact words he used, but it went somewhat like this: If you’re not a leftist, then you’re alienated, and that’s not up for debate.…
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2009 was a very complicated year in my life. A lot of people know that. But almost nobody knows the story of everything I went through that year. Context I think it’s important to list some of the things that helped 2009 become such a horrible year. Of all that happened in 2008, most of…
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Every time I sit down to write these “year review” posts, I find myself trying to remember everything that happened in the past year. But, as much as I try, 2021 gives me the impression of having been a year when nothing happened. Of course that’s not true; stuff happens every day (euphemism of the…
