Blade Runner

Friday February 15, 2013

South African Paralympic and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius as he wept today while being charged with murder. Antoine De Ras/EPA /LANDOV hide caption

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The Two-Way

'Blade Runner' Pistorius In Tears As Murder Charge Is Filed

February 15, 2013 • Authorities in South Africa intend to purse a case of premeditated murder against the Paralympic and Olympic sprinter. He's accused of killing his girlfriend on Thursday. The athlete's agent says Pistorius disputes the charge "in the strongest possible terms."

Tuesday July 3, 2012

Logan Marshall-Green (left), Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender in Prometheus. Kerry Brown/20th Century Fox hide caption

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Why 'Prometheus' Went Flat

July 3, 2012 • Films like the Matrix or even Scott's cyber-punk epic Blade Runner changed were instant classic because they created entirely new textures for serious questions to explored in public while still blowing enough stuff up to keep the public engaged.

Friday February 11, 2011

An Appreciation For 'All Things Shining'

Aphrodite, an embodiment of erotic love's untrammeled power. China Photos/Getty Images hide caption

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

An Appreciation For 'All Things Shining'

February 11, 2011 • All Things Shining offer a very different picture. Homer's Gods stand for meanings in the world around us, and also for the moods or moments when we are most drawn to or sensitive to those meanings.