LOST: More or Less Than Meets the Eye

It’s been four days, so I’m going to have to finally give my reaction to the Lost finale. It’s been tough to know what I think.
When I was watching the 2-hour episode, I was very emotionally satisfied, but I wasn’t expecting answers of any particular sort. At some point, I remember [...]

Get What You Like, Like What You Get

There has been a lot of rabid discussion of Lost as the TV series winds down. There are tons of articles and blog posts, but this one piece by James Poniewozik is probably a perfect distillation of the discussion. (Maybe you also want to read this long interview with Cuse and Lindelof .)
There’s a phenomenon [...]

The Long Con

Last month, I was out in California and my friend Larry told me he was exhibiting at a small convention in Burbank. I decided to check it out and ended up staying there for hours.
“Cons” have been a part of the science fiction/fantasy scene for a long time (like 70 years). It’s [...]