Editor’s Note: For the last couple of weeks I’ve been writing about Homer’s Odyssey in a variety of forms without my reaction to Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film. Here are my thoughts after seeing it twice – once at an Ultra DLX … Continue reading → The post Nolan’s created a great film, but it’s a revisionist tale – Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ Part 4 appeared first on Living in a Media World .
Editor’s Note: Dear Wife and I saw The Odyssey at the Grand Theater’s Ultra DLX premium format screen (With Atmos sound) in Lincoln, NE over the weekend. I loved it, and DW enjoyed it despite it being way over her limit of … Continue reading → The post Nolan’s Storytelling Generates Talk – Homer’s The Odyssey Part 3 appeared first on Living in a Media World .
NOTE: This is the second of three blog posts taking a look at modern translations/retellings of Homer’s The Odyssey – each in more-or-less a different medium – Emily Wilson’s book with a new translation from Ancient Greek, Stephen Fry’s audiobooks presenting … Continue reading → The post British Actor Stephen Fry performs Greek Myths with a Storyteller’s Perspective: Homer’s The Odyssey Part 2…
My favorite line from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical Hamilton: An American Musical comes near the end of the show when George Washington asks the question: “Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” That inquiry can be applied to so much … Continue reading → The post Who lives? Who dies? Who tells your story? – Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ Part 1 appeared first on Living in a Media World .
While I was visiting my older sister over the weekend, she maintained, as so many people do, that her phone listens to her and then serves up ads based on what she was just talking about. As is typical with … Continue reading → The post Is your phone listening to you and serving up ads based on what it hears? appeared first on Living in a Media World .
Editor’s Note: British artist David Hockney, famous for his vivid paintings of brief moments in southern California life, died June 11, 2026 at the age of 88. He was best known for his work “A Bigger Splash,” depicting the instant … Continue reading → The post Discovering David Hockney’s “Grand Canyon” appeared first on Living in a Media World .
Lots of fun items in my media diet this summer including movies, music, video games and old books. Here’s what I’ve been paying particular attention to lately: Steven Spielberg’s new contemporary science fiction movie Disclosure Day is an intriguing and exciting … Continue reading → The post Ralph’s Current Media: Disclosure Day, Postmodern Jukebox, Quick Deductions, and Edward Abbey appeared…
I would be hard pressed to name a more interesting activet film director than Christopher Nolan. His upcoming adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey is the most anticipated movie of the summer, and with Oppenheimer, he managed to turn a historical science … Continue reading → The post Everyone’s Gone To the Movies: Christopher Nolan’s early, popular and weird films appeared first on Living in a Media…
I went to see director Jon Favreau’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu at The Grand Theater in downtown Lincoln, NE Thursday at 9:40 a.m. with my Dear Wife. That may be the earliest screening either of us have seen … Continue reading → The post Fun with Mando and Baby Yoda appeared first on Living in a Media World .
Artificial Intelligence, AI, especially in its generative AI large language model form, has taken front and center lately in the discussion of contemporary culture. There are all of the awful AI-generated political memes out there, deepfake nude images, faulty legal … Continue reading → The post Did no one pay attention to what the creation of Skynet led to? appeared first on Living in a Media…