#film-and-pop-culture
5 posts
2014 - October
1 post2014 - March
1 post2011 - February
1 post2010 - February
1 post2008 - January
1 post2014 - October
1 post[Off-Topic] 3D Printing, the Legend?
While analyzing Print the Legend, I show how MakerBot went from an open 12-person startup to acquisition by Stratasys. The documentary portrays the price of turning rebellion into a system.
2014 - March
1 post[Off-Topic] Breaking Bad was a very successful startup
Reading Breaking Bad as a startup, the author sees Walt as an entrepreneur obsessed with quality, scale, and territory. To him, taking responsibility requires sacrifices and good partners.
2011 - February
1 post[Off-Topic] The Fountainhead: Howard Roark's Defense
After watching the 1949 adaptation, the author publishes Howard Roark's final speech with subtitles, Ayn Rand's defense of individualism against altruism, conformity, and servility.
2010 - February
1 post[Off-Topic] Wake up Call
Starting with Up in the Air, the author recalls that jobs are not permanent: do good work without accepting abuse, stay loyal to yourself, and find a purpose.
2008 - January
1 postOff Topic: "I Am Legend" - TERRIBLE!
The review considers I Am Legend’s opening strong, but rejects the monsters, Richard Matheson’s shallow adaptation, and the religious third act. For the author, the movie completely falls apart.