Mr. Chris Goes to Cleveland – Pt I: Skylanders
Thus begins the chronicle of my monumental journey throughout the midwest over this recent winter/holiday break. To begin our journey, let me tell you about a far off place called the Dragon Realms,...
Thus begins the chronicle of my monumental journey throughout the midwest over this recent winter/holiday break. To begin our journey, let me tell you about a far off place called the Dragon Realms,...
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by chriscrews · Published 11/10/2012 · Last modified 06/18/2020
So I am officially ABD as of Friday afternoon. One more hurdle cleared on the long march towards completing my PhD studies here in New York. Having completed my dissertation proposal defense this...
Anthropocene / environmental politics / political analysis / political ecology / pop culture / religion / science / theory
by chriscrews · Published 11/09/2012
Come hell or high water tomorrow, which in New York these days it’s hard to know which is more likely, my PhD dissertation proposal defense will be over. I’m expecting it to be...
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by chriscrews · Published 10/29/2012
Before I could even say shazam, there he was, the famous monster Frankenstein, giving us the latest weather news on Hurricane Sandy. Ok, that’s not quite true: Frankenstein came later, after the...
aesthetics / civilization / education / political analysis / pop culture
by chriscrews · Published 10/29/2012
Meet my new country, the Borderlands of Catastrophism! No seriously, it is my new country, thanks to a fascinating online game called NationStates by Max Barry. In short, the game is an...
“It really is an apocalyptic change,” said Dyson, referring to the power of the digital revolution. I recently attended a public talk by noted science historian and writer George Dyson as part of...
The Adventures of Mr. Chris is a collection of personal reflections, scholarly ruminations, travel adventures, and cultural analysis.