Star Trek has always focused on allegory-first storytelling, using fantastical elements to explore and address the social ...

Both look upon the alien’s assault as an opportunity and choose to protect the perpetrator of the violence instead of the ...

"Narcissus" by Caravaggio (c. 1598). Source: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain What is an allegory? An allegory (Greek, "a speaking about something else") is a complete and cohesive narrative, for ...

I recently came across an obscure compact disc (CD) from the equally obscure progressive rock band Caravan. The CD was titled "Blind Dog at St. Dunstans." At the end of the seventh song, "Jack and ...

One of the creators of the 1999 film The Matrix has confirmed that the film is a transgender story that “the corporate world… wasn’t ready for.” Lilly and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed the Academy ...