Critical Resolution “SOMETHING TELLS ME I’M GAMING. ONE LEVEL UP, PLAYING THE NEXT. EYES ABOUT AND EARS WITHIN ME. FILLING UP THE BOOKS...

Heir-Raising Expedition JOR-EL (SUPERMAN'S FATHER): ”YOU WILL TRAVEL FAR, MY LITTLE KAL-EL. BUT WE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU... EVEN IN THE...

Exclamation Marks the Spot “A SHARED SEAT AT THE PINE TABLE COCKTAIL PARLOR. SHARED INSPIRATION MARKED IN TIME, LIKE AN NEUROTRANSMITTER...

Back to the Theater After winning a free movie ticket from my last visit to the State Movie Theater, I kept my eyes peeled on the theater...

The Day the Music Paused “WELL, THAT'LL BE THE DAY WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE. YES, THAT'LL BE THE DAY WHEN YOU MAKE ME CRY. YOU SAY YOU'RE...

Photo: Star Wars (movie) Natural Allies YODA: “MY ALLY IS THE FORCE, AND A POWERFUL ALLY IT IS. LIFE CREATES IT, MAKES IT GROW. ITS...

Image: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (movie) When Pigments Fly “THE PROGRAM FOR THIS EVENING IS NOT NEW. YOU'VE SEEN THIS ENTERTAINMENT...

All-Wheel Sprite Suspension “AWAY FROM THE SIGHTS, THE SOUNDS, THE RIGID SCHEDULES—THE FROWNS, EXPECTATIONS, LABELS, COPIES OF PASSERS...

Figurative Branches of the Poet's Tree “OH, IS THAT CONCRETE ALL AROUND OR IS IT IN MY HEAD? YEAH, I'M A DUDE.” – “ALL THE YOUNG DUDES”...

Individuated Energy Production (IEP) “BUT IF WE UNDERSTAND ANYTHING OF THE UNCONSCIOUS, WE KNOW THAT IT CANNOT BE SWALLOWED. WE ALSO KNOW...

Another Degree of Difficulty (ADD) “THIS IS HOW I SHOW MY LOVE. I MADE IT IN MY MIND BECAUSE...BLAME IT ON MY ADD, BABY. THIS IS HOW AN...

My Meta Life in Tron “IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH I WAS TOLD WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN. NOW I'VE REACHED THAT AGE I'VE TRIED TO DO ALL THOSE...

Actual illustration from the operation manual for IBM 5160 Personal Computer (1984) “KARMA POLICE, ARREST THIS MAN. HE TALKS IN MATHS, HE...

Cherub Rockshow “I READ THE NEWS TODAY, OH BOY, ABOUT A LUCKY MAN WHO MADE THE GRADE.” – “A DAY IN THE LIFE” BY THE BEATLES My first...

Compound Eyes of the Butterfly Effect “EVEN FLOW, THOUGHTS ARRIVE LIKE BUTTERFLIES. OH, HE DON'T KNOW, SO HE CHASES THEM AWAY. OH,...

“IT’S AN INFINITE SINGLE CALL; IT’S THE ENERGY ABOVE. CONFISCATED CONFUSION, AND THE MESSAGE IS LOVE.” – “SPOKEN TO YOU AND YOU” BY JD...

Illustration by Alex Grey 7-Year Switch “ONE’S AMBITION, ATTITUDE, AND MOTIVATIONS ARE DETERMINED EARLY IN LIFE—THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS TO...

“WHEN I WAS OLD THEY GAVE ME A MODEL FACTORY, I MADE THREE SALADS OUT ON THE MOTORWAY. LEAVING YOUR NAME AT THE DOOR. BREAKING MY...

“FULL OF FUEL, FOOL OF FIRE. BLANK SLATE EXPLOSION OF HEAVENS CHOIR. COMBINING ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE WITH DESIRE. BROKEN BRICKS CRUMBLE,...

“YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE A PART OF ME AND I WILL ALWAYS TRY. THINK OF ME WHEN YOU’RE ALONE, I’M ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE. WHEN I LOOK IN THE...

“WELL, HE'S TELLIN' US THIS AND HE'S TELLIN' US THAT. CHANGES IT EVERY DAY. SAYS IT DOESN'T MATTER. BASES ARE LOADED AND CASEY'S AT BAT....

“WE ON ANOTHER LEVEL OF PLANNING, OF UNDERSTANDING. THE BOND BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN, AND CHILD. THE HIGHEST ELEVATION, 'CAUSE WE ABOVE.” –...

“COME ALONG INSIDE. HAVE YOURSELF A SEAT. LET ME GIVE YOU THE SECRET THAT YOU’VE WAITED TO RECEIVE. I’VE SEEN YOU CONFUSED. SOME DAYS YOU...