Weekly Favorites #20

Hey friends!

It’s the tiny woodchip lodged in the treads of your sneaker, Sam Cote, finally getting around to Weekly Favorites #20! Took the last two weeks off to pack before leaving for Thanksgiving and actually celebrating thanksgiving, and before I knew it December began! Glad to be back. Choosing favorites might be hard (covering three weeks!) so I might use this to fill you in 🙂

Narrative Weight of the Language Barrier in Science Fiction: A Media Analysis

The language barrier is a common challenge explored in first-contact stories both fictional and non-fictional. As such, linguistic differences are often made synonymous with cultural differences in popular media. Two science fiction stories, the film Arrival (2016) and the novel Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, portray the overcoming of severe inter-species language barriers. WhileContinue reading “Narrative Weight of the Language Barrier in Science Fiction: A Media Analysis”

Weekly Favorites #12

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It’s your first-ever D&D character that is a halfling for some reason you can’t explain, Sam Cote, back with entry 12 of Weekly Favories! Happy Hobbit Day to everyone who is celebrating! I’ll be making all seven meals today to honor our stout heroes: Bilbo, Frodo, Samwise, Merry, and Pippin.