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\nI reviewed the documentary about controversial countercultural “visionary” Stewart Brand – he of the Whole Earth Catalog<\/i>, which I remember seeing piled around in people’s houses in my childhood – but beyond, to his spearheading of the computer revolution and now the so-called de-extinction movement. It’s an interesting doc in its presentation of Brand AND all of the issues surrounding his work. I think the film tends towards his POV – one I do not share – emphatically – particularly in regards to the idea that technology is essentially neutral. But I enjoyed the history lesson as well as the environmental lessons. I reviewed for Ebert<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I reviewed the documentary about controversial countercultural “visionary” Stewart Brand – he of the Whole Earth Catalog, which I remember seeing piled around in people’s houses in my childhood – but beyond, to his spearheading of the computer revolution and … Continue reading