The XLt Glossary
The XLt Glossary:
* rupert pupkinism
{Informal, small dog craving for power [Greek pup + kin Old English cyn relative, family ] }
1. n. the act(s) of doing whatever it takes to be a most thoroughly annoying celebrity
2. the metamorphosis of mental + social irritants into lucrative entertainment
Rupert Pupkin is a character in Martin Scorsese’s King Of Comedy played by Robert De Niro, which is nearly a sequel of his Travis Bickle role in Taxi Driver, recreated as tragicomedy.
* psychotronic
The term “psychotronic” originates from a film made by Jack M. Sell and Peter G. Spelson in Chicago called “The Psychotronic Man” in 1980, at a time when the reigning mayor Daly refused film permits to most artists. The film was shot illegally and later became the term for a genre of films that are traditionally ignored or ridiculed by mainstream critics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychotronic_Man
Xlterrestrials upgrade the concept to present interventionist + subculture media at a time when society may be drowning in the entertainment industry’s deluge of Entirely Useless Media.
* transmigration
It’s a long story … but imagine if reincarnation ever became a Walmart prescription, you’d probably need another box of odorizers for your next life.
