The man who played chess with Death, helped the Resistance, and led Brandon Stark on the path to the Iron Throne has died. Actor Max von Sydow, known for iconic roles in Minority Report, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones, and so many others, was 90 years old.
Video: When I watched Minority Report for the first time back in 2002, I absolutely loved it. It was a fast-paced, gritty, dystopian vision where freedom of choice is usurped by pre-cognitive children of drug addicts and future cops who use those visions as damning evidence.
I love Google Alerts. They’re a great tool for tracking the mention of different things online. I use them less as a way to learn about breaking news and more as a way to discover how people are talking about the future. But there are all kinds of things that…