Blog About the Future

May 13, 2013—Titled “Future Theory” (http://ftforward.blogspot.com), this recently released blog focuses on studying pop culture, trends, and history to generate possible occurrences for the next fifty years.  It frequently uses examples as evidence for the theories, such as music’s top ten hits for the last five decades or current issues.  One post detailed the potential changeover for the Olympics, in which wrestling became viable for replacement, and noted the histories of each sport threatening to take its position.  Also proposed was a short list of suggestions on what other sports may sneak their way in before 2063 and why—or why not.  As a whole, the content of the posts varies widely.  Such is intended to include as many facets of the future as possible.

The author, Ashley “Ash” Monks, admits to being an avid consumer and writer of science fiction, but announces on her “about” page that her blog strives to do the opposite.  She doesn’t predict far-fetched ideas good for writing stories.  She wants concepts with concrete evidence behind them.  As part of the Honors Program at Endicott College, she has been learning about culture studies and applying that knowledge to her work.  Occasionally, terms appropriate of academic essays are used and the articles can be dense in terms of information, but all is usually explained and made easier to read.  These lessons on culture were what originally gave her the inspiration for Future Theory.  In accordance, the first person she interviewed for the blog was one of her professors for the seminar, who helped explain the different methods of cultural examination she would be implementing.

The blog is aimed at an audience interested in pop culture and logic puzzles.  It takes an educational approach to a field seemingly dominated by creativity.  If interested, “Future Theory” can be found at http://ftforward.blogspot.com.