Hard Science Fiction- the Silliest Kind
There has for some time been a movement in the Science Fiction genre called “Hard Science Fiction”, which wikipedia defines as: “Hard science fiction is a category...
WuXia versus Kung Fu
Recently I’ve been watching a lot old Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies on Youtube, and it occurred to me that from the point of view of someone...
A bas les aristos!
I recently read The Scarlet Pimpernel (text, audio, movie) by Baroness Orczy, and ran into a bit of an interesting philosophical quandry while I was reading it....
A Note about Matt Smith’s first episode of Doctor Who
I just wanted to watch a few minutes of it to test video quality, and was dead tired. Two minutes in I was wide awake and full...
Auditions for Twin Stars 209
Auditions are up for Twin Stars Book 2, Episode 9 over on Audio Drama Talk. Two male roles and Two female roles are up, and the auditions...
Shin Nian Kuai Le! Happy Year of the Tiger!
Happy Lunar New Year everyone!
Cracked.com- 6 Most Statistically Full of Shit Professions
My friend Don sent me this one this morning, give it a read. I’m surprised Teachers aren’t on the list, but hey, everyone misses something! ^_^
The 2009 Darwin Awards! Enjoy!
Yes, it’s that time again for the glorious Darwin awards. Read carefully and feel better about yourself. Here is the glorious winner: 1. When his 38 caliber...
Space Battleship Yamato Live-Action Trailer
“We’re off to outer space…” Those lines started each weekly adventure of Star Blazers when I was kid in the 1970’s, and now the Japanese are making...