The Myth of Science: Rewind

The Greek philosopher Socrates spoke frequently about wisdom and understanding. While there is some debate as to his actual quote, the summary is as follows: One cannot know anything with absolute certainty but can feel confident about certain things.

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The Wrong Gadgets

Science Fiction is frequently accused of being a genre that’s too much about gadgets. I tend to think that we focus on the wrong gadgets, and that’s why that generalization is made.

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LoneStarCon 3 Photos

With my schedule pressing in on me from all sides, I decided this was a good time to share some more photos from the 71st Worldcon. LoneStarCon 3 was filled with amazing fans and dazzling stars. All photos were taken by Shawn McConnell. Hope you enjoy these LoneStarCon 3 photos.

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Serge Brussolo et les Kaiju

Serge Brussolo est un auteur unique et atypique. Il a publié des oeuvres foisonnantes souvent purement fantasmatique. Il a souvent abordé un imaginaire organique et biologique. Et comme Serge Brussolo a le sens de la démesure et un goût certain pour le cinéma bis et ses images souvent hors normes il était inévitables qu’un jour ou l’autre il aborde la thématique des monstres géants. Il leur a consacré plusieurs romans et il a été suffisamment inventifs pour se détacher de ses modèles japonais.

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Film Review: Sorry About Tomorrow

8 hours ain’t a lot of time to make a movie. The 48 Film Project has given us a lot of films, some of which have been remarkable, and some of which have been among the worst films ever made. I should know: I’ve made a couple of those. In recent years things seems to have changed and the pinnacle of these films are among the best shorts I’ve seen all year. Like There’s Nothing Funny About a Clown in Love and Snow in the City from San Francisco, the winners in several other cities have really moved me, and none of them with the intelligence and dark logic of Sorry About Tomorrow.

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Leviathan Wakes Review

[two]I am always looking for new books to read and typically pick one by an author from the current con I am attending.  In the case of this book it was because I received an […]

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