Agujeros negros y agujeros de gusano: un cuento de Henry Bäx y la novela “La estrella roja” de Catalina Miranda
A survey of depictions of black holes in spanish SF, with a bit about SF’s contributions to the visualization of cosmological chaos
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Space Princesses: Royalty in Science Fiction
“For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories about the death of kings.” Richard 11, Act 3, Scene 2 Shakespeare knew how to entertain a crowd and teach history at […]
Scide Splitters: Working Stiff by Kevin J. Anderson
Scide Splitters reviews seven fun filled cases from the files of Dan Shamble, Zombie Private Investigator.
The Trouble With Close Encounters: Why It’s So Frustratingly Close To Being A Classic
Here’s why Close Encounters of the Third KInd will never be a classic.
2015: A Geeky Year for Movies
Forget about all the things we were promised to have in 2015 by Back to the Future. 2015 seems to be our year for the movies, us geeks and nerds, that is. I do hope […]
Con Report: Dragoncon 2014 (with over 100 pictures!)
The Gaffen family attends Dragoncon 2014 and comes back with LOTS of pictures
Star Wars Episode VII. Everybody stay calm
It’s time to take a chill pill when it comes to Episode VII
Is Interstellar Too Loud?
I have read repeated complaints that Interstellar is too loud. Which makes as much sense as complaining that a record is too loud.
Review: Steampunk LEGO by Guy Himber
Steampunk LEGO by Guy Himber is a visually stimulating look at the creative possibilities within the LEGO world using the innovative theme found in Steampunk.
THE GOOD OLD (GAME) DAYS…
Steve revisits the old days of computer gaming… the “old days” are back!
You Are The Hero – A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks
A review of a history of You Are the Hero adventure game books.
The Top Ten Best Robots of All Time
This week we take a look at the top ten best robots of all time. The rules are simple. Each robot must have a unique name and identity. We will not include classes of robots like […]
Hello Summer, Goodbye – After The Blockbusters, After The Hugos Have Gone
Gary Dalkin looks back on the state of science fiction as another summer of massive budget SF and fantasy spectacles draws to a close. It seems this summer may have been a little better than those of late. The latest Michael Bay atrocity aside, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Godzilla received enthusiastic receptions and almost everyone loved Guardians of the Galaxy, which achieved the near impossible feat of pleasing fans, delighting general audiences and entering the popular culture as a new phenomenon in its own right.
Drawing Star Wars aged 9
Star Wars inspired a generation: John White started drawing the movie 37 years ago….
Lost Curiosities: The Disappearing Death Ray
Did Tesla have a death ray? Did the FBI take the plans?
If Space Doesn’t Work This Way, Try With the Death Star
Why spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship? Why, indeed.
The Last of the Star Hawks
Back in the late 1970s, Gil Kane and his collaborators fought the good fight, against more than aliens.
Star Wars and Space Problems
Do you remember a very famous quote from Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker Guide of the Galaxy about dimensions in space? “Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it […]
Retrospective – Spielberg & Kubrick’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence
In 2001 I wrote that A.I. was more successful as a fable that as pure SF, a film to be seen and argued over, which in the current climate of mindless special effects dominated action fodder made it easy to over-rate.
Answers from Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
The Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb finally answers a lot of questions about the original Star Wars story in the aptly titled special, Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars.
What’s Wrong with the Saga?
The trilogy, the saga, or the series. They come in many shapes and forms, but in the end…they may NEVER end! Is it too much to ask that books have an ending?
The 72nd Worldcon Voters will Forge History
The Hugos are upon us. RK gives you even more (and better reasons) to join up and vote!
Tatooine in Real Space
Would there, could there be inhabitable planets with more than one sun, like the iconic Tatooine?
AMAZING NEWS: June 29, 2014
Amazing News isn’t always amazing…sometimes it’s just Startling, or merely Astounding, or somewhat Thrilling…or maybe even Unknown….
Top Ten Science Fiction Movie Sidekicks
Who are your favorite SF movie sidekicks? RK has quite a list for you to ponder….
Self-Publishing Odyssey: Part 4 Designing the Cover Image
Alastair Savage’s Self-Publishing Odyssey moves on to stage 4: Designing the cover.
Review: Rollerball Blu-ray (Twilight Time edition)
Post fall of communism, with governments subservient to corporate paymasters, Rollerball seems like a much greater, more prescient, film now than the one I originally saw back in 1976. Today Rollerball surely stands as one of the most underrated films of the 1970s and one of the most thought-provoking and rewarding SF films ever made.
The End of the Summer Blockbuster
Musings on the birth and development of the strange media behemoth – the summer blockbuster
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