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Saturday cute: the entire history of science fiction distilled

Sat, Mar 12, 2011

Is it an alien? Is it a manifestation of an elder god? Is it a deformed octopus? What is it?

question of the weekend: Have you ever been in an earthquake?

Sat, Mar 12, 2011

The closest I came was when I slept through a very minor earthquake on Long Island back in high school in the mid 1980s. And I think I’d like to keep that as my closest brush with earthquakes. (Also, feel free to engage in general discussion about the Japan disaster.)

watch it: “A Rare Rat Moment”

Fri, Mar 11, 2011

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They say that petting an animal is relaxing. But just watching this video is so very soothing…

‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: ice fishing shanty TARDIS

Fri, Mar 11, 2011

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I would hop in the TARDIS and fly it somewhere a little warmer than a place where it’s so cold you have to cut through ice to get at the fish.

Roger Ebert has advice for some people who like ‘Battle: Los Angeles’

Fri, Mar 11, 2011

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But only some people. It appears to be inconceivable to him that some women might actually like this movie. Why would they? It’s a science fiction military action flick with blatant political overtones… and no pink whatsoever. What’s for a girl to like, then? We shouldn’t be taxing our ladybrains thinking about such notions.

Battle: Los Angeles (review)

Fri, Mar 11, 2011

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Battle: Los Angeles may be about invasion, but it’s not about aliens: it’s about us. This isn’t science fiction: It’s a bleak fantasy about karma being a bitch. It’s about collective cultural guilt. Looked at from that angle, it’s fascinating.