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I’ve been waiting for it all: The transporter. The easy interstellar travel on a luxurious starship. The end of poverty and the money economy. The fully functional positronic androids who like cats. The sex with hot aliens with funny noses. And today, a little part of my dream came true. Apple announced the iPad. No, … more…
Not sure which Doctor you are? (Which Doctor Who, that is — duh.) Virgin Media has the definitive quiz that will, once and for all, settle the question of whether you’re a cricket-playing celery eater or a jelly baby-eating scarf wearer. You know you’re dying to find out. I am, I am told, Christopher Eccleston. … more…
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from a DVD… and just to make things harder for 2010, this one is from a TV show which may or may not be in my collection (it’s sooo much easier to do screengrabs now that Netflix is streaming to my computer). Guess the TV show — you don’t … more…
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from a DVD… and just to make things harder for 2010, this one is from a TV show which may or may not be in my collection (it’s sooo much easier to do screengrabs now that Netflix is streaming to my computer). Guess the TV show — you don’t … more…
As a result of my review of The Spy Next Door, reader SD SD informs me via email: You are now officially cursed for using karma in your movie reviews. It doesn’t matter if you believe or don’t believe in curses. Anything bad that happens to you in your life you will would wonder what … more…
For those who don’t quite understand how Kathryn Bigelow is being dismissed or belittled as a filmmaker because she’s a woman… herewith a look at some of the reactions to The Hurt Locker, which closely follows the track Joanna Russ laid out in her 1983 book How to Suppress Women’s Writing [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon U.K.]. … more…
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from a DVD… and just to make things harder for 2010, this one is from a TV show which may or may not be in my collection (it’s sooo much easier to do screengrabs now that Netflix is streaming to my computer). Guess the TV show — you don’t … more…
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