church of awesome: stunning new NASA mosaic image of Earth
Lovely. Let’s keep it that way, eh?
NASA
question of the day: Do you want to see the short science-fiction film shot at the International Space Station?
Space tourist and ubergeek Richard Garriott de Cayeux shot an eight-minute SF short on the ISS in 2008. Finally, NASA has agreed to make it public…
question of the weekend: Does it freak you out to hear that scientists have discovered a “second Earth”?
If you’re any kind of proper geek like me, you probably squee’d at the news. But apparently it bothers some people immensely…
Apollo 18 (review)
Apollo 18 is not scary. It’s not intense. It’s not surprising. It’s supposed to be all these things and fails completely.
‘Apollo 18’: not screened for critics, and not approved by NASA — connection?
Get out your tinfoil hats and fire up your conspiracy gland: the Weinstein Co. most likely lost NASA’s blessing and is keeping Apollo 18 secret even from critics because it’s all true…
question of the weekend: The space shuttle program is over, NASA’s budget is getting slashed: what’s the next big thing in space?
I feel that unless the U.S. realigns its priorities away from endless war and back toward science and exploration, it’s over as a spacefaring nation. The 21st century in space will be Chinese, I suspect: I bet they’ll put a man (and probably a woman) on Mars by 2025.
watch it: “Cosmic Journeys: What an Astronaut’s Camera Sees”
I so want to see this view — shot by NASA astronauts of the Earth from orbit — with my own eyes…
Nintendo says no to Justin Bieber; Ricky Gervais won’t host Golden Globes again; Michel Gondry not a fan of 3D; more: leftover links
Plus: Kevin Smith was lying about how cool it was to direct Bruce Willis in Cop Out; CBS now stealing ideas from German TV; Joan Rivers gets kicked off Fox for bitching about Sarah Palin; more…
who is Ebert protege Ignatiy Vishnevetsky?; Hollywood hates Netflix; the FCC delivers smackdowns to broadcasting’s old guard; more: leftover links
Plus: celebs run afoul of Twitter; is True Grit going to the Oscars?; Hurley’s lotto numbers come up (almost); more…
Monsters movie review
“Sunny with a chance of creatures” could well be the weather report from this world, one not too far removed from our own, in one of the most startling movies of our new DIY filmmaking culture.
