Take me to my babies.
This week highlights some unlikely alliances, as we drive towards Cold River and dark revelations.
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
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They may have an awkward name, but the Camelopardalids, meteor shower not viewed before, will make an appearance in a few hours after this post goes live— depending on visibility and your location on earth. Happy viewing!
Novel Review: Black Moon
Kenneth Calhoun has written a range of literary short fiction; his debut novel appeared a couple of months ago, and it falls under the general category of apocalyptic SF. Four characters make their way through the waking nightmare of a world plagued by an epidemic of insomnia.
2013 Nebula Awards
The Nebula Awards took place this weekend. Click the link for the complete list.
Big winners include Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice (Best Novel), Gravity (Outstanding Dramatic Presentation), and Nalo Hopkinson’s Sister Mine (Best YA SF or Fantasy– not to be confused by the Tawni O’Dell novel of same title)
Look for more reviews of reading closer to the Hugos– and when my own schedule clears a little.
Orphan Black Review: “Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est”
Just don’t kill my rubber ducky.
–Felix, to Helena
Even at its most conventional, Orphan Black remains the most brilliantly deranged and executed show on television.
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Just in time for Days of Future Past:
It’s not quite Back to the Future II‘s hoverboard
…or Blade Runner‘s flying cars, but this hoverbike will be on sale by 2017.
You never call, you never text
We appear to have found our sun’s long-lost sibling, a star birthed from the same stellar nursery.
A little closer to home
…find out how you can watch SpaceX’s Dragon capsule leave the International Space Station later this weekend.
And, even closer to earth, the pristine remains of a teenage girl from 13000 years ago have shed new light on the earliest human inhabitants of the Americas.
Video below: Crowdsourced live-action Akira, German Con Cosplay, and a superhero race:
Arrow Review: “Unthinkable”
Many revelations occur as the battle continues against Deathstroke’s army.
Orphan Black Review: “Governed as It Were By Chance”
What else is she not bloody telling us?
Orphan Black delivers its most twisted, twist-filled episode of the second season.
Thus far.
Continuum Review: “Waning Minutes”
Waning Minutes
You record, not bear witness. You store data, not remember.
Much of the regular cast take the ep off as we visit days of futures past. Kiera recalls a future mission that went horribly wrong and brought her into contact with an off-the-grid community of “Gleaners.” We see the start of the doubts that have been growing in her, and we learn how Sonya Valentine came to be a part of Liber8.
In the epilogue, Alec witnesses a violent turn of events.
Arrow Discussion: “Streets of Fire”
The battle is on! Team Arrow emerge as genuine heroes in the eyes of Starling City, characters die, fires burn, and the title gets stolen from 1984’s most noteworthy Rock-n-roll SF exploitation flick…
Let’s hear your opinion on the penultimate episode of this season.