This last week has seen concept art from the forthcoming Captain America movie, and possible official images for Thor.
Do these work for you?
And what about Ant-man?
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
Jeanne Robinson dies.
Jeanne Robinson, writer, dancer, choreographer, teacher, Zen monk, and wife of Spider Robinson, passed away Sunday, May 31, after a lengthy struggle with biliary cancer.
We shall miss the Stardancer.
Book Review: The Dragon and the Stars
I stared at her, wondering how I had come to suspect she was a shape-shifting fox demon. Was it like human rights, something that existed if enough people in the country believed in it? When I returned to America, would I still think she might be a demon?
–Urania Fung, “The Right to Eat Decent Food”
Looking to read something a little different in SF and fantasy? The Dragon and the Stars features eighteen (in Chinese lore, a lucky number) new tales written by English-speaking writers of Chinese ancestry.
Fringe: “Over There” Review
The two-part season finale, “Over There,” features many exciting moments, numerous questions that I suspect will be selectively answered, better-than-average acting, and plot twists that a ten-year-old could see coming.
Heroes Cancelled
NBC confirms what we’ve long suspected– Heroes won’t return for another season. The show’s creators, however, hope to wrap up the story with a movie or mini-series.
What would you like to see in a finale? Or does anyone still care?
Fringe Discussion: “Over There, Part 1”
I hope to have a review next week of the whole. Meanwhile, here’s a place to discuss Fringe‘s big Heroes/Crisis on Earth 1-2/Charlie Jade/Mirror Universe ep. I only wish Walternate had sported a goatee.
Novel Review: The Windup Girl
Peak oil is long past, the Age of Expansion has ended, bioengineering has imperiled the food supply, and revolution moils in Thailand.
Paolo Bacigalupi established himself as a writer to watch with his short fiction, and his first novel, a sprawling political tale set in a steam-biopunk future, has drawn considerable attention, a 2010 Hugo nomination, and varying reviews. One more follows.
Fringe Discussion: “Northwest Passage”
This is the last episode before the two-parter that will take Walter and Olivia to the alternate universe to save the world(s). I’m guessing that, at the very least, it improved upon last week’s song and dance.
Penguicon 2010 Video
Penguicon 2010 has come and gone, with SF, authors, fantasy, complex discussions, parties, Linux, and a real-life superhero.
Fringe Discussion: “Brown Betty”
The film noir look worked, and I liked a stoned Walter singing Tears for Fears, but I couldn’t get into this filler ep. Too much forced-quirky and too little of either substance or entertainment value.
How do people feel who actually follow the show each week? Was it fun? Stupid? Meh? Was this the one your friend who’s never seen the show finally sat down to watch?
(And does anyone want to do weekly reviews of Fringe?)