A recent breakthrough may make nuclear fusion a viable source of power within a decade. We’ve heard it before, of course, but this latest announcement, by Robert Bussard, is compelling.
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
Battlestar Galactica Spoilers
Earlier this week, this article ran some spoilers for the rest of this season. They may be news to some readers.
Comic Review: 52, #33-36
Christmas and the New Year pass in the DC Universe, and heroes fall like snow.
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Looking further into space
Nobel-winning astrophysicist John Mather JWST talks about the next generation of space telescope. Elsewhere, earthlings listen for television and radio signals from other worlds.
Firefly: the Second Season?
Well, it’s unlikely at present, but these Browncoats seems serious, if unaffiliated with Whedon, Fox, or Universal.
The Best American Comics 2006
This volume includes many selections which defy the popular conception of comics. It also confounds our ratings system, so what follows is a more conventional review.
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The Dreaming Jewels
“They caught the kid doing something disgusting out under the bleachers at the high school stadium…”
This freakish first novel by Theodore Sturgeon first appeared in 1950. While it may not be his best work, it holds up, decades later.
Cyber-technology and Unethical Experiments
…Actually, it may well permit new types of unethical experiments, but it also may make it possible to safely pursue experiments which were considered unethical in the past, it says here
Day Break off the air.
Submitted by dan_k:
ABC has decided to take Day Break off the air immediately. You can read all the details here at Variety. On the bright side, the final two episodes will be placed on line for viewing.
Saturday Review: Comic Fan Flicks at Youtube
This week, instead of reviewing one older genre film for Saturday Review, we’re taking a look at ten older comix-themed fan films, now playing at Youtube.
We include a few seasonal offerings, of course.