A rogue technician is the key to preventing Vexcor from opening the link.
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Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
2005 Hugo Nominees
I haven’t had time to do reviews of the nominated novels this year, though I reviewed Iron Council back in September, and I’m hoping to review Charles Stross’s Iron Dawn before the end of August. Meanwhile, you can find the entire list of nominees here and the winners, posted at the link below.
In addition, my thoughts on the nominated short stories follow, along with links to each.
Weekly Comics Discussion: August 10, 2005
Shipping this week we have House of M #5, a Fantastic Four “House of M” tie-in, and Essential Daredevil Vol. 3, DC’s Villains United and Rann/Thanagar (both 4 of 6) plus #0 and 1 of the new Supergirl series, Dark Horse’s Concrete Vol. 1, and more.
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Charlie Jade: Bedtime Story
Most of this episode takes place four years before the pilot, as Jade plays hardboiled detective. All of this, of course, connects to the current story, likely in more ways than we realize.
Galapagos
And people still laugh about as much as they ever did…. If a bunch of them are lying around the beach, and one of them farts, everybody else laughs and laughs, just as people would have done a million years ago.
–Galapagos
Vonnegut wrote his best novels in the 1960s; his work started to founder in the 1970s. Critics often called his 1985 novel, Galápagos a comeback. Uneven but often brilliant, it would prove one of his last really good books.
In short: the future of humanity falls in the hands of the people who most likely would have been voted first off the island.
Planet X, or just a Lawless Wanderer?
Larger than Pluto and farther away from the sun, 2003 UB313– “Xena”– may be the tenth planet in the solar system. On the other hand, maybe Pluto should lose its status.
Charlie Jade: Spin
Charlie Jade returns home, and the toxic waste hits the fan.
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Stargate Atlantis Discussion
nkuzmik writes, If nobody else will start the discussion, I will, and I’ll do it with a question: Is Dex enhanced in some way? I mean he has been killing Wraith singlehanded for seven years, and he went hand-to-hand with Super-Ford.Any thoughts?
Charlie Jade: Can of Worms
This special clip episode was created for those who haven’t seen every episode, or were otherwise having trouble making sense of the show.
Oh, right. Space Shuttle.
I suspect everyone knows that the first shuttle launch in recent years occured yesterday. The latest news (well, not for long) may be found here.