When the Sentry first appeared in 2000, he was a clever idea: Bob Roberts, one of Marvel’s most famous characters in the ’60s, the star of Startling Stories–oh, wait, you’ve never heard of him? That’s because his archenemy the Void forced him to use his incredible telepathic powers to make everyone forget him! And the Void is actually …
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Panel of the Week 3/17/10
It’s giant, towering Egyptian gods. It’s long events that are nearly finished. It’s Girl-verines. It’s old timey vamps. It’s Panel of the Week!
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #6
My relationship with Moon Knight is dysfunctional. Whenever I buy a Moon Knight comic I feel guilty. Like my friends and family are looking at me with …
The Astronaut Interview: Of iPods, Thunderstorms, and Alarm Clocks in Space
If Avatar changed the game for fictional 3D films, then Hubble 3D is the nonfiction genre’s attempt to take the next, visceral step.
Putting IMAX cameras up into orbit, both in an around the space shuttle’s cargo bay, we get a sense not only of the beauty of Earth, and the crispness of the cosmos, but also of just how agonizing …
Feng Shui & A Cooking Show? Does Syfy Really Need More Reality Programming?
Apparently Syfy execs say yes.
This week, the network announced it has a whopping 10 new reality in development. Wow, 10? Really?
Afraid so. Wednesday nights are already devoted to “reality” with shoes Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth, and just this week Syfy announced that beginning July 15, Thursday nights will soon follow …
Repo Men Review: Of Leased Organs and Missed Payments (B)
It’s bloody and brutal but also sort of breathtaking – the confidence with which Repo Men lays the groundwork for its blistering social commentary.
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Repo Men is a perfect case study as to how a story’s characters can be overwhelmed by the larger sci-fi themes and messages at …
Screening Room: Replicants and Blade Runners – Time to Set the Netflix Queue
Every Thursday, the Techland Screening Room digs deep in an attempt to appreciate one of the 50 most important sci-fi titles of cinema’s first century. When we’re not analyzing the films, we’re announcing the next title in the series. We welcome your thoughts, insights, grumblings and epiphanies. See previous Techland Screening Rooms …
HP Mini 5102: A Business Class Netbook, But Upgrades Will Cost You
I took a look at the HP Mini 5102 netbook and recorded the entire process in the above video. I cut out the bad stuff and left in the good stuff.
I reviewed the base level model, which sells for $415. It’s got a 1.66GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, 4-cell battery and Windows 7 Starter. The screen measures 10.1 …
PSA: Threadless $10 Tees Deal Starts Today
In honor of its tenth anniversary, t-shirt mecca Threadless is having a sale. Until Saturday, every t-shirt is $10. Hoodies are a steal for $30. Get there quick, or they’ll be gone.
Me? I think I’ve got my eye on this one:
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My Mom’s On Facebook, The Music Video
Made for anyone whose shameless Web presence was cut short due to family members infiltrating social media, this video has been gaining viral-levels of attention this week. On the surface, it pokes fun at the ‘clueless’ appearance of older family members’ attempts at navigating social media, when it’s actually proving that maybe it’s the …
College Game Design Classes Graded Like World of Warcraft
Students in two of Lee Sheldon’s game design classes at Indiana University are graded using a system of experience points similar to systems used in games like World of Warcraft.
According to Australian site iTnews:
“Students commenced the program as avatars at level one, which corresponded to zero XP and a grade of ‘F’. They …
The Leprechaun Film Franchise, An Appreciation
Oh, B-movies. What would sick days (or Syfy, for that matter) be without you?
St. Patty’s Day celebrations are all well and good, but give me some suspicious-looking green foods, throw in a little Warwick Davis and I’m a happy girl. Unfamiliar? Trust me, you’ve seen him. Davis played Wicket, the Ewok who helps Princess Leia in Return …
Cryptids: Leprechauns
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. What better strange and mysterious creature to examine from a cryptozoological standpoint than the leprechaun?
Modern-day depictions of the leprechaun—little bearded men with pots of gold filled by paychecks from television appearances hocking sugary children’s cereal—can be seen as “little more …