Speaking at TED last week, Bill Gates unveiled his vision for cleaner energy in the future and eliminating CO2 emissions by 2050 with his endorsement of a radically different type of nuclear reactor. He also noted the miracles that occur in nature by bringing out a jar of fireflies. It’s definitely worth the 30 minutes.
The Daily Dose
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Today in Techland: Fiasco! If you were looking for us earlier, you may have noticed that we were nowhere to be found. Let’s set the record straight: We were just trying on our invisibility cloak. It worked, swimmingly.
Anywho, today we saw three new execs named to head DC Entertainment: Jim Lee, Dan …
Q&A: DC Comics’ Jim Lee, Dan DiDio and Geoff Johns
This morning, it was announced that DC Entertainment’s new president Diane Nelson had named Dan DiDio and Jim Lee as DC Comics’ co-publishers, and Geoff Johns as Chief Creative Officer. TECHLAND spoke to the three new appointees about what comes next for DC.
So Jim and Geoff: are you going to be moving to New York?
JIM LEE: I …
Panel of the Week 2/17/10
Is killing baddies so wrong? Do rats make the best pets? Do Green Lanterns over-exfoliate? What is the best managerial style for international criminal organizations? The answers to these questions in our Panel of the Week!
Invincible #70
A few of months ago there was a debate on the internets about superheros who kill. I come …
Mark Your Calenders Muggles: Hogwarts Open By May 28
Is this the date we’ve been waiting for?
Today Universal Studios released its The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Vacation Package – with all travel dates beginning on May 28. Though the official park opening date has yet to be confirmed, this does ensure that the park will be open by this date at the latest. (Universal’s Web site …
Aliens vs. Predator Review: Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda
Think back to all of the films featuring Aliens, Predators, or both. In good times (Aliens) and bad (AvP: Requiem), have you ever wished you could be the Alien or the Predator in a videogame? I haven’t and I’m a huge fan of these franchises. These iconic monsters are great for target practice, not so much for role-playing. Rebellion …
A Few Thoughts on the New Guardians of the (DC) Universe
This morning, DC Entertainment named Jim Lee and Dan DiDio as the new co-publishers of DC Comics, and Geoff Johns as Chief Creative Officer (a new position)–all three of them longtime company insiders. Here’s a few thoughts about what their new roles might mean.
(More on Techland: DC Entertainment Announces Its Superhero Execs)
On …
Doctor Who Preview: First Look at the Eleventh Doctor
The wait is almost over, Doctor Who fans. All across the intrawebs on Wednesday, the first preview image of the upcoming season was released; The first real shot of Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, caught in a good old-fashioned time warp:
As you see here, in the full widescreen shot posted on the Sun’s web site, Smith is …
Playing Avatar: The Hilarious Na’vi Reenactors, From the Dairy State
I grew up in Wisconsin, and so I know well what a curious, creative lot hails from such counties as Milwaukee, Waukesha, Dade and Eau Claire. There’s a big portion of the state where humor is in short supply. And then there are areas like Madison, where The Onion was founded, where you get some wacky characters who come up with …
What is TWENTYWONDER?
Years back, if you were a member of the Los Angeles comedy-nerd-art-dork-hip-oisie, you would be lucky to receive an invitation to SUPERBALL. SuperBall was the brainchild of Mystery Science Theater 3000‘s Joel Hodgson and his brother Jim, and it was always the party of the summer, if not the autumn as well. Located deep in the deepest …
Spielberg’s Big TV Plans: Sci-Fi on NBC, Dinosaurs on FOX
It seems like Steven Spielberg can’t get enough of the small screen this week. We couldn’t be happier.
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that NBC has its eyes set for Spielberg’s Nine Lives, a project that lost steam for Syfy in 2007. The would-be miniseries looks to be on again as NBC does bit of sci-fi shopping of its own. …
DC Entertainment Announces Its Superhero Execs
Back in September of ’09, Warner Bros. announced the “creation” of DC Entertainment, a company that would oversee the implementation of all DC Comics properties under the Warner Bros. Entertainment umbrella. In other words, WB created DCE to go after Marvel Studios and seed the DC characters across other mediums. At the time of the …