Another anime review for you today, covering the first season of Tsubasa, based on the manga series I’ve been reviewing off and on. Read the rest of this entry »
By now you’ve heard U.S. presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich claim that, if elected, America will establish a moon colony by 2020. John Glenn considers the plan optimistic “to say the least.” Perhaps Gingrich should also propose a Sealab.
More space news, and some unusual video, follow:
The third part of Greg Pak and Mike McKone’s four part story came out this week.
This week I’m continuing with my run down of the Gears of War series with a video review of Gears of War 2. As this is a video review of a mature rated game, I’d consider this video NSFW. Read the rest of this entry »
As most readers are aware, Bureau 42 does annual summer school sessions. In 2010, we covered quantum mechanics without the math, and in 2011 we covered assessment theory including formulae but not derivations. In 2012, we will cover Einstein’s Theory of Relativity (both special and general), and we will do it in a slightly different fashion: two downloadable files will be offered with each lesson. One version will be devoid of math, as the quantum mechanics series was, while the other will have complete mathematical details in addition to the conceptual lessons. What do you want us to cover in 2013? More after the break.
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As we get into 2012, we continue with the reviews of CLAMP’s apocalyptic opus, X/1999. Read the rest of this entry »
In 1951, superheroes had no respect as a live action art form. With the successful Superman radio show wrapping up, attempts were made to turn that into live action, with out an animated flying Superman. A short feature film was made and recut to become two episodes of a television series. A number of actors signed on, as the show had no sponsor and their agents assured them that the episodes would never see the light of day, so they should just take the money and run. That series got a last minute sponsorship from Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, and ran for six years, ending with the death of its star.
George Lucas may be retiring from the movie business, but someone– several someones, in fact– have finally completed Star Wars Uncut: the Director’s Cut. There are fan films, and there’s this Frankensteinian compilation: