Anime Review – Tsubasa Season 1

Anime, CLAMP | Posted by Alexander Case | January 28th, 2012

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 »

Newspace 2020

Newspace | Posted by JD DeLuzio | January 27th, 2012

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:

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Comic Review – “Astonishing X-Men #46″

Comics | Posted by W. Blaine Dowler | January 27th, 2012

The third part of Greg Pak and Mike McKone’s four part story came out this week.

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Video Game Review – Gears of War 2

Games | Posted by Alexander Case | January 25th, 2012

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 »

Weekly Comics Discussion – January 25, 2012

Comics | Posted by W. Blaine Dowler | January 24th, 2012

The complete list of titles is available here.

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Deciding the Summer School 2013 topic

Ask The Bureau, Bureau 42 Teaches, Summer School | Posted by W. Blaine Dowler | January 23rd, 2012

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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Manga Review – X/1999, Volume 10

CLAMP, Manga | Posted by Alexander Case | January 23rd, 2012

As we get into 2012, we continue with the reviews of CLAMP’s apocalyptic opus, X/1999. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Digital Disk Picks for January 24th, 2012

DVD | Posted by Alexander Case | January 22nd, 2012

This week sees a handful of gems and a lot of dreck.

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Weekend Review – “The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958)”

Superman/Smallville | Posted by W. Blaine Dowler | January 21st, 2012

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.

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Star Wars Uncut!

Star Wars | Posted by JD DeLuzio | January 20th, 2012

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: