By Boom Baumgartner There were few things everyone in Leazes Park could agree on. Even though it was a nice day, it was too sunny for some… Read more “Atheists Anonymous”
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Nicholas Rush: A Character Study of PTSD
It’s typical. A loud noise sends a character back into a hostage situation, a war, or a gunfight. When faced with the majority of reporting on PTSD… Read more “Nicholas Rush: A Character Study of PTSD”
Solar Away – A Space Shanty
This will probably the only other one I post (though I do have more). I’m obsessed with love stories that are affected by the theory of relativity… Read more “Solar Away – A Space Shanty”
Blow the Man Down – A Space Shanty
So for the past ten years I’ve been obsessed with the idea of sea shanties… but in space. I’ve submitted them to speculative poetry magazines, but no… Read more “Blow the Man Down – A Space Shanty”
‘Beyond’ as a Rebuke of ‘Into Darkness’
There were two things very clear to me when I watch Star Trek Beyond. One, that movie is freaking amazing. And two, it really felt like a… Read more “‘Beyond’ as a Rebuke of ‘Into Darkness’”
Why Isn’t Star Trek as Progressive as We Think It Is?
Okay. First let me start off by saying Star Trek tries. It always make and effort toward a better future, and god bless it for doing that. The… Read more “Why Isn’t Star Trek as Progressive as We Think It Is?”
The Ship as an Antagonist
Sometimes, one of the hardest things to be in the science fiction fandom is be a Stargate Universe lover. At the very least, it’s one of the hardest… Read more “The Ship as an Antagonist”
On Universal Translators – Or How We Take Translation for Granted
I was watching “Improbable Cause” today because Deep Space Nine is my jam, and while Dr. Bashir is trying to impress upon the irascible Garak the moral… Read more “On Universal Translators – Or How We Take Translation for Granted”
Playing Dress Up
I’m very late to the game for talking about Jupiter Ascending, so please forgive my tardiness. I had two realizations when I watched it for the first… Read more “Playing Dress Up”
Assassin’s Creed and Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
So, here’s the thing about space and time. There is no such thing as the present, at least not in the terms we perceive it. The truth… Read more “Assassin’s Creed and Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity”