In Biology last author tends to be the supervisor of said research.

Father was part of the group involved in the original research. Has daughter do same experiments, claims it's new, and gets media attention for her "discovery." Meanwhile, the guy who actually made the discovery is ignored. Thus fuss.

Rachel Maddow and other commentators have noted that the Congress during the Obama Administration has passed the fewest laws ever in recent years. Obama has had problems getting heads of cabinet offices and regulatory agencies confirmed, and I wonder if there have been more instances of agency in-fighting and…

Ah, swell.~ Here's another a bit of news for the Cato Institute and Reason Magazine crowd to crow and act smug over—as if they weren't insufferable already.

I'm not so sure I buy into this notion of "Democratic cowardice" except with respect to not being willing to try new ways of thinking. Perhaps if they were then they would be able to get the majorities they need to push an agenda forward.

Speaking of facts:

They still got the weapons from Russia.

Where else would the separatist rebels in the Ukraine get military grade weapons capable to attacking targets 33,000 feet in the air?

It is crazy to anyone with any type of experience in both combat and war zones. The amount of things that need to go right in order to frame another power for something is incredibly high and usually not worth the risk. This is especially so since the separatists already have shot down multiple Ukraine aircraft and…

A compelling read at a young age, fraught with heroism and peril. I will never forget the sacrifice at the end - it resonated strongly with me at that formative time.

A Wrinkle in Time

I caught this one drunk one late night on IFC about 10 years ago and have been waiting and waiting for them to show this again.

Super difficult list to fit in 30... but I'd add Highlander in there somewhere.

No TOXIC AVENGER OR CLASS OF NUKE EM HIGH? How daaaaaaareeeee you.

"I'm here to kick ass and chew gum...and I'm all outta gum."

Little surprised by the lack of Jodorowsky on here.

And his other series, The Day the Universe Changed which is arguably better.

I used to pore over this book for hours. In particular, I was mesmerized by the paintings of what life could look like on other planets in the Solar System, especially the balloon-like critters for Jupiter.