That would be called "a sheet of paper"

Wait ... I thought oranges were already sentient.

Another 'alien' aspect of Roman life was their calendar. In spite of the artifacts remaining today — July (Julius), August (Augustus), January (Janus), Saturday (Saturn) to name just a few — everything else about the Roman's strictly lunar-based calendar would utterly confuse anyone who's grown up with weekdays,…

Uh, didn't you mean to say "Harry Potter and Ursula K. Le Guin's Wizard of Earthsea"?

What? No, this film was made in 1980 — it was called "The Apple"

So ... in other words, scientists are just Plancking

Ahh, yes, utopia ... I remember an interview w/ Peter Coyote — who described living on a free-love commune in the '60s, and was more than willing to admit that it was great setup ... until it came time to sleep with the ugly girls. And then suddenly they would find an excuse to run into town for supplies. He also…

George Lucas. The Avengers must assemble to prevent the 3-D release of Phantom Menace into the population.

fwiw, I've started posting a close look at all the race car designs from Speed Racer over at [speedrally.net]

Ahh, another fan. Welcome, my friend, welcome. But hey, even though one can love a movie (and I just watched it again tonight), you can still admit it has problems. Case in point: the annoying cuts to screaming announcers that not only state the obviousness of what you have just seen (if they're talking in English),…

Dear Sir or Madam,

Sorry, at this point I have to step in and defend Speed Racer. That was a movie I waited 20 years to see made. It was visually stunning, beautifully designed and almost perfectly cast. It managed to be both faithful to its sources, and clever in its own right (other than Star Trek, name another big screen adaptation…

>How could she exist to deliver, steal, and raise herself?

Also, see: Stewart Brand and the Long Now Project. [longnow.org]

Also, see: Stewart Brand and the Long Now Project. [longnow.org]

You realize, of course, this means it sucks.

I am greatly disturbed by how many of those movies I *paid* to watch

...shiny...

Oh, just vote for Serenity and let's get this cosmic charade over, shall we? Then head over to see the bracket for the WORST sci-fi movie of all time ... [japenet.typepad.com]

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