I think we're one charismatic leader away from stone age technology.

On a related note, there was a great kids book about this called "Motel of the Mysteries," by David Macaulay in which a future archeologists finds the undisturbed tomb of the Toot 'n Come Inn. Highly recommend it if you have a 10-14 year old. Fun thought exercise on perception and logical bias.

"It is the year 4022;…

Nothing beats Looney Tunes, a bowl of Apple Jacks and Pro wrestling at 11 when the cartoons were over.

By the time I finished "Winter's Heart," I'd pretty much given up on Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time." I couldn't believe that this book belonged to the same series as "The Eye of the World," "The Great Hunt," and "The Dragon Reborn." After several books where it felt like almost nothing happened, this was the book…

Prediction — we'll see a surge of men cosplaying as "Chris Pratt playing Princess Leia" at future cons.

But think about it - when you were a little kid and wanted to play Star Wars out on the playground, everyone wanted to be Han Solo or Princess Leia, not Luke Skywalker.

Mother Nature.

You've just made every moon hoax conspiracy nut pee their pants this morning. They have new material to debunk.

the Avengers and GI Joe vs. HYDRA and COBRA. SOMEONE MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Wars fought through social media may be the creepiest ones of all.

You should read Harry Turtledove. He does an excellent 11 book series on "what if the South won the Civil War?" Takes the story all the way up through WWII.

Give the money to NASA !

Don't let Brian Posehn see this... <insert video of Brian complaining that his kid wants to play Batman vs Wolverine with him, "well, those guys are from two separate universes, but we can play your stupid baby games.">

Sounds like a good game in which to crank up the GotG soundtrack.

Willful Child by Steven Erikson (Tor)

Do wolves actually sweat? Because that affects how impressed I am if they don't break a sweat.

That was a minor plot point in Pratchett and Gaiman's Good Omens, wasn't it? Food that had zero nutritional or caloric value?