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The author of Skulls in the Stars is a professor of physics, specializing in optical science, at UNC Charlotte. The blog covers topics in physics and optics, the history of science, classic pulp fantasy and horror fiction, and the surprising intersections between these areas. -
Category Archives: Entertainment
OpenLab 2009 submissions open…
I keep forgetting to note this, but submissions for The Open Laboratory 2009 are now being accepted and can be nominated at this link: The Open Laboratory is a printed collection of the ‘best’ science blog writing of the year, … Continue reading
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Terminator and Dollhouse surprised me tonight…
I just finished watching Terminator and Dollhouse and just felt compelled to write a short comment. Both shows were really good tonight, in their own way. Terminator resolved a number of huge plot threads and the same time it opened … Continue reading
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Relive the history of The Oregon Trail… the game!
I’m currently mulling over my next science blog post, which will hopefully be out soon. In the meantime, I had to point out this wonderful discovery via StumbleUpon: an Apple II emulator which allows one to play the classic educational … Continue reading
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SOS: Save Our (favorite) Shows!
The fiancée pointed out to me today that one of our new favorite shows, Life on Mars, will not be surviving to season 2. This is a real shame; though it was a remake of a classic UK show, we’d … Continue reading
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Adventures in iRiff-ery!
I’ve been a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 for years. If you’re not familiar, the show consisted of a human host and two wisecracking (puppet) robots ridiculing bad science fiction, fantasy, and horror films, and was generally a … Continue reading
Posted in ... the Hell?, Entertainment
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E is for Edward, who birthday was today…
Via The Greenbelt, I see that today was the birthday of macabre artist Edward Gorey (1925-2000), who produced such bizarre and twisted classics such as The Gashlycrumb Tinies and The Curious Sofa. It is an interesting coincidence since I just … Continue reading
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Upcoming horror game: The Path
Via StumbleUpon, I came across the website for a short horror game which will be released in March or April 2009: The Path. Produced by a small independent game company called Tale of Tales (and I mean small: two programmers), … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Horror
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Dick Van Dyke: Still cool
I’ve been a big fan of Dick Van Dyke for a long time, and it’s great to see that he’s still active and in the news! CNN has a nice interview with him in which he reminisces about making Mary … Continue reading
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A double loss for cinema: Montalban and McGoohan
Via Pharyngula, we learn that the last two days resulted in the loss of two of entertainment’s coolest actors: Patrick McGoohan died on Tuesday, while Ricardo Montalban died on Wednesday. It is strangely appropriate for their deaths to more or … Continue reading
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A Patrick Swayze Christmas, by MST3K
I’ve got to continue the holiday tradition I started last Christmas; I therefore present, “A Patrick Swayze Christmas”: In the spirit of the season, I offer sincere best wishes and ‘get well soon’ to Patrick Swayze, who has been fighting … Continue reading
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