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TV Review: Time is Relative in GENIUS

April 26, 2017April 26, 2017 Angie Fiedler Sutton 639 Views 0 Comments adaptations, Albert Einstein, books, drama, Emily Watson, entertainment, genius, Geoffrey Rush, history, Imagine Television, Johnny Flynn, math, National Geographic, Noah Pink, review, Ron Howard, Samantha Colley, science, Television, Walter Isaacson

National Geographic’s first scripted show delves into the life of Albert Einstein.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Celebrates 80 Years with Free 2017 Calendar

January 3, 2017January 13, 2017 Angie Fiedler Sutton 756 Views 0 Comments anniversary, history, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, science, Space

Bring in the new year with a space calendar celebrating JPL’s 80th anniversary.

Reviews Television & Film

Recap: TIMELESS Remembers the Alamo

November 6, 2016November 6, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 494 Views 0 Comments Abigail Spencer, Davy Crockett, history, Jim Bowie, Malcolm Barrett, Matt Lanter, NBC, Texas, The Alamo, time travel, Timeless, TV Recaps

Timeless becomes a Weird Western for this episode as they chase Flynn to the Alamo. .

Reviews Television & Film

TIMELESS Recap: Lucy Becomes a Bond Girl

October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 485 Views 0 Comments history, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Nazis, NBC, Once Upon a Time, Robin Hood, Sean Maguire, Television, time travel, Timeless, TV Recaps

My name is Fleming, Ian Fleming. Lucy gets to be a Bond girl while Wyatt and Rufus play back up as they chase Flynn into Nazi territory.

Conventions & Events

Worldcon: The Oldest Sci-Fi Convention? It Depends

August 15, 2016August 14, 2016 Kelly Luck 591 Views 0 Comments conventions, events, history, Leeds, MidAmericon II, Philadelphia, World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Is Worldcon descended from the first-ever sci-fi convention? It depends what you mean by “convention”…

Gaming Opinion Technology

Pokémon GO Signals New Social Media Paradigm

July 25, 2016July 24, 2016 Daniel C. Handley 497 Views 0 Comments App, augmented reality, Facebook, gaming, Google, history, Instagram, Mobile Gaming, Niantic, Pinterest, Pokémon, Pokémon GO, social media, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube

Has Pokémon GO given us a glimpse into the next realm of social media? Mr. Handley seems to think so! Take a look at the social media of the future!

Above: Pretty people in the pretty Highlands. (Jamie and Claire riding across the countryside.)

Reviews Television & Film

Recap: OUTLANDER Gives Us Whiplash and Plenty of Emotional Trauma

July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 Allison Isberg 447 Views 2 Comments Caitriona Balfe, history, Matthew B. Roberts, Outlander, Philip John, Sam Heughan, Starz, Television, time travel, Toni Graphia, TV, TV Recaps

It’s the season finale and OUTLANDER fans are all set to be traumatized. Let’s do this.