Feathers! Martian airships don’t have feathers!
Yes, I am now starting my rants about Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, based on the eleven volume series of books by Edgar …
Monsters review: Spoiler, warning or praise, you decide
Reviewing Monsters is an almost impossible task because I have to include a spoiler straight away (in the third paragraph of this …
What I’m reading: Camouflage
The Nameless Detective returns for the — I don’t know, how many times, but it’s in the forties — time with Camouflage. …
What I’m reading: Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders
After reading of Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker investigating a murder in The Sherlockian, it’s only a small leap to read …
Futon/sofa sleeper build
I’m being drawn back to the garage/workshop to build a futon/sofa sleeper for the basement. We’ll need it for a house sitter, …
It’s new (old) to me: Quatermass and the Pit
I hate to lose my geek cred in admitting that I had never seen the original BBC production of Quatermass and the …
Space Girl video
This is a great video and lots of fun spotting the movies and TV shows. For some reason if you watch the …
A very good “If your Mac won’t start” howto article
MacWorld has a very nice article on what to do if you Mac won’t start up. It’s full of great advice but …
Reboots: Sherlock Holmes vs Star Trek
Among my friends I am known for how vehemently I object to J.J. Abrams’ reboot of Star Trek, despite my enjoying many …
Temple of Doom related poster
Years ago I created this Temple of Doom related poster so that I’d have something to put on the walls of my …