Unfortunately, I came away with a negative reaction to the new Star Trek series. I only watched the first episode, because that’s all that was on CBS. I’m not jumping on their streaming service to see the show. It feels
An immodest proposal for a national water management system
The hurricanes in Florida and Texas and the wildfires in the west made me think that it was time to blather about an idea that has been bouncing around my brain for a while. A national water management system. At
Recasting Leia May Be Episode IX’s Only Hope
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If you like the Wonder Woman theme…
Check out electric cellist Tina Guo rocking her own version (i09). She recorded the theme in Batman V Superman. She may have recorded more for the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, although the i09 post is a little vague on that
This is the best thing I’ve seen in like forever
Jimmy Kimmel, Oscars host, brought a bunch of unsuspecting tourists into the Academy Awards where they met more stars than they could ever hope to meet while touring LA. It was totally awesome. There’s something about these types of things
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Owning Our Future: The Emerging Ownership Revolution by Marjorie Kelly My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve been a fan of Marjorie Kelly since I read The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy. This book, Owning Our Future:
A Lego Star Destroyer with the Vader canteen scene INSIDE
I aspire to build custom Lego sets and so I am triply in awe of those who can do so. And when someone builds a mammoth Star Destroyer that is more than just a shell, I’m completely blown away. Behold the
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I just saw Batman vs. Superman and since I have opined about this movie before it came out, it seems like I should report back. Here are my quick impressions: Ben Affleck was very good as Batman, pretty good as
Economics’ Death Star Problem
Around the time that Star Wars Episode VII came out, an idea picked up steam among wonky economics circles that destroying the Death Star would bankrupt the galactic economy. Or, as economist Zachary Feinstein concluded, when the Rebel Alliance won, it lost because the economy was in
Continental Treasures
In political years, during awards season, it’s easy to get sucked into the nastiness and pettiness of people and lose one’s faith in humanity or become cynical about red carpet events. (If you’re a humanist like me, losing faith in