Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Fla., is offering “Howl-O-Scream sleepovers” for 7th through 10th graders. That’s pretty cool. According to their website, for $75 per teen, participants are treated to “chaperoned front line access to haunted houses, bone-chilling coasters, ‘creatures of the night’ animal interactions, two freaky meals and accommodations at [their] on-site dormitory.” You […]
The 5th Philippine Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, New Worlds 5, will be held Oct. 27, 2007, at the Glorietta Activity Center in — you guessed it — The Philippines. For more information, visit www.newworlds.ph.
What would happen if a photographer put on genre-colored glasses and headed out to American wastelands to take some pictures. Most likely, you’d get photos like those found in Lost America. Using time exposures and colored strobe lights, Troy Paiva created a collection of eerily compelling images of found objects. Some are sorrowful, others are […]
This weekend, at Nippon2007, the 65th Worldcon, in Yokohama, Japan, it was officially announced that the 67th World Science Fiction Convention (or WorldCon) will be held in Montreal, Quebec, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal from Aug. 6- 10, 2009. The guest of honor will be Neil Gaiman (The Sandman: Book of Dreams, Good […]
Now at Disneyland, Honda’s ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) is demonstrating its latest technological advancements including several new mobility and artificial intelligence capabilities for enhanced human interaction, in addition to the ability to run nearly 4 miles per hour, in 15-minute science shows. Starting last Wednesday, ASIMO became a part of the Southland park’s […]