To help promote the “double feature” movie, Grindhouse, opening in theatres on April 6, the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles is hosting a movie festival today through April 30. According to If Magazine, the “event will be a showcase for the risqué films exploiting sex, violence and extreme subject matter from the 1970s that […]
I’m talking about the movie, not the end of the world, of course. According to a recent press release, “a team of scientists and engineers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are conducting research that could one day save humanity from asteroids threatening Earth.” They are working on methods of deflecting asteroids that […]
I found this website that I thought would be of interest to all my readers in the U.K. The UK SF Book News Network covers “science fiction, fantasy and horror book and comic news from UK authors, creators, publishers and retailers.” Although there is a lot on non-travel news on the site, it does include […]
I just learned of yet another artshow at Hyaena Botique and Gallery in Burbank, Calif., starting on Thursday, March 1. Called “The Eidolon of Icarus,” the show features the “otherworldly and surreal dreamscapes” of Emily J. Steigerwald. An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2007, from 8pm-midnight. The show ends on March […]
Who wouldn’t want a lovely lounge on a tropical beach to go with their excursion to the edge of outer space? Maybe that’s what Hawaiian lawmakers had in the back of their minds when they passed a bill to turn Hawaii into a major player in space tourism last week. According to a press release, […]
One cool thing about attending Haunt X this past weekend was the opportunity to discover the work of artists I hadn’t previously been aware of. In the vendor’s room I met Mike Sosnowski and was honored to enjoy his brand of humorous horror art. He’s agreed to an interview, so keep an eye out for […]
I just got back from Haunt X and you’re my first contact — after saying hello to my husband and dog, that is. It was incredible. I’m exhausted. I was there Friday night through this afternoon. I was so busy checking out the sights, talking with people and taking notes at the seminars I attended […]
A LOST fan, that is? Well then, get your buns over to Los Angeles for the LOST Weekend Fan Party 2007 to be held March 30 through April 1. This gathering of LOST fans features a charity silent auction benefitting the Children’s Defense Fund-California, the favorite charity of Lost creator J.J. Abrams, creator of the […]
This weekend I received an interesting newsletter in the mail called Artificial Retina News. It says its “the first issue of a newsletter about the Artificial Retina Project of the U.S. Department of Energy.” One sidebar discusses the engineering of “The Bionic Eye.” The plan is to create a devise that “consists of a tiny […]
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t even know that Princeton had an ESP lab. And now, after three decades of research, it is closing its doors, according to a New York Times Article from Saturday. At the end of the month, the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research laboratory, or PEAR, will pack up its […]