Bubonicon 42 is a science fiction and fantasy convention taking place at The Albuquerque Grand (Sheraton) Airport Hotel in New Mexico from August 27-29, 2010. This year’s theme takes its inspiration from the talented and witty writer of the Hitchhiker’s Guide and Dirk Gently series of humorous genre fiction, Douglas Adams. Confirmed Guests Include: Ben […]
Would you like to add science fiction themes to your vacations? Here are some ideas.
Well, sadly, the Star Trek Experience will not be revived in Las Vegas, as the props were auctioned off in April. But, if you don’t mind making the trek out to the Gold Coast of Florida, you can take in a very similar experience at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Star Trek Live, a […]
Will you be in Worcester, Mass, on Friday, June 18 or in Providence, RI on Wednesday, June 23? Then you can get a 5% discount on the Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular presentation taking place at either location. The Museum of Science in Boston has partnered with the event to offer an exclusive […]
The other day I started watching Madonna videos on YouTube and I noticed something: Many of them had a genre sensibility. I would embed them to share with you, but embedding has been disabled, so I’ll just send you off to YouTube to see for yourself. “Frozen” www.youtube.com/watch?v=evxEOXkxRIA The video for this song features Madonna […]
I subscribe to the RSS feed for Webdesigner Depot and today I received a post that featured “Spectacular Fountains from Around the World.” And what I noticed is that many of them just looked like something a genre traveler would enjoy. So, I’m sharing those with you today. Click on the images to see a […]
I must admit that I’ve dragged my feet writing this review. I finished reading 2012: The Secret of the Crystal Skull over a week ago. The thing is, I don’t relish writing a bad review. I would love it if every book that gets sent to me is a gem I can recommend you read. […]
Celebrate the study of things celestial this Saturday during National Astronomy Day. Lots of events are scheduled throughout the country. Here are just a few: Orlando Science Center, 11am to 9pm Events include telescope observing sessions, special demonstrations, lectures and more. For more information, visit www.osc.org. Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus, Crowell, Texas Daytime activities include […]
Yesterday morning I recorded an interview with Pay Boyle, the host of “The KPAM 860 Travel Show with Pat Boyle” about The Genre Traveler. We talked about what is genre travel, what kinds of things the website covers and how costuming is an integral part of many a genre traveler’s experience. The show will air […]
July has quite a few genre films to offer, so I think you’ll be able to get out of the heat quite often without having to see a film more than once. 😉 The trailers for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice look really cool and I’ve always found Nick Cage’s film to be fun, so I’m looking […]