A month or so back, I was running out of things to watch on Tivo, so I went searching. I kept seeing this show ReGenesis pop up, but thought it had to do with the series of movie Reanimator, so I ignored it. But after seeing so many times, I clicked on the name and […]
Back on March 2, I told you that Star Trek: The Experience was going to re-open in downtown Las Vegas in Neonopolis. It was suppose to open in May in conjunction with the reboot movie by J.J. Abrams. So, when I went to Las Vegas last week, I was all excited about seeing the show’s […]
Yesterday, my husband and I went to see the Bodies exhibit at the Luxor. I’ve mentioned the exhibit in this blog before, but had never seen it. I must admit I was a little nervous about what the experience would be like. It was fascinating! Of course the bio geek in me went all out. […]
Animation Supercon is set for October 2-4, 2009, in Miami, Fla., at The Doubletree Miami Airport Hotel and Convention Center. Special guests include the cast of Matt Groening’s science fiction animated TV show Futurama: Billy West (Philip J. Fry), John Dimaggio (Bender), Phil Lammar (Hermes Conrad) and Maurice LaMarche (“Additional Voices”). Also making an appearance […]
Dream of traveling through time? the human body? space? Then there are places for you to go and live that dream. I give you Doug Cornelius’s list of “100 Geeky Places to Take Your Kids This Summer.” The list is mostly museums, science centers and aquariums, but there are some other things thrown in for […]
The other night I finished reading Michael Crichton’s novel, Next. And it got me to thinking. 1. Is this book truly a novel? Although interesting, entertaining and all the other things a good read should be, it felt more like a collection of interconnected short stories. There really was no primary story or plot to […]
The 15th annual Fan Expo Canada is taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building on August 28-30, 2009. The event is the largest combined gaming, horror, comic, science fiction, and anime event in Canada and features celebrities and pop culture heroes from a multitude of genres. As with most cons, Fan Expo […]
I found this in my Springwise Trends newsletter: French tourism company Bocages has created a pop-up cabin for four that is designed specifically for stargazing. Each cabin features a transparent dome in the roof, a telescope and a sky observation kit. Just launched this year, Carré d’étoiles, portable and reversible cube-shaped structures crafted with recyclable […]
You have to hand it to the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. They are not only a really cool traditional museum, but an innovative museum when it comes to immersive experiences. Following the success of the Museum’s award-winning spy adventure, Operation SpyTM, they have launched Spy in the City®, a new GPS-based interactive outdoor […]
What is it about sharks that fascinates us so? Is it the empty stare? The robotic efficiency with which they kill? Is it some ancient memory of fear? I don’t know, but they sure are popular. The first week of August is Shark Week and Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is celebrating the Discovery Channel event […]