The San Francisco Film Society will celebrate of the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco International Film Festival next year. This makes it the first film festival from Alaska to Argentina to reach the half-century mark, according to a press release. One of the highlights of the festival will be the awarding of the one-time-only […]
I found this little tidbit in a science news feed I get. Since it blends a bit of science, fantasy and travel, I thought you’d all enjoy it. Engineer Explains How Santa Can Deliver Gifts in One Night Newswise  If you’re skeptical of Santa’s abilities to deliver presents to millions of homes and children […]
In the July 2006 issue of The Genre Traveler, I mentioned that Singapore might be getting a theme park on Sentosa Island. Now, the Malaysian-based bidder Genting Group has announced it will be partnering with Dreamworks for the gaming resort it has proposed for the island. "I am particularly excited about plans for the Dreamworks […]
The science fiction, fantasy and, yes, even horror, imagination is pervading the popular (read mundane) world. Take theatre for instance. I’ve written about a wide variety of genre plays and musicals in both The Genre Traveler and in this blog. Here are just a few that are opening soon in theatres across the U.S. I’m […]
Hey! Did anyone attend After Dark Films horror movie fest, “8 Films to Die For”? Josh Green of firstshowing.net gave it a pretty bad review: Our resident horror expert Josh was planning on attending all 8 films over the long weekend to see first hand what kind of experience this was going to be. Unfortunately […]
Starting from a few gigs on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, she got her own series, Xena: Warrior Princess. From there, she did a cameo in Spider-Man, then became a Cylon on the new Battlestar Galactica, and even showed off her golden voice on Celebrity Duets. Now Lucy Lawless will perform live in concert this January. […]
I just learned about one of the weirdest festivals I’ve ever heard of – Frozen Dead Guy Days. Held each year in Nederland, Colo., it "celebrates" the cryonic storage of Grandpa Bredo. I kid you not. Bredo Morstoel [pronounced "Bread-dough More-stul"] , a Director of Parks and Recreation in Baerum County, Norway for over 30 […]
Genre Travel Across the US, Part OneCaves and Caverns, Section Three: New Mexico, Arizona and MoreContinued from Wednesday (NOTE: There are so many caves and caverns across the U.S., I broke this section of “Genre Travel Across the US, Part One” into four posts, each one focusing on a single state – except for this […]
Genre Travel Across the US, Part OneCaves and Caverns, Section Three: TexasContinued from MondayCaves, Caverns and Bats, Oh My! (Section Three) (NOTE: There are so many caves and caverns across the U.S., I’m breaking this section of "Genre Travel Across the US, Part One" into several posts, each one focusing on a single state.) Natural […]
Genre Travel Across the US, Part OneCaves and Caverns, Section Two: ArkansasContinued from Yesterday (NOTE: There are so many caves and caverns across the U.S., I’m breaking this section of "Genre Travel Across the US, Part One" into several posts, each one focusing on a single state.) Onyx CaveNo WebsiteAccording to the flier, Onyx Cave […]