World History
- Ten Scientifically Scientific Innaccurate Movies?
Yahoo has a nice article up titled Top 10 Scientifically Inaccurate Movies. The article notes: If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they'd probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture. In real life, there are no explosions in...
- Russian Communists Upset With Indiana Jones
Some Russian Communists are unhappy with the new Indiana Jones film. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opened in Russia on Thursday. The communist distaste for the film can be seen at a CNN article titled Indiana Jones movie upsets communists....
- 10 Most Historically Inaccurate Movies?
Yahoo! has an article up titled 10 Most Historically Inaccurate Movies. The subtitle notes, "Films that make your high school history teacher cry." Here are the ten that made the list: 1. 10,000 B.C. 2. Gladiator 3. 300 4. The Last Samurai 5. Apocalypto...
- Ming The Merciless On The Scifi Channel
Even though I like science fiction, I have never been a big fan of Flash Gordon. He always is crashing his space ship and having to rescue his helpless girl friend. The 1980 movie was too campy for me even when I was ten but I did like (and still do)...
- Icarus Rising... A Memorial To The Crew Of The Space Shuttle Challenger
Icarus Rising... A Memorial to the Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Today is the 20th anniversary of the Challenger disaster which set back the American space program. The blogged site of the day is a memorial site interpretating the Challenger disaster...
World History
Which Science Fiction Writer are you?
 | I am: E.E. "Doc" SmithThe inventor of space opera. His purple space war tales remain well-read generations later. |
Which science fiction writer are you?
- Ten Scientifically Scientific Innaccurate Movies?
Yahoo has a nice article up titled Top 10 Scientifically Inaccurate Movies. The article notes: If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they'd probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture. In real life, there are no explosions in...
- Russian Communists Upset With Indiana Jones
Some Russian Communists are unhappy with the new Indiana Jones film. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opened in Russia on Thursday. The communist distaste for the film can be seen at a CNN article titled Indiana Jones movie upsets communists....
- 10 Most Historically Inaccurate Movies?
Yahoo! has an article up titled 10 Most Historically Inaccurate Movies. The subtitle notes, "Films that make your high school history teacher cry." Here are the ten that made the list: 1. 10,000 B.C. 2. Gladiator 3. 300 4. The Last Samurai 5. Apocalypto...
- Ming The Merciless On The Scifi Channel
Even though I like science fiction, I have never been a big fan of Flash Gordon. He always is crashing his space ship and having to rescue his helpless girl friend. The 1980 movie was too campy for me even when I was ten but I did like (and still do)...
- Icarus Rising... A Memorial To The Crew Of The Space Shuttle Challenger
Icarus Rising... A Memorial to the Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Today is the 20th anniversary of the Challenger disaster which set back the American space program. The blogged site of the day is a memorial site interpretating the Challenger disaster...