§ Weird
A light bulb usually appears over the head of a cartoon character who has a unique idea. For the unfortunate Fateh Mohammad, his idea was presented rather uniquely under him. Mohammed, a Pakistani prison inmate, awoke recently to discover an intact glass light bub in his anus. According to his doctors, the operation to remove the object was a success,... more
Bryce Zabel has posted a PDF of his and JMS’s failed Star Trek treatment to his blog. Basically, it’s a Battlestar Galactica style re-imagining of Star Trek—not necessarily in terms of tone, but rather in terms of removing the accumulation of restraints that bind a story teller’s hands. The treatment articulates the need for a reboot quite well: The Question... more
§ Rant
At some point, every reasonable science-fiction and fantasy fan looks at people who share their geeky interests and thinks: “Holy crap. What the hell am I doing associating myself with these people?” Case in point, Karen Traviss a writer of Star Wars fiction has recently come under scathing abuse for writing that the Grand Army of the Republic featured in... more