Category Archives: science fiction

Review: Metatropolis

Posted on 2010 July 23 by mongreldogs

Metatropolis Edited by Jack Scalzi Rating on an arbitrary 5-point scale: 4 out of 5 Metatropolis is a science fiction anthology exploring, as it claims, the “future of cities”.  That’s not strictly accurate. It’s really a collection of stories that … Continue reading →

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Review: Inception

Posted on 2010 July 16 by mongreldogs

Inception a Christopher Nolan Film Arbitrary 5-Point rating: 5 out of 5 Inception is a weird, ambitious, action-packed sci fi thriller-cum-heist flick.  It is, in its own way, as ambitious as The Matrix and suffers from the comparison only in … Continue reading →

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Days of miracle and wonder, indeed

Posted on 2010 June 24 by mongreldogs

For about ten years, I’ve been running a project in my Honors Physics course called Days of Miracle and Wonder (yes, title taken from a Paul Simon song).  In it, the students are asked to create a business case for … Continue reading →

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I might just be succumbing to the lure of reliving my misspent youth…

Posted on 2010 June 23 by mongreldogs

… but this looks awesome.

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I might just be succumbing to the lure of reliving my misspent youth…

Posted on 2010 March 9 by mongreldogs

… but this looks awesome. Apparently, the release date is 2010 December 17. Just for completeness, the original Comicon 2009 trailer is embedded below the fold.

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Two Finales (2): Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Posted on 2009 April 14 by mongreldogs

As mentioned in a previous post, recently two of my favorite shows reached their conclusion.  While the Battlestar Galactica finale left a lingering bad taste in my mouth (The Cylons had a plan all along?  Bollocks!), the conclusion of Terminator: … Continue reading →

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Two Finales (1): Battlestar Galactica

Posted on 2009 April 11 by mongreldogs

In the past couple of weeks, two science fictions shows I follow have had their finales: the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. (OK, so technically, the word is still out on Sarah Connor, but many people … Continue reading →

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Lunacon 2009 (4): Sunday

Posted on 2009 March 23 by mongreldogs

After the hectic pace on Saturday, the con wound down somewhat before concluding on Sunday. I attended a panel on Galileo, another one on world building, and one on World Domination. Then I attended the dead dog filk and went … Continue reading →

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Lunacon 2009 (0): Arrival

Posted on 2009 March 20 by mongreldogs

Well, here I am at the Hilton Rye Town for my third Lunacon. Apparently during the past year the Lunacon people changed their versioning system from counting from the first Lunacon (making this the 52nd) to simply attaching the year. … Continue reading →

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