by G.L. Breedon | Aug 22, 2011 | Books, Science Fiction, Time Travel
The winners of the 2011 Hugo Awards were announced over the weekend. Founded in 1955, the awards are named for Sci-Fi legend, Hugo Gernsback, publisher of Amazing Stories among many other magazines. Connie Willis has won the 2011 Hugo Award for best novel for her two...
by G.L. Breedon | Aug 19, 2011 | Science, Space
There is a good article in today’s New York Times announcing a new program by DARPA to invest in research for human interstellar travel. Talk about forward thinking investment. The awarding of that grant, on Nov. 11 — 11/11/11 — is planned as the culmination of...
by G.L. Breedon | Aug 18, 2011 | Books, Film, Future
After yesterday’s post on the notion of Apocalypse vs. Utopia, I thought a reading list might be fun. The following suggestions aren’t an exhaustive list, but a fun place to start. For the philosophical, there’s Plato’s Republic, which is interesting to...
by G.L. Breedon | Aug 17, 2011 | Future
(Viktor Vasnetsov 1848-1926) “And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal; and, lo, there was a great Earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; and the stars of heaven fell unto Earth, even as a fig tree casteth her...
by G.L. Breedon | Aug 16, 2011 | Books, Reviews, Science Fiction, TV
I absolutely loved this book. I’ve been a big fan of the Doctor Who reboot since I caught an episode of season one on BBC America. When I came across this book during a search on Amazon, I snapped it up. I was always impressed with the storytelling in the series...
