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Heisenberg’s work is a prominent feature of summer school lesson four, Don’t Underestimate the Power of Virtual Particle Exchange. Lesson 1: Classical Thinking: Why Does It Fail? Lesson 2: Curiouser and Curiouser Lesson 3: Enter Heisenberg, Exit Common Sense Lesson 4: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Virtual Particle Exchange Lesson 5: August 2 Lesson 6: [...]

This is a very decent week. Title DVD Release(s) Blu-Ray Release(s) Action Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Blu-Ray G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) DVD Blu-Ray Ip Man Regular edition or Collector’s Edition Regular edition or Collector’s Edition Alex: A martial arts psudo-bio-pic about the person who trained Bruce Lee. Lock Up Blu-Ray Rambo Extended cut of [...]

This review may be a bit late – heck, I wasn’t even planning to see it – but I’d heard good things, and I’m glad I went. Consider this your nudge to not miss this one. (Note: I did not see this in IMAX. If I have the chance on a second viewing, I’d do [...]

It’s been long rumoured that Joss Whedon would be directing The Avengers for its release in 2012. Based on these San Diego Comic Con quotes, it sounds like he’ll be writing it as well. I have only one question remaining: how soon can I buy my tickets?

Because Tuesday is just too far away to wait for this one.

This was my first time at Polaris, which started as a “Relaxicon,” became a Star Trek convention (Toronto Trek), and morphed into a much broader SF gathering. It features a heavier media element than the conventions I typically attend. In addition to authors (GoHs Kelley Armstrong and Robert Sawyer offer commentary in my video), the [...]

The complete list of titles is available here. Boom! Studios DARKWING DUCK #2 FARSCAPE ONGOING #9 DC Comics BATMAN BEYOND #2 (OF 6) BRIGHTEST DAY #6 DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #3 (OF 10) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #41 – Brightest Day SUPERGIRL #54 SUPERMAN BATMAN #74 ZATANNA #3 Dynamite Entertainment KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #6 Image [...]

Summer school continues. Lesson three is available here. Links to previous lessons are maintained below. Lesson 1: Classical Thinking: Why Does It Fail? Lesson 2: Curiouser and Curiouser Lesson 3: Enter Heisenberg, Exit Common Sense Lesson 4: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Virtual Particle Exchange Lesson 5: August 2 Lesson 6: August 9 Lesson 7: [...]

Another lackluster week. This happens in July; studios try to avoid releasing titles that might distract from their big screen output. Things will start to pick up in mid-August, and then we get some excellent content in the weeks from September 7 until late December. Title DVD Release(s) Blu-Ray Release(s) Action Evil Aliens Blu-Ray The [...]

The Japanese spaceship Ikaros has unfurled its solar sail and successfully used the sail to move through the cosmos. The space age may not be over…..

Duncan Jones (aka Zowie Bowie) has crafted a brilliant, low-key SF film that puts character and questions over special effects and has earned itself several awards, and a nomination for this year’s Hugo. Title: Moon Cast, Crew, and Other Info: Directed by Duncan Jones Written by Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker Cast Sam Rockwell as [...]

I've sung their praises before, but I'll do it again, Escape Pod has once again scored the permission to broadcast audio versions of all five Hugo Short Story nominees.

I came across this little YouTube Video from AnimeNewsNetwork. The video is a fan anime short created by Paul “Otaking” Johnson from Sheffield, England. This isn’t his first Doctor Who anime video -- an earlier installment made the rounds around the internet a while back, but this installment, is much improved in my opinion -- [...]

So much cheese it could clog your arteries. And it has its own theme song!

There are many standard sets of numbers, such as real numbers and integers. Some of the common sets are often hard to keep track of. In other cases, interesting sets of numbers are entirely ignored by standard math education. Sixteen such sets of numbers, their definitions, and (if applicable) their standard notations are presented here.

A little anime and a little horror.

The complete list of titles is available here. Boom! Studios FARSCAPE SCORPIUS #3 Dark Horse Comics CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #22 DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #1 PREDATORS MOVIE ADAPTION TP PREDATORS PRESERVE THE GAME ONE SHOT DC Comics ASTRO CITY SILVER AGENT #1 BATGIRL #12 BATMAN #701 BIRDS OF PREY #3 – Brightest Day BRAVE [...]

Harvey Pekar, surly nerd and creator of the brilliant American Splendor (adapted into a film, which we reviewed here) and other works, has died today at the age of seventy in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. He had been suffering from cancer for some time.

In order to catch up, we’re doing a discussion this week of the second and third episodes of The Gates, a new supernatural thriller about a gated community with some dark secrets. Title: “What Lies Beneath,” “Breach” Cast and Crew Frank Grillo as Nick Monohan Marisol Nichols as Sarah Monohan Travis Caldwell as Charlie Monohan [...]

Finally the battle lines are drawn in CLAMP’s apocalyptic series. General Information Title: X/1999 Volume 4 – Intermezzo Written & Illustrated by CLAMP Translated by Fred Burke Retouch & Lettering by Wayne Truman Originally Serialized in Kadokawa Shoten’s Monthly Asuka Available on Amazon.com and RightStuf.com. The Premise We finally get the battle lines laid out [...]