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When will we get to Mars?
As I approach a couple of chronological and career crossroads, I am constantly telling friends that I want to live at least long enough to see a human being walk on Mars. I won’t go into my personal...
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Fun and frivolity at Indiana Comic Con
Brent Spiner A quick look at happenings at Indiana Comic Con. John Rhys-Daviess Jack Gleeson
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SF ‘Seconds’ among movies added to film registry
One of my favorite treats each holiday season is seeing which 25 films are added each year to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry with the hope that I will find science fiction or fantasy...
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‘Twas the week before Star Wars. …
‘Twas the week before “Star Wars,” when all through his notebook, not a column was stirring, not even a hook. A folder was filled with the best photos he’d taken, yet not a single idea seemed to be...
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How to create your own SF channel
It has been argued by some that there isn’t enough material to program a non-stop, all science fiction channel. Hogwash. Even though one network moved away from (or never fully committed to) such...
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InCon gone, Dragon Con coming
With a fine InConJunction over, it’s now less than two months before Dragon Con in Atlanta, the best annual science fiction/fantasy/comics and gaming gathering this side of the Mississippi River....
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Am I a ‘snob?’
“Am I a good person?” is the question the Doctor asks shortly after regenerating and becoming the 12th (or 13th?) version of the time traveler from Gallifrey. It doesn’t take us long to learn that the...
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Actor William Shatner talks about a legendary Twilight Zone episode and what his children have persuaded him related to that episode while on a flight. Click on HD for the best image. Video by Ronald...
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SF videos being prepared
If you would like to become involved in my SF video presentations for local libraries, please check this out. I am putting together a couple of short videos (amateur) about science fiction for library...
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Last thoughts on ‘the trip’
No, this isn’t a review of the 1960s Peter Fonda movie, “The Trip,” but some last reflections on my “trip of a lifetime” to England in August. This visit not only took me to fascinating places I had...
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‘Great Martian War’ equals great SF
I admit that this column probably gives away a hint of my favoritism toward the British side of my ancestry , but it’s also a reflection of the major role the Brits have played in the development of...
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Star Wars VII cast announced
Writer/Director/Producer J.J Abrams (top center right) at the cast read-through of Star Wars Episode VII at Pinewood Studios with (clockwise from right) Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher,...
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Hugo Award nominees announced
The Hugo Awards along with the Nebulas are the most prestigious honors in the science fiction world. The winners are announced each year at World Con, which is in London this year. The nominees were...
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Immersed in Beatlesland
Aside from my favorite sports teams, literature and movies, one of my great passions has been music — in particular, The Beatles. I didn’t realize how deeply immersed I have been in Beatles’ music and...
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Random act of kindness to the rescue
This holiday season has been a bit difficult, adjusting to the first Christmas after my mother’s death earlier this year. She loved Christmas with all of her great heart and even in her later years...
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