It is the first time a UK coin has gone into space, and pays homage to David Bowie’s space inspired hits including Starman, Life on Mars, and Space Oddity.
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Casting Update – ‘The Lord of the Rings’ on Amazon Prime
A big list of names are added to the cast of the new J.R.R. Tolkein ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel series.
A Step Closer to True Star Trek Style Tricorders – A Handheld DNA Sequence Analyzer
An iPhone, a thousand dollar pocket DNA sequencer and some open source software makes the world’s first mobile genome sequence analyzer.
Hayabusa-2’s Asteroid Sample Returns to Earth In “Perfect” Shape
The Japanese probe, sent to the asteroid Ryugu to collect some samples, returns with the goods intact.
Electronic Music & Particle Physics Meet in “Electric Storm” (Moog Music, CERN)
Composer Dorit Chrysler and filmmaker Marie Losier give new meaning to underground art in “Electric Storm,” a short theremin-centric film shot 30+ stories below the Earth’s surface in the heart of CERN’s Large Hardon Collider.
The Streaming Wars, One Year On
We’re on the thrill ride whether we like it or not – the Streaming War defines most of how our genre of choice is brought to us.
‘Prehistoric Planet’ Brings Dinosaurs To Life
Jon Favreau and David Attenborough bring you ‘Prehistory Planet’, possibly the most immersive and realistic dinosaur show ever made.
On the ‘Event Horizon’: Frank Zanca’s ‘Lords of LA’
Tune in today, Saturday, at 4 pm Pacific, 7 pm Eastern when hosts Susan Fox and Gene Turnbow welcome producer, screenwriter and fantasy author Frank Zanca to discuss his upcoming graphic novel, Lords of LA
7 Reasons Star Trek is Stupid (by a Long-Time Fan)
“I don’t always violate the Prime Directive … oh, who am I kidding, of course I do.” — James T. Kirk
Vangelis, Legendary Composer for Bladerunner, Chariots of Fire, Dead at 79
The groundbreaking composer died of May 17 of heart failure in a French hospital while being treated for COVID-19.