Jonathan Frid, best known for his role as Barnabas Collins in the popular TV soap opera “Dark Shadows”, passed away last Friday (the 13th) at the age of 87.
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Scientists At Dundee University Create Real Sonic Screwdriver
Researchers at Dundee University, inspired by Doctor Who’s famous ‘Sonic Screwdriver’ have figured out how to make an ultrasound-powered machine which can lift, spin and manipulate objects using sound alone.
The Tale of the Legal Battle For Superman Takes A Strange Twist
The day is marred with news that the attorney representing the descendents of the creators of Superman against DC Comics is in trouble.
7-Yr Old Arlington Boy with Leukemia Becomes Arlington’s Bat-Kid
The Everyday Heroes of A City Pull Together To Help A Superhero
President Obama and Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols Flashing Vulcan Salutes. In the Oval Office.
When Nichelle Nichols, best known for her groundbreaking role as Lt. Uhura in Star Trek, visited the White House for Black History Month last February, she and the President didn’t just get their photo taken together in the Oval Office. They did one in which they gave Vulcan salutes.
LulzSec’s Ryan Cleary Back In Jail – For Contacting Sabu
Ryan Cleary, the British teenager arrested last year for his involvement with the notorious LulzSec “hacktivist” hacking gang, is back behind bars after breaching his bail conditions.
Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Sandman’ Comes to Audible
The new production redefines the rules of audio entertainment the way the original redefined the graphic novel.
Ennio Morricone, Oscar-Winning Film Legend, Dies Aged 91
Renowned for scoring Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Westerns, the Oscar winner also produced the sounds and music for ‘Days of Heaven,’ ‘The Thing,’ ‘Mission to Mars’, ‘Cinema Paradiso’ and ‘The Hateful Eight.’
Dragon Con Cancels 2020 Convention Amid Pandemic
In its place, organizers launch a virtual convention that will be free to the universe, with convention memberships rolling over to next year.
Watch Doctor Who’s Louise Jameson in Her New Short, ‘Stuart and Dumplings’
It’s a Zoom call between a young man with Down’s Syndrome, his social worker, and his grandmother teaching him to cook