September Recommendations from Singularity & Co.
With a mission to bring both new and out-of-print science fiction books together, Singularity & Co. is both an online bookstore and a real-life brick and mortar shop located in Brooklyn. We’re all...
View ArticleWatch Deadpool Dance Gangnam Style and Become a Happier Person
We don’t know what this is and yet we cannot look away.Alright, that’s not entirely accurate, the above still is from a new Critiques4Geeks video featuring the Dancing Deadpool busting it out to K-pop...
View ArticleMalazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Fourteen
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! Every post will start off with a summary of events, followed by reaction and commentary by your hosts Bill and Amanda (with Amanda, new to the series,...
View ArticleA Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 1
Welcome back to A Read of Ice and Fire! Please join me as I read and react, for the very first time, to George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.Today’s entry is Part 1 of A...
View ArticleCelebrating Shirley Jackson: The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always...
Many think of Shirley Jackson primarily as a short story writer, due to her much-anthologized classic “The Lottery.” But for me it’s Jackson’s novels that really demonstrate her lasting contribution to...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Time’s Arrow, Part II”
“Time’s Arrow, Part II”Written by Joe Menosky and Jeri TaylorDirected by Les LandauSeason 6, Episode 1Production episode 40276-227Original air date: September 21, 1992Stardate: 46001.3Captain’s Log:...
View ArticleBecause It Is My Blood (Excerpt)
Take a look at this excerpt for Because It Is My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin, out September 18 from FSG:Since her release from Liberty Children's Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the...
View ArticleWatch the Curiosity Landing in HD
Dedicated Curiosity fan and filmmaker Bard Canning recently pieced together the photographic footage from the rover’s recent descent and stitched together an HD video version of the landing, which he...
View ArticleIntroducing the Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch
On September 5th, 1992, Fox Broadcasting aired “The Cat and the Claw, Part 1,” the first episode of Batman, now known as Batman: The Animated Series. The show, created by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski,...
View ArticleBatman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “On Leather Wings”
“On Leather Wings”Written by Mitch BrianDirected by Kevin AltieriEpisode #001Music by Shirley WalkerAnimation Services by Spectrum Animation Studio Original Airdate: September 6th, 1992Plot: When a...
View ArticleMorning Roundup: It’s Doctor Who Who
We saw this over on Deviantart, from artist the-quick-brown-fox and are pleased to report that when the Doctor does regenerate into an owl, he’ll take on the fashion sense of the 11th and 4th...
View ArticleIntroducing Simon Baz, the First Muslim-American Green Lantern
DC Comics unveiled the newest addition to the Green Lantern Corp. in the beginning of September in it’s #0 issue of the popular series, and their brand new character has been getting a lot of...
View ArticleForging a Fresh Start: A Newcomer’s Review of Forge of Darkness by Steven...
The first in a trilogy of three prequels, Forge of Darkness purports to be a new beginning for the Malazan Book of the Fallen, but as ever with the work of Steven Erikson, it is not so simple—an...
View ArticleDoctor Who: “A Town Called Mercy”
That, my dear fellow Whovians, THAT is what Doctor Who should be. “A Town Called Mercy,” written by Toby Whithouse, was about as perfect an episode of Doctor Who as we could ask for, delving into a...
View ArticleA Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, “Come...
“Cast your nets, wanderers! Try me with your questions, and let the contest begin.”—Blaine the Mono, to Roland and the Ka-Tet, at the end of The Waste LandsWelcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series....
View ArticleCheck Out the New RoboCop Suit: Robo-Hot or Robo-Not?
Set photos from the new RoboCop have emerged and it looks sort of like the Christian Bale Batman-suit crossed with Tron: Legacy-visor action. What do we think? (Where’s the chrome?)[via Blastr]Read the...
View ArticleAdele Will Sing Skyfall Theme Song
It seems like all the stops are being pulled out for the new James Bond film Skyfall! Long rumored to be recording the new theme song, popular singer Adele has now been confirmed as the next artist...
View ArticleBuffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Little Red Riding Slayer
“Fear, Itself” starts with the gang engaged in pumpkin carving in the subterranean unsplendor that is Casa Harris. Xander is failing to capture the spirit of his chosen pumpkin, while Buffy’s moping...
View ArticleSylvester McCoy as Radagast the Brown and More New Hobbit Photos!
The approach of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is nigh! USA Today has just released a set of new images including Sylvester McCoy (old-school Doctor Who) as the wizard Radagast the Brown. (There's...
View ArticleThings That Go Baaa in the Night
I grew up watching horror movies. Just to give you an idea of what kind of time span we’re talking about, I’ll just say that while vampires were continuing their trend in becoming sexy blood-suckers,...
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