Air Force Academy now welcomes spell-casters
Just a few years ago, the Air Force Academy was considered such an evangelical hothouse that the place got sued for its alleged discrimination against non-Christians. Today, the Academy is boasting of its thriving pagan community…and its friendliness towards spell-casters. In a press release issued Thursday, the Academy features Tech. Sgt. Brandon Longcrier (pictured), “the…
Boozie Movies loses its mind at PFF 2010 with Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan has been pulling in the plaudits on the film festival circuit, but Greg Christie of Twitch was less than impressed. Christie saw the ballerina thriller at the Philadelphia Film Festival, armed with his reviewing flask. [This is your *SPOILER* Warning folks, there are some details of the film given away below,…
Gizmodo University: The Bright Ideas Behind LED’s
In this week’s Gizmodo University: Discover Electronics, we will investigate the practical and theoretical fundamentals of electronics. This lesson, the first of four in the series, is presented in conjunction with Sparkle Labs. Update: Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, this post briefly went live before the featured videos were available. Sorry for any inconvenience or…
“Rationality” sets science fiction apart from fantasy
In an article published in the journal CLCWeb:Comparative Literature and Culture, Simone Caroti argues that “cognition” is what sets science fiction apart from fantasy, using Greg Bear‘s Blood Music as an example. The act of cognition, of rationally making sense of – and coming to terms with – the estranging elements, increases the sense of…
