I’m still stunned that it’s actually happening. On Friday, a big-budget version of the classic TV show The Man from U.N.C.L.E. will be released. It’s been over 50 years since the original series first aired, and I first discovered over…
When is a convention not a convention? When they cancel most of the guests from the show that they are named after. This is what happened in Seattle this past weekend, when Galacticon 4 ended up canceling almost all of the…
I already posted pics from my visit to the Star Wars costume exhibit – here’s pics from their recently updated science fiction area: [slickr-flickr type=”gallery” search=”sets” set=”72157656497226795″ items=”60″ size=”large”]
One of my hobbies is collecting old Christmas catalogs, because these catalogs were my gateway into geekdom. Every September, we would get the Sears and JCPenney catalogs, and I would stare at the toy section for HOURS. Any proper Christmas…
The Experience Music Project Museum (now named EMP for short) is showing an exhibition of 60+ original costumes from the six Star Wars films. Fortunately, they let me take some pictures, so… [slickr-flickr type=”gallery” search=”sets” set=”72157656077270470″ items=”60″ size=”large”]
Inspired by this post, I spent some time seeking out scanned copies of one of my favorite things from my childhood: Compute! Magazine. I had a Commodore 64 as my first computer, and I use edit to learn how to program…
So, this extended trailer for the new Man from U.N.C.L.E. film was just released… And it sold me. I am a HUGE fan of the original series (I even kinda like the horrible third season… kinda) and I was incredibly…
I’ve got a problem, and a confession to make: I’m an early adopter. Every day, I visit multiple tech news sites, and I spend way too much time drooling over the newest devices that are or will be coming out.…
Not surprising that Orson would say something like this – he spent his life chasing money for his film projects, and had to adjust his vision and refine his work based on the limitations this “hustling” required. But this statement…
Stay at the Swan and Dolphin. It’s NOT a Disney hotel, and yet.. it is. Owned by the Sheraton chain, the hotel allows you get almost all the benefits of saying “on property” without having to pay the “Disney tax.”…
I LOVED the Micronauts toy line from Mego. Loved loved loved it. I played with Micronauts even more than the Star Wars toy line, and I was a huge Star Wars fan. There was just something about the Micronauts that…
Was in Australia for business this past week and was able to partake in the opening night of this year’s edition of “Vivid Sydney”, an event that showcases vibrant art installations… and I mean that literally. They project animated “faces” onto…
When I was in London last month, there was pretty much only one destination on my “bucket list” for the trip: 221B Baker Street. That address is world-famous, and as a Baker Street Irregular (unofficial) I was obliged to pay a…
More photos of my recent trip to London, here’s a look at some of the mummies (and other Egyptian artifacts) that are on display at The British Museum. [slickr-flickr type=”gallery” search=”sets” set=”72157651944723689″ items=”60″ size=”large”] The full set is here.
My sons have excitedly started to use the newest edition of the Dungeons and Dragons rules system, and I can’t help but look at all the great online resources and tools they have and respond sounding like Grandpa Simpson: “In…
I was… and am… a Blue Blaze Irregular. When The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension was released in 1984, it was not well received by critics and most audiences. But with me.,.. well, I “got” the movie…