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REVIEW: Logan

March 11, 2017 by scott

LOGAN, the latest and last (for now) solo Wolverine movie, was not kidding around when it opted for Johnny Cash’s “Hurt” as its trailer music. It’s not just the severity of the title, but the elegiac lyrics, and the dying man as guiding spirit / inspiration. Some trailers lie but this one spoke world-weary truth. This is exactly the kind of movie James Mangold, who also directed the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, delivers. Wolverine’s mutation were never those iconic claws, which were a science experiment to weaponize him, but his ability to instantly heal which also slows down his aging … Read more

Renewal – QSF’s 2017 Flash Fiction Contest

March 10, 2017 by scott

Every year, QSF holds a flash fiction contest to create an amazing new anthology of queer speculative fiction stories. We ask authors to do the nearly-impossible – to submit a sci fi, fantasy, paranormal or horror LGBTIQA story that has no more than 300 words. Our 2017 contest launches on March 10th, and closes it April 10th. The theme for 2017 is “Renewal”: Take that however you will – a new beginning after a nuclear war, a birth of a werewolf baby, the reforging of a fantasy sword, etc. It’s up to you. We’ll be accepting stories from across the … Read more

NEWS: That Zombie Outbreak Was Probably fake

March 10, 2017 by scott

Indiana residents can breathe easy after emergency radio alerts of a zombie attack were deemed to be the product of a hack. The broadcasts, which were “replayed frequently” on a Winchester station around noon on Wednesday, warned of the flesh-eating attack as well as a related disease outbreak from dead bodies, authorities in Randolph County announced on Facebook. “There is no local emergency,” the sheriff’s department assured in a statement. “We have contacted the radio station and notified the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Again there is no emergency or disease outbreak in Randolph County.” By Nina Golgowsku – Full … Read more

Wouldn’t This Make a Cool Writer’s Cave?

March 9, 2017 by scott

IKEA is leveling up indoor gardening. The Swedish furniture giant is known for its flat-pack everything, from side tables to entire kitchens. Now the members of their innovation and future living lab SPACE10 have set out to find a solution for gardening in cities, where space is famously scarce and expensive. Growroom is a spherical ‘urban farm pavilion’ measuring just 2.8 x 2.5 meters ( 9.18 x 8.2 feet), intended to allow people to grow their own food in the comfort of their home. By Stefanie Gerdes – Full Story at Gay Star News

Gay Moment Promised in New Beauty and the Beast Film

March 8, 2017 by scott

Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, due on March 17, will feature a watershed moment for the studio: an “exclusively gay moment” for the character of LeFou, according to director Bill Condon. Attitude reports: While the reimagined romantic classic, featuring Emma Watson and former Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens, might seem like the ultimate celebration of heterosexual love, it’s actually harbouring a treasure trove of gay secrets – and is set to make history with Disney’s first ever “exclusively gay moment” on film. …Played by US actor Josh Gad, the character of LeFou serves as the sidekick to the film’s primary antagonist Gaston (Luke … Read more

POP CULTURE: Sally Ride Becomes a Lego Figurine

March 7, 2017 by scott

Move aside Batman, for the first gay woman and American woman in space Sally Ride is to be immortalized with a Lego figure. A set of five new figurines, based on real female scientists, engineers and astronauts, will be out in late 2017. Honoring five pioneers of the American space program, the design was created by science writer Maia Weinstock who won the Lego Ideas competition. Full Story at Gay Star News

U=(N/T)M*G: Frugal

March 6, 2017March 5, 2017 by T.A. Creech

Especially in this day and age, science is pretty damned expensive. For a long time, science was a hobby for royalty and the wealthy, unattainable to most of the lower classes of society. Even after the industrial revolution most couldn’t afford to science unless they has some kind of access to lab equipment. And even in the age of cheap products and hi-tech, innovative techniques, much less actual science, can cost a pretty penny to start up. Like the 3D printer needed for this idea. But the world of science is changing. Same as other aspects, the equipment needed is … Read more

‘Deadpool 2′ Teaser Shows Ryan Reynolds’ Backside

March 5, 2017 by scott

Our favorite anti-hero is back to save the day. Or at least come super close to saving it. On Saturday, Ryan Reynolds released a teaser for the upcoming “Deadpool 2” movie on YouTube. In it, the badly scarred, wise-cracking killer sees an elderly man getting robbed and takes to a phone booth to get changed. He doesn’t pull it off as well as Superman. Also, you get to see Reynolds’ butt ― and we know that’s why you clicked on this story. By Sebastian Murdock – Full Story at The Huffington Post

Creepy Robot File: It Jumps!

March 3, 2017 by scott

Handle is a research robot that stands 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph and jumps 4 feet vertically. It uses electric power to operate both electric and hydraulic actuators, with a range of about 15 miles on one battery charge. Handle uses many of the same dynamics, balance and mobile manipulation principles found in the quadruped and biped robots we build, but with only about 10 actuated joints, it is significantly less complex. Wheels are efficient on flat surfaces while legs can go almost anywhere: by combining wheels and legs Handle can have the best of both worlds. By … Read more