[FILM] ‘Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women’, 1968 

Posted: February 14, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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‘B’ Sci-Fi Cult Entertainment – Astronauts land on Venus and discover prehistoric monsters and a race of beautiful women.

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Directed by …Peter Bogdanovich? Yep, that’s Peter Bogdanovich!

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[VIDEO] ‘Ghost in the Shell’, with Scarlett Johansson, Super Bowl Spot Trailer, 2017

Posted: February 2, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Scarlett Johansson plays The Major in Ghost in the Shell from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures in theaters March 31, 2017.

 

Sci-fi Cover: ‘A Planet of Your Own’, by John Brunner, Cover art by Jack Gaughan, 1966

Posted: February 2, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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[VIDEO] ‘Ghost in the Shell’: Official TV Spot Trailer (2017) Scarlett Johansson 

Posted: February 2, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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[VIDEO] ‘The Edge of Tomorrow’ Recut as ‘Groundhog Day’

Posted: February 1, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Entertainment, Humor, Mediasphere | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

When the sci-fi action flick Edge of Tomorrow was released there was a lot of talk about the similarities with the classic 1993 comedy Groundhog Day. You know, minus the alien invasion.

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Trailer Mix has taken the Tom Cruise film and imitated the original Groundhog day trailer to compare.

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‘World Without Men’: Ace D-274 Paperback Original, 1958, Cover Art by Ed Emsh

Posted: January 30, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment, Reading Room | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ace D-274 Paperback Original (1958). Cover Art by Ed Emsh

SCIENCE: Arc of the Moral Universe; Before and After Being Lectured by Barack Obama

Posted: January 12, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Entertainment, Global, Humor, Science & Technology, Space & Aviation | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Science Fiction: ‘The Robot Empire’

Posted: December 22, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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‘Santa Claus Visits The Moon Base’, Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, December 1954

Posted: December 21, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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[VIDEO] Where Krugman Has Gone Before 

Posted: December 16, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Economics, Mediasphere, Think Tank | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Posted: December 8, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Guns and Gadgets, Science & Technology, Space & Aviation | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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New journal Science Robotics is Established to Chronicle the Rise of the Robots

Posted: December 6, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Mediasphere, Robotics, Science & Technology | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Devin Coldewey reports: Robots have been a major focus in the technology world for decades and decades, but they and basic science, and for that matter everyday life, have largely been non-overlapping magisteria. That’s changed over the last few years, as robotics and every other field have come to inform and improve each other, and robots have begun to infiltrate and affect our lives in countless ways. So the only surprise in the news that the prestigious journal group Science has established a discrete Robotics imprint is that they didn’t do it earlier.

Editor Guang-Zhong Yang and president of the National Academy of Sciences Marcia McNutt introduce the journal:

In a mere 50 years, robots have gone from being a topic of science fiction to becoming an integral part of modern society. They now are ubiquitous on factory floors, build complex deep-sea installations, explore icy worlds beyond the reach of humans, and assist in precision surgeries… Read the rest of this entry »

‘Rockets to Nowhere’, by Philip St. John

Posted: December 4, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Reading Room | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Movie Poster: ‘The Deadly Mantis’, 1957, Artwork by Ken Sawyer

Posted: December 2, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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The Deadly Mantis (Universal International, 1957). Science Fiction.
Starring Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton, Donald Randolph, Pat Conway, Florenz Ames, Paul Smith, Phil Harvey, Floyd Simmons, Paul Campbell, Helen Jay, Keith Aldrich, William A. Forester, and Paul Frees. Directed by Nathan Juran. Artwork by Ken Sawyer

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‘Fantastic’, April 1959, Cover by Ed Valigursky

Posted: December 2, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Ace Double D-465: The Martian Missile by David Grinnell, 1960, Cover art attributed to Ed Valigursky

Posted: December 1, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere, Reading Room, Space & Aviation | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Fantastic Science Fiction: ‘The Girl in Tube 14’

Posted: December 1, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Sci-Fi Cover art by Kelly Freas illustration: ‘Pipe Dream’, by Fritz Leiber

Posted: November 28, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment, Science & Technology | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

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COMPUTOPIA Magazine: ‘School Without Teachers, Humanless Factories, Digital Calculation is the Future of Humanity’

Posted: November 23, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Asia, Comics, Japan, Robotics, Russia | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

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[VIDEO] Ghost in the Shell Trailer (2017) Official Trailer 

Posted: November 14, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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‘Startling Stories: A Thrilling Publication’

Posted: August 22, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Captain Future: Man of Tomorrow

Posted: August 21, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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‘The Last Planet’ (Star Rangers) Special Edition

Posted: August 21, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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What Does a Nice Girl Do When a Scaly Alien Wants to Marry Her?

Posted: August 17, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Super Science and Fantastic Stories: ‘Lord of Death: The Last Secret of a Dead Planet’

Posted: August 7, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment, Reading Room | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Pulp Cover: ‘Castaway from Space’

Posted: August 5, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Reading Room | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Comics: ‘Human Insect Diary’

Posted: June 10, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Japan, Reading Room | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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NASA: Travel Posters of Fantastic Excursions

Posted: February 22, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Global, Science & Technology, Space & Aviation | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
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Cellophane-Covered Space Travelers

Posted: January 7, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment, Reading Room | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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The Last Dark

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‘But Found This Octopus Instead!’

Posted: January 4, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment, Humor, Reading Room | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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‘The Brain from Planet Arous’, 1957

Posted: December 20, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Movie Poster: ‘The Day the World Ended’

Posted: December 18, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Belgian poster for The Deadly Mantis, 1957

Posted: December 17, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Belgian poster for The Deadly Mantis (1957)

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Amazing Stories: ‘Beyond The Rings Of Saturn’

Posted: November 12, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Beyond The Rings Of Saturn  – pulpcovers

 

Historical Proof: Yes, Even Superman Can Be Replaced by a Robot

Posted: November 4, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Robotics | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Boy Defends Mars (Somebody Has To!)

Posted: October 29, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Global, Humor, Space & Aviation | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Science Fiction Reader: ‘The Robot Empire’

Posted: October 23, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Robotics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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Cover Art Earle Bergey, 1952

‘Machines of the Future’: Illustrations from the Encyclopédie de La Vitesse, 1956

Posted: October 23, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Science & Technology | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

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The Machines Of The Future (Top), The Automobile Of The Future (Bottom) – Illustrations from the French, Encyclopedia Of Speed (Encyclopédie de La Vitesse), 1956. (via Agence Eureka)

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I Like To Watch

Posted: October 22, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Thrilling Wonder Stories: ‘The Faceless Men’

Posted: October 21, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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The Faceless Men

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