Archive for March, 2008
How did Gondwana Break Up?
The history of Earth’s supercontinents is one that will never end to fill me with wonder. A theorized cyclical phenomenon, supercontinents are thought to form roughly every 250 million years. In fact, we currently have a supercontinent of our own today; Eurasia. And though due to the wonders of modern day politics it has been […]
at what time did today become "Good"?
When you are considering the list of days on the Christian calendar to label “Good,” the day that Jesus Christ died doesn’t necessarily jump out at you as the top contender. Yet it is the one we label “Good.” Why is that?
Well, according to Sharon’s Girls Brigade girls from awhile back, it is because while […]
Turok Review, or, how NOT to make a FPS
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Only Half of Digital Universe to be stored by 2011
A recent study conducted by IDC and sponsored by the information management giant EMC, has provided a look in to the growth of our digital information, as well as a mind bending prediction for the future.
Using a complex mathematical formula, the study was able to estimate the size of the “digital universe.” In other words, […]
I Love Hannah Montana
Ever since we got Foxtel, and because of my awesome sleeping pattern, I’ve often been found watching Hannah Montana in the mornings. I love the show! I think it’s so cutesy and funny, but just ironic and adult-ish enough that it still makes me laugh.
So naturally, I went on a binge to see who […]
Final Harry Potter Movie to Receive Double the Screentime
What could arguably be described as the world’s biggest literary success (they’d be wrong, but they will argue it) Harry Potter is once again in the news. Being made in to movies is the way it goes, and for the final installment of the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it appears two movies […]
Star Wars TV Series Non-News Hour
With the August release date of the Star Wars Clone Wars animated film rushing up on us, we’re always on the lookout for more Star Wars news. Sadly, we’ve got none! However it is apparently necessary that we address what we do already know.
I encountered an article over at Collider by ‘Frosty’, entitled “STAR WARS […]
Review: Buffy Season 8 #12
Review of Buffy’s season 8 in comics, episode/issue number 12, also known as the episode where Buffy turns gay!
Now straight out of the barrel I’m going to say that yes, I know, she hasn’t turned gay. Even if it wasn’t spelt out for us on the page – as in, actual letters spelling it out […]
Anorexia and Suicides; a Sadly Emphatic Link
Recently Time ran a story focusing on new research which has shown that suicide in those suffering from anorexia nervosa (AN) is often attempted much more effectively than others. It comes as not much of a surprise, however it represents what Time described as a “landmark shift in how doctors understand suicidal tendencies” in those […]
Opinion: Will We See Golden Compass Sequels?
Opinion article on whether we’ll see sequels to the Golden Compass.
An article at Variety has drawn my attention back to Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy of books. The trilogy sits on my shelf, and I’m only one book in; I do intend to read the rest sometime soon, but the sheer weight of books […]
Cosplay done right!
Cosplay is one of those words that just brings terror to my own inner eye. It conjures up images of fat women and men trying to fit in to outfits that were definitely made for someone several sizes smaller than them. Or, in many other cases, sad men with no better way to spend their […]
Earth: I’ll Be Absolutely Fine
In a recent interview with UK website The Daily Mash, the Earth has revealed it isn’t worrying too much about global warming. In fact, it says that it will “…be absolutely fine.”
OK, first of all, stop writing me that email. I know that the Daily Mash is a satirical website. Secondly, stop writing me that […]
Could our Lunar Eclipse shed light on Climate Change?
Over our history eclipses have been the portent of the gods wrath, new things to come, or simply a pretty light show. But would you have expected our last lunar eclipse to have been of any help to researchers looking at climate change?
Researchers at the University of Colorado in Boulder, US, found that Earth’s atmosphere […]
Review: X-Men Legacy 208
With the end of X-Men Messiah Complex only a month behind us, we are finally beginning to see how the X-Universe is shaping up. The ‘Divided We Stand’ tagline that has branded the X-Verse at the moment refers to the apparent disbanding of the X-Men, which took place at the end of Messiah Complex.
I must […]