Sometimes “family” films are a blow to the thorax. So what shall we make of that film called The Lorax? Is it preachy green screechy? Or will it be cute? Should we shell out our greenbacks? Or give it the boot? Have the producers delivered a definite plus? Or should they admit they’re “Despicable Us”? [...]
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Here's the prequel to this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special. The prequel is basically spoiler-free except that at the very end it reveals the title of the special (already well-known to many). It seems that, as with last year's special, this one is inspired by a beloved work of English literature.
So… why did they need a helmsman *and* a navigator on the Enterprise (NCC-1701)? Surely the degree of computerization in the 23rd century would be such that after the course is "plotted and laid in" all you'd need to do is set the speed and push "Boldly Go!" Further, the ship should have been able [...]
A while back I pre-ordered a Kindle Fire from Amazon, and now it's about to be released. Amazon says it should be shipping in 2-3 days. I'm very interested to see it. I've used Kindles for a long time–ever since the Kindle 2 added text-to-speech functionality (the absence of which kept me from buying the [...]
