Month: November 2017

Scientists have discovered a third species of orangutan; they previously had believed there to be only two distinct species. This newly minted one, PONGO TAPANULIENSIS, the Tapanuli orangutan, is, according this linked article, “genetically, physically, and even behaviorally different than the other two species of orangutans.” Cool. Sadly, though, it is alos the most critically…

Philip Jose Farmer isn’t as well known today as he was several decades ago, and that’s unfortunate. But he, like Philip K. Dick and Ray Bradbury, two other of the most prominent names in Science Fiction in the 20th Century, possessed a gift of vision and expression that will keep him relevant as we press…

I’m gonna have to combine my reviews of the past two issues, because I’ve been super busy and had fallen behind in my regular visits to my neighborhood comic shop. I bought both issues together and read then both together. Here are some random thoughts of the series and where it’s going: Chris King is…

I watched Destination America’s HELLTOWN special the other night. It was entertaining. While I took great umbrage when Discovery Channel went the route of creating fake documentaries for their SHARK WEEK a couple’a years ago, and it ruffled my feathers when the much hyped Animal Planet special about mermaids ended up being as phony as…