I spied a wonderful ‘postcard’ from Varages in southeastern France via the Astronomy Sketch of the Day this morning:
I especially like the foreground sketches. The sun was ‘quiet’ on Sunday.
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31 Essential Science Fiction Terms And Where They Came From
Some of my favorites include: android, terraforming, posthuman, dystopia, multiverse and cyberspace.
Interesting list and origins.
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Find an Island of Stars at Powell Obsevatory Tomorrow Night
A quick shout-out to everyone in the Kansas City metro area to come on down to the Powell Observatory tomorrow night.
Our scheduled program is entitled “Island of Stars” and the weather looks very promising.
I volunteer as part of Team 2 (one of several teams staffed by members of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City). I’m looking forward to meeting many new people and introducing them to the many wonders of the night sky.
More Powell Observatory Information:
The observatory is staffed by ASKC volunteers and is open to the public every Saturday night from the beginning of May through the end of October. The Star Bright Saturday Night Programs begin at dusk and include program presentations on astronomy, tours of the observatory, and (if the skies are clear) viewing through the various telescopes of the moon, planets, stars, star clusters and more! A donation of $6 per adult and $4 per child is suggested to help support the observatory and allow it to continue operations open to the public.
Hope to see you tomorrow night and always keep looking up!
Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – 4 Stars
Watched BluRay June 1, 2014
My husband and I watched Saving Mr. Banks last Sunday evening. We both enjoyed the movie, especially the acting. I took the ‘story’ with a grain of salt, realizing early on that some liberties must have been taken with the facts to create a more enjoyable experience for the audience. I confirmed this in my spare time this week and will relate some of those findings later on in this review.
Savings Mr. Banks jumps back and forth between Continue reading “Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – 4 Stars”
When Is It Okay (If Ever) To Fail the Bechdel Test?
More observations on failing the Bechdel Test.
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Why The Bechdel Test Is More Important Than You Realize
http://io9.com/why-the-bechdel-test-is-more-important-than-you-realize-1586135613
So much of what I watch or read fails the Bechdel test. I overlook or forgive some of it. If not, you’ll hear about it here.
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Movie Review: Monuments Men (2014) 3 Stars
Monuments Men (2014)
Watched BluRay May 2014
I am sheepishly relieved I did not pay to see this in a movie theater when it was first released. I enjoyed watching this movie, but ended up feeling disappointed by the time I reached the credits.
The pacing of the movie seemed off and the story too disjointed. I barely had time to get to know the characters so I found it difficult to relate to their trials and tribulations.
I also suffer from being one of the few in my immediate family who knows next to nothing about art history. Continue reading “Movie Review: Monuments Men (2014) 3 Stars”
What the Hell Are Tachyons?
Ah yes! Got my math fix for the day AND a side of string theory.
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Movie Review: Godzilla (2014) – 3.5 stars
Watched opening weekend (May 17, 2014)
My husband and I watched Godzilla on opening weekend at our favorite local movie theater, taking advantage of their VIP seating. One recent change to their pricing has me a bit rumbled. The Legends 14 Theater’s matinee pricing stops at 4:00 p.m. now, instead of the traditional 5:00 p.m. This means the main attraction, like Godzilla, only has one matinee per day in the large screen theater. I prefer matinees more for the time slots than the cost savings (since I’m paying extra for VIP service anyway), but still. Irksome.
I had read a couple of reviews before deciding to watch this movie in theaters. I have many fond memories of Godzilla week on the local Kansas City television stations in the 70s. I’d come home from school and the after school movies would feature Godzilla classics from the 50s and 60s. My forty-year foggy memory doesn’t recall much of the plots, but I do remember them being entertaining.
This latest iteration of Godzilla took me a bit by surprise. Continue reading “Movie Review: Godzilla (2014) – 3.5 stars”
ASOD: Phases of the Moon
Beautiful sketch work in this Astronomy Sketch of the Day posting from this past Sunday:
Moon; full moon facing, two views of dark side.
Sketch was made in my studio.
2009; published on album cover for jazz band Four, 2009
Graphite on archival paper.
Visit the Astronomy Sketch of the Day website for more great astronomical sketches.