[Item by Daniel Dern.]While driving over the weekend, listening to the radio, I happened to happen (on one of our local NPR stations) on part 1 (of 2) of Stephen Dubner’sFreakonomicsone-hour podcasts on the Macy’s Day Parade. Episode 1 started with “what does the parade cost,”...
…On the television the genre pickings have still not been many. I am still enjoying most ofDoctor Who, andJessica’s excellent reportson that series’ progress need no further comment from me, but my latest find this month has been another popular series for children. I am quite surprised ...
Don't either of you listen to the radio? It's a great way to wake up. Yeah, I do that. And I download podcasts. And I watch the news on telly. You're a news addict. We all know that. You have to be if you read PPE. You have to be really knowledgeable about current affairs...
[Item by Daniel Dern.]While driving over the weekend, listening to the radio, I happened to happen (on one of our local NPR stations) on part 1 (of 2) of Stephen Dubner’sFreakonomicsone-hour podcasts on the Macy’s Day Parade. Episode 1 started with “what does the parade cost,”...
Its original mission was supposed to last a bit over three years. Voyager has turned out to be much tougher than anyone ever imagined, but time gets us all. Its power source is a generator full of radioactive isotopes, and those are gradually decaying into inert lead. Year by year, the...
(1)A YEAR OF READING.Joachim Boaz weighs in with“My 2024 in Review (Best Science Fiction Novels and Short Fiction, Articles/Podcasts, Reading Initiatives, and Bonus Categories)”atScience Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations.These are not works published in 2024 – they are what Boazreadin ...
The first episode ofMarvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show!is available now on all podcast platforms. Fans can also get early access to next week’s episode starting today via the SXM App or by subscribing to Marvel Podcasts Unlimited on Apple Podcasts, which also has exclusive bo...
AsDeadline’sreport (“Neil Gaiman Hit with Rape & Trafficking Lawsuits; Spouse Also Named”) notes, the case’s details align with sexual abuse allegations made by women in podcasts dating back to last July. The first two women’s allegations were reported in a Tortoise Media podcast on Ju...
Part one of a BBC Radio audio drama version of the story can be heard here:“CS Lewis: That Hideous Strength”. (12)BITE ME.According toNPR,“Scientists grew human-like teeth in pigs. Here’s how and why”. So you won’t have to get dentures, but you will never be able to eat...
And in general, Alexander is a novelist who I am glad I did not “miss”. There is a swath of authors I managed to miss because I felt myself too old by the time I found them (Susan Cooper comes to mind, although I did read her a few years ago). Alexander is in that class,...