Some moon-related books

I was too young to remember much of the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. My main memory Continue reading →

The 1879 Jeannette Expedition

In 1879 Captain George W. DeLong took the USS Jeannette and its crew of thirty-two to try to find the Continue reading →

The Many Captain Marvels (part 2)

For Captain Marvels one to four, as well as what Carol Danvers was up to pre-1993, click here. The fifth Continue reading →

The Many Captain Marvels (part 1)

Right now the next of Marvel’s superhero films, with Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel, is a few weeks away. This Continue reading →

The Wall Around the World (collection) by Theodore R. Cogswell

Like most readers, I have a large stack of books in my to-be-read pile. Some have sat there for an Continue reading →

Cosmonaut X by Arthur Wyatt and Laurence Campbell

Happy Yuri’s Night! It’s the fifty-sixth anniversary of Yuri Gagarin making history as the first man to travel into space Continue reading →

Sharkpunk 2 Kickstarter

On a rational level, we know there’s not much to fear from sharks. Sharks are responsible for ten human deaths Continue reading →

Three Miles Down by James Hamilton-Peterson

Happy Trieste Day! It’s the fifty-seventh anniversary of the Bathyscaphe Trieste’s descent to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. At Continue reading →