MESSENGER Sends Mercury Pics
The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) Probe has conducted its first flyby of Mercury, the smallest, and innermost planet of the Solar System.MESSENGER will become the first…
Great Movie Monologues 2 – “Doctor Zhivago”
Robert Bolt was a very lucky writer - terribly talented, yes - but lucky, lucky, lucky. He wrote only a very few screenplays, and most of those that he wrote…
Cyclopedia Of Worlds – Mersia Sia & Moon
Fans & students of "The Cyclopedia of Worlds" will notice that we've taken the "beta" mark off the home page.Of course, the sci-fi site - presented in the format of…
Brussels, Comics Capital of Europe
A couple months ago, I took my first trip to Brussels. I went there to ride in a helicopter and to write a piece on Wim Robberechts & Co., one…
"Knowledge and Propaganda" by Joseph Goebbels
Background: This speech was given on 9 January 1928 to an audience of party members at the so-called "Hochschule für Politik," a series of training talks for party members in…
Bills Of Right
2008 will be one of the most interesting years in modern American history, they're telling me. The story goes that there is an ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in…
Night and Fog (1955)
"A concentration camp is built like, a stadium or a big hotel. You need contractors, estimates, competitive bids. And no doubt a bribe or two. Any style will do. It's…
2008 In Review
In his wistful article at Counterpunch.org, writer John Ross takes a look back at the year 2008.Yes, 2008.A Preview of 2008A Year to Forgetby John RossA death sentence for the…