How much would YOU pay for the universe? My 11-year-old talked about being an astronaut for a while, but now thinks that it’s not a viable career. What can we do as a nation to start dreaming again?
Is Science Fiction on TV Purely Science Fiction?
If you’re as much of a science fiction lover as we are, you are missing the days when Battlestar Galactica and Stargate ruled the airwaves. These days, however, there’s not much to offer, except for Game of Thrones (that’s from the fantasy genre but still appealing to us geeks), Falling Skies, and Fringe. In order to get our current fix of sci fi tv entertainment, we must turn to BBC. Thanks BBC for bringing us Doctor Who and for giving us an affinity for all TARDIS-related gadgets. We hope you’ll bring more sci fi to us Americans across the pond.
At least on the movie front, we’ve got quite a few promising films to look forward to this year. Here’s our “must-see” list:
Beet and Goat Cheese Napoleons. I bet you haven’t made these. We haven’t either, but the folks at Saveur sure make it look easy. We have a strong suspicion that our version may likely end up looking like bloody volcanoes, but the journey is the reward, yes? Here’s the full recipe.
A favorite sci fi TV show around here is Fringe. Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Fringe episode “A Short Story About Love”, which airs in 9 days! All-new episodes of Fringe return on March 23rd, on the FOX network. If you’re already a fan, be sure and plug in to the Fringe network of fans:
http://bit.ly/Fringe_FB (‘Like’ on Facebook)
http://bit.ly/Fringe_Twitter (Follow on Twitter)
fan site: http://www.fringetelevision.com/
official page: http://www.fox.com/fringe/
Coffee from Your Tap, Controlled by an App
THIS contraption will get me out of bed in the morning…
The Scanomat TopBrewer is apparently going to revolutionize the way you make coffee at home. It’s a fully automatic coffee brewer that can be built into any tabletop with only a stainless steel tap visible. Apparently the machine CLEANS ITSELF after each brew. It takes one minute to clear the whole machine. Yes, please.
Claudia Christian
I wish everyone was a sci-fi geek because then there would be no violence in the world. There’d be no wars. There’d only be people e-mailing each other.
Over the past week, I armchair-traveled to Austin for SXSW. The music portion of the South by Southwest festival has grown into a “must-visit” venue for bands that want to maximize exposure, and fast. Check out the list of 101 MP3s for SXSW 2012, courtesy of PrettyMuchAmazing.com
One of my favorite artists from the list is Exitmusic, featuring Devon Church and Aleksa Palladine. “The Sea” is a unique combination of dream-like meanderings and gritty howls that yearn for something undefined. The New-York based couple just signed to Secretly Canadian. I imagine their SXSW exposure will propel them to a “top new band” status very soon.
Bend Hosts TEDxBend, a "Mini" TED conference
Look out Bendites, TEDx Bend is coming to town! The half-day conference includes 12 presenters, each with an inspiring message about technology, entertainment or design (TED). Presenters include Sidney Rittenburg, the only American ever accepted into the Chinese Communist Party, and Myrlie Evers-Williams, author and widow of civil rights leader Medger Evers. Other speakers include Raj Dhingra, Blake Canterbury, Malerie Pratt, and David Hume Kennerly. Immediately following the event is the TEDxBend Official After Party, which will be held at the Century Center from 6:00-9:00pm.
To find a TEDx event near you, visit the TEDx web site.
Just another day at Mt. Bachelor….
