Star Trek: Assignment: Eternity
After reading several recent Star Trek novels that played with the history of the Star Trek universe, and that involved Gary Seven and the mysterious Aegis agency for which he worked, I decided to go back to an earlier Star Trek novel that focused on the enigmatic Mr. Seven, Greg Cox&
News Around the Net!
WOW — Vince Gilligan is reportedly working on a Breaking Bad movie?! And it will apparently be set after the events of the series, telling the story of Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul)’s life after escaping from the Neo-Nazis in the series finale?! That is huge news. Will
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Smiley’s People (1982)
A few years ago, before the American film adaptation of John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was released, I watched the 1979 BBC miniseries adaptation, which starred Sir Alec Guinness. I loved that miniseries, and quickly looked to track down the BBC’s follow-
Josh Reviews Powers: Volume Five!
I am having a great time re-reading Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming’s wonderful comic book series: Powers! Click here for my first overview of Powers, from back in 2010. Click here for my review of Powers volumes 1 & 2, here for my review of Powers v
Josh Reviews the Star Trek Short Film “Calypso,” Written by Michael Chabon!
Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, has written a Star Trek short film! It’s called “Calypso,” and I loved it. “Calypso” is the second of four Star Trek shorts, called Short Treks, being released in the lead-up to St
Josh Reviews Disenchantment Season One!
Disenchantment is the new Netflix animated series created by Matt Groening. Mr. Groening, of course, created The Simpsons, as well as Futurama (a criminally undrappreciated sci-fi comedy that is one of my all time favorite shows). Disenchantment is set in a medieval fantasy kingdom
Josh Reviews Orange is the New Black Season Six
I mostly enjoyed the season-long prison-riot storyline in Orange is the New Black season five. But as I was watching it, as I noted in my review, I found myself repeatedly wondering how the show could ever return to any sort of normalcy following those events. Season six presented
The Smiley Novels of John le Carré
I’ve enjoyed quite a number of movies, over the years, that were based on the novels of John le Carré. Films such as The Tailor of Panama, The Constant Gardener, A Most Wanted Man, and, of course, the terrific adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I also watched and love
Catching Up With Powers: Bureau
Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming’s comic book series Powers has been, since it’s inception way back in 2000, one of my very favorite comics. The series’ hook is fiendishly simple: it’s the story of cops in a world of superheroes. Christian Walke
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So, who loves Kit Kats as much as I do? If you do, then you must read the New York Times Magazine’s deep dive into the story behind that candy, and how Kit Kats flourish in Japan. (I was also happy to see that Kit Kats made it into the top five of fivethirtyeight.com’s