(1) GOT THAT RIGHT. Fast Company’s Jeff Beer points out “Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ is dangerously close to becoming ‘Sponsored Things’”. We’re mere days away from the Stranger Things season three debut, and it feels like we’ve already hit Peak Brand … Continue reading
(1) HERE’S THE PLOT. Ursula Vernon cultivates history in her garden. Read “Sowing History: A Gardener’s Tale” at Tor.com. When people think of gardeners, many of them tend to picture little old ladies in straw hats with bright green gloves, pottering … Continue reading
(1) KEN LIU ON THE SCROLL. Ken Liu notes that we’re back to scrolling, in “The Grand Evolution of Books” at the Powell’s Books blog. A similar shift may be happening today as we go from reading on paper codices … Continue reading
(1) ALBERT WAS RIGHT! Einstein – what an insightful dude! He should have been on a bubblegum card. Another bit of his work has been confirmed. Here’s The New Yorker’s account: “Gravitational Waves Exist: The Inside Story Of How Scientists … Continue reading
When Phoenix landed on Mars on May 25, arriving in the baggage was the Visions of Mars mini-DVD, containing the names of the members of the Planetary Society and a series of Mars images from U.S. comic strips, pulps, animation. … Continue reading