UFO – Cannonball Read 17

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American Cosmic: UFOs, religion, technology by D.W. Pasulka

March 18, 2023 by Halbs Leave a Comment

I got here because I’m a couch potato in love with streaming services. Last year, I was bingeing all the exclusive programming that Showtime had to offer me on a week-long free trial. I came across a series called UFO. One of the talking heads on the show was long-time Las Vegas reporter/Murrow/Peabody award-winner George Knapp. I found him funny and engaging. Knapp was more credible than a lot of the movers and shakers in the field, so I started following him on social media. […]

The night may be dark and full of terrors, I thought, but I’ve got a big stick.

July 11, 2017 by borisanne Leave a Comment

Ben Aaronovitch did a really smart thing with Foxglove Summer, which was to de-escalate, take it down a few notches, and bring us back to basics. I complained after Broken Homes that things were getting too complicated and also sort of repetitive. Foxglove Summer is a breath of wonderfully Peter Grant-laden fresh air. When you study Shakespeare, at some point or another, you get to the idea of the Green World. My college advisor was deeply in favor of Northrup Frye’s theory, and I have […]

A Whirling Light in the Woods? Let’s Split Up and Let the Cheerleader Go First!

February 14, 2015 by sabian30 1 Comment

Edited by Martin H. Greenberg – 1998 – I love science fiction anthologies. They’re short and sweet and easy to pick up and put down. I read so many of them, in fact, that I’m surprised this is my first anthology review. I especially enjoy anthologies written on a theme. This collection of short stories is all about aliens descending upon unsuspecting Earthlings and the challenges that ensue. Some are funny, some make you think, but none are not quickly forgotten. I do have some […]

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