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{4.5/5} “There were numerous stories and tall tales shared by senior cadets alleging that the simple matter of naming a new vessel ‘Enterprise’ brought with it the jinx of being plagued by all manner of time-based trickery, and that the Federation’s Department of Temporal Investigations even had a special group, ‘Section 1701,’ dedicated to nothing […]
{4.5/5} “You will remove these restraints and leave this cell with the door open.” Star Wars: The Force Awakens, released in 2015 Rey is a scavenger eking out a living on Jakku. Finn is a stormtrooper in the First Order, who lands on Jakku with his unit but then decides to defect. BB-8 is a […]
{5/5} “I dole out compliments, at most, once a year and, like a squirrel, you must gather up these acorns of kind words to sustain you for the upcoming cold, sarcastic months.” Scrubs season 5, aired in 2005-06 JD has moved out of the apartment he shared with Turk and Carla. He has a list […]
{4.5/5} “This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise… Aventine, you are ordered to stand down immediately. I repeat, stand down immediately, or we will fire!” Star Trek: The Next Generation — Takedown by John Jackson Miller, published in 2015 Admiral Riker has been sent to a peace conference that will be attended by […]
{5/5} “‘Daniel Shaw murdered my father and now he has my wife. He’s gonna wish he never left that prison cell.’ ‘That plan’s kinda vague.’” Chuck season 5, aired in 2011-12 Chuck, Sarah, Casey, and Morgan no longer work for the CIA — they’re spies for hire. But the CIA is still keeping tabs on […]
As I like to do once in a while, I’ll point out that although most of the news we hear is bad, there is some good news. Morris M. lists these stories on Listverse, dealing with child mortality, poverty, education, health, violence, war, and women’s lives. 10 Incredible Good News Stories Nobody Is Talking About
Robert Grimminck, on Listverse, presents a list of 10 significant problems of the 21st century that might have innovative solutions. It seems to me that some attention should be paid to these suggestions. One solution, eliminating homelessness by giving them a home, has already been done in Medicine Hat, Alberta. 10 Major Social Problems That Could […]
{4.5/5} “A careful student of other worlds and cultures quickly learns to look beyond the formal face presented to discover what he or she can about the ordinary people — or, even more wisely, the marginal. One learns the true nature of a civilization from the way it treats its sick, weak, and poor.” Star […]
{4.5/5} “I want her to have an epic kind of childhood. I want her to run along streams and know how to work a canoe.” Away We Go, released in 2009 Burt and Verona are a happy couple expecting their first child. When Burt’s parents announce that they’re going to live in Belgium for 2 […]
Here’s my updated list. 2014 and 2015 were amazing years for fantasy and science fiction movies — both years had multiple movies battling for positions in the “Winner” column. The Boxtrolls, Edge of Tomorrow, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Ex Machina, The Martian, and The One I Love could all easily be in that column. […]