In what’s easily 2019’s coolest use of AV technology, the Smithsonian is projecting a giant holograph of a Saturn V rocket onto the Washington Monument this week; on Friday and Saturday it’ll come to life and recreate the launch of…
You’ve doubtless heard this summer marks a major anniversary of mankind’s greatest adventure in space. That’s right, it’s been 40 years since the theatrical release of the James Bond film, Moonraker. In 1979, this celluloid masterpiece landed amid a wasteland of lackluster films…
I didn’t grow up as a fan of Stan Lee. In fact, it’s fair to say that as a kid, I didn’t “get” Marvel at all. Weaned on Superman and Batman, I viewed superheroes as unflappable paragons of confidence, competence…
A recent Boy Scout camping trip took Jason, Scott and me to a part of Virginia where I spent several years of my youth. Then again, what else is new; by now the boys are doubtless tired of hearing the…
Well, this blog is long overdue for an update again, so I’ll try to recap some recent adventures in digest form. First up, Laura and I celebrated our 25th (!) wedding anniversary at the end of August with a trip to…
One of the key architects of the “Marvel Age of Comics,” Steve Ditko passed away last week at age 90. I was going to write that he “left us,” but for most of his career he wasn’t really among us,…
