Archive for April, 2005

Krypto the Superdog

April 11, 2005, 6:10 pm

The Cartoon Network has a new show that I’m pretty excited about: Krypto the Superdog, detailing the adventures of Superman’s dog.

Now, I know I’m not anywhere close to the demographic for the show: it’s primarily aimed at the pre-school set, but I’ve never let that stop me before. Many of the same people responsible [...]

Weirdness of the Week

April 8, 2005, 7:10 pm

Here’s some of the weird science and psuedo-science related news for the week:
Science

James Randi’s Commentary for the Week: I love James Randi: he’s always got some good common sense to share.
Mammoth Remains Unearthed in California: a fairly complete fossil is a great find.
Shuttle Discovery as photographed from the International Space Station

Psuedo-Science

UFO Symposium in [...]

Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1

April 4, 2005, 1:08 pm

DC Comics seems intent on destroying Keith Giffen’s version of the Justice League. First, we have Identity Crisis, which killed Sue Dibny and turned the Elongated Man into a grim and gritty guy. Or whatever. I made it through an issue or so of it before ignoring it.

And now we have Countdown to Infinite Crisis [...]

Justice League of America: Classified #5

April 3, 2005, 9:24 pm

I think Keith Giffen is an overlooked comic book genius. His work on the Legion of Super-Heroes was terrific, his Invasion crossover event actually didn’t suck, and his version of the Justice League was (and is) one of the best ever. The reason for his success is that, unlike probably 90% of the comics out [...]

Annual Pigasus Awards Announced

April 1, 2005, 2:04 pm

Magician and skeptic James Randi has announced this year’s Pigasus awards, as he does every April 1st. As usual, some great choices.

April Fools’ Day

April 1, 2005, 7:55 am

Ah, that fun day of the year where you shouldn’t believe anything you read.
Google’s having their fun:

Google Gulp
Infinity +1 Plan (log out of Gmail to see the plan)

Slashdot is doing their part, by linking to various amusing gags, instantly making them unavailable for anyone else.
Snopes.com always has a fun rundown of pranks and articles past [...]