Exploring What's Outside The Box
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When I first saw the title to The Making of Gabriel Davenport and the cover image of what appears to be an injured bird, I couldn’t help but wonder what it all meant. What does “making of” mean? What’s the deal with the bird? Is it just injured or is it dead? Maybe something completely different […]
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Science fiction, space, adventure, aliens and advanced technology. Yeah, those are things I like, whether it be in books, TV shows, movies or video games. For while, I’ve been hoping a new scifi show would come along that would be worth my time. When I saw the trailer for The Orville a little while ago, […]
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Last year I was fortunate enough to read the book Consider by Kristy Acevedo (read my review here). It is a riveting tale of deception on a worldwide scale featuring a benevolent alien race with a worldwide offer of salvation from certain doom that seems too good to be true. We follow the main character, […]
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A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to be able to obtain an advance release copy of Sand Runner, written by Vera Brook. It’s a story that claims to be geared towards fans of The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner. Does it? Let’s find out. In the distant future, the world is different. Kaiden Reed, or Kai for short, […]
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As I’m sitting here thinking about how to write a review of Arrival, the movie adaptation of “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang, I’m having trouble figuring out where to start. While many are clamoring for the next installment of the saga that takes place in a “galaxy far, far away”, I’ve been wanting to see […]
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The future. Unknown, nebulous, uncertain. Movies and books portray everything from utopias and dystopias to the end of the world. In some stories the future is bleak, a cruel fight for survival à la Mad Max. Other stories take us on incredible journeys exploring space and science along the lines of Interstellar. Sometimes, artificial intelligence is […]
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Robert Langdon, famous from the adventures of “The DaVinci Code” and “Angels & Demons” one night finds himself on the way to Washington D.C., summoned by his close friend and mentor for a favor. He arrives in D.C. only to find that his friend had actually been kidnapped and that he must solve a mystery […]
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“My name is Bond, James Bond.” Recognized as the greeting of James Bond, those watching Quantum of Solace in theaters (and other media) will find this phrase sorely missing. If it only was the only thing missing. With Casino Royale, the James Bond franchise was given a much needed shot in the arm with the […]
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