Taken at one of four (?) of their stops in Chicago, at the United Center, this month. I wanted to make sure I got “Time Stand Still” since that’s the first song that really got me into them. When my brother was in the navy, I grabbed the cassette of Hold Your Fire from his … Wednesday Humpday Midday Music: “Time Stand Still” and “2112” by Rush
Facing southeast. The Sears/Willis Tower’s antennae or whatever they are, are peeking above the building to the right of the white building in the middle: Facing northeast. “It’s a Chicago Thing.”: Facing east, down the Chicago River, off of Michigan Avenue. My favorite photo of the bunch: Now facing west. That’s the DuSable Bridge on … Photos: Chicago
I’m going to see Rush in Chicago this weekend, so I thought I would post something from the previous work from their new drummer, Anika Nilles (rhymes with “kill us”). I actually got into Nilles a bit when I was listening to a lot of Exivious, after their second album, Liminal, came out in 2013. … Wednesday Humpday Midday Music: Anika Nilles and Nevell – “The Age”
Wonder Woman 1984 Now an antiquities scholar, Wonder Woman must deal with a greedy businessman and a jealous coworker when the effects of an artifact, the Dreamstone, get out of control. I had left the TV on and this streamed on Tubi for free (I don’t pay for streaming unless it’s something specific), automatically, and … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 48
Divergent In a highly-structured, post-apocalyptic Chicago, a young woman hides her “divergent” gift when she joins the peacekeeping Dauntless faction. Let’s get the negative stuff out of the way. Without knowing the books at all—which are in my library, yet to be read—I would be fine with the story: a paint-by-numbers dystopian teen sci-fi action … Movie Review: Divergent
The Boy and the Heron In World War II Japan, a boy is guided by an annoying heron into a mysterious alternate reality, to find his father’s new wife and aunt. The heron wasn’t really annoying, except in the first few scenes, where he’s lightly terrorizing and gangstalking Mahito and taking dumps on his windowsill. … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 44
I took a trip to meet my brother and see YYNot, a Rush cover/tribute band, at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, IL, just west of Chicago. That’s “Arcada”…not “Arcadia” or “Arcade,” like I constantly want to type or say. Here’s a photo of the Fox River from bridge on Main Street, facing north-northwest. The … Photos and Videos: YYNot at Arcada Theater
My Hero Academia, Season 4 This represented a little bit of a departure from previous seasons, because the big battle came early on, and someone actually died. There’s a decent pop rock song in the filler storyline of the school talent show. But really, the soap opera of MHA continues as soap operas do: you … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 23
The 2015 Nebula Awards were announced today. Glaring inequality abounds* inside the sci-fi and fantasy world, and it’s not okay: Earlier tonight, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America handed out the Nebula Award in Chicago, and this year women have swept one of science fiction’s biggest awards. This year’s Nebula Award Banquet toastmaster … The SFWA Has a Gender Problem