In Joe Ambercrombie’s Best Served Cold, Revenge is a Tired Trope
Why do some revenge stories work and others, like Best Served Cold, fall flat?
Senator Chuck Grassley espouses the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
Senator Chuck Grassley Self-Identifies as Ferengi
"We live in a free society. It's time I stopped hiding who I am. Deep down, I'm Ferengi," said Senator Grassley.
Altered Carbon Offers an Out-of-Body Experience In Someone Else’s Flesh
Altered Carbon shares a grim, dinginess similar to Blade Runner. The 1% now live hundreds of years in a rotating cast of tech-infused bodies.
Create a Whiteboard Desk
As we've been renovating our house, I noticed whiteboard paint for sale and thought it'd cool to put some up in a home office. Another idea is creating a whiteboard…
Sex, Race, and Allegiance in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
Using Google's Fusion Tables and the new network graph feature, I created a visualization of The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the…