2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, the 400th anniversary of Galileo turning his telescope to the heavens.  To commemorate this, the folks with the International Astronomy Union are producing Galileoscopes:  high-quality, inexpensive replicas of Galileo’s telescope.  They ship later this month (if they’d been available, we totally would’ve used one in the show), and they’re just $15. [...]

As we prepare to open Brecht’s Galileo, cast member Val Rigsbee found and shared a striking article from MinnPost.com.  Sharon Schmickle writes about the decline and failure of science education in America.  According to one survey she cited… One in four Americans surveyed in a recent test of scientific literacy did not correctly answer the question, “Does the [...]

I have decided to post a Star Trek-themed haiku on my Twitter feed every day. Follow me on Twitter! The haikus so far: Jonathan Frakes: Man, He’s striding purposefully, He will make it so. Picard walks in light. A halo is his herald, His wax’d head gleaming. Sweet Geordi LaForge, Who do you think you’re [...]

This is amazing. This is like The Vader Sessions all over again. I’m crying. Someone edited together Star Trek: The Next Generation footage into surreal, hilarious videos. You can see them all at http://www.jandrewedits.com. He also did a couple with Back to the Future, this being my favorite:

This is my own attempt at making Spamusement, poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines.

This is my own attempt at Spamusement, poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines.

This is my own attempt at Spamusement, poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines.

This is my own attempt at Spamusement, poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines.

This is my own attempt at Spamusement, poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines.

This is my own attempt at Spamusement, poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines.