Univ. of Dundee researchers develop a real sonic screwdriver

This is just plain geeky cool. Sadly, not sure this will be in wide distribution by Christmas 2012 and the cost may be just a bit prohibitive, but it’s something you need to at least put on your list if you are a Doctor Who fan.
Seems as though a team of research physicists at the [...]

Another St. Patrick’s Day w/out Frank McCourt

We can’t leave St. Patrick’s Day weekend without a bit of Irish remembrance from awhile back. Several years ago, we had an incredible opportunity to spend a couple of weeks in Dublin with Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Angela’s Ashes, Teacher Man and ‘Tis. Frank hosted the PBS special, Historic Pubs of Dublin, [...]

What would you pay to rent the TARDIS for a year?

There are times when the Internets expose those who have way too much time on their hands. There are other times when it is greatness when you find the results of their free time and can share it with the world.

Fresh on the heels of determining the cost of building the Death Star, those crazy [...]

Valentine’s Day – British comedy style

Nothing screams Valentine’s Day like a bit of British comedy. SInce Hallmark tells us it’s a day for couples what better way to celebrate than to take a look back at those couples that have been a part of our collective telly families for a number of years. Unlike Hyacinth, I hope you’re ok with [...]

Are you MI-5 material?

Whether you’ve been watching the brilliant BBC series, MI-5 (Spooks) over the last decade,  sat through the recent Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy movie or read all the Robert Ludlum books and secretly identified with Jason Bourne, now is the time to see if you have what it takes to be a real-life intelligence officer. UK [...]