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Roger Ebert
Promethian panspermia
One of my Creationist friends recently questioned my enthusiasm for Ridley Scott's new film "Prometheus." He tweeted: I tweeted in return: He replied:
One of my Creationist friends recently questioned my enthusiasm for Ridley Scott's new film "Prometheus." He tweeted: I tweeted in return: He replied:
This will be the year that revenue from streaming passes revenue from DVD sales, according to a recent article in the Hollywood Reporter. How do we feel about this? I ask as a movie-watcher who subscribes to Netflix, Hulu and…
Sometimes I think so. Sometimes, not so much. If the blog I wrote a few weeks ago had started that way, I would have been spared a lot of grief. It better expresses what I was unsuccessfully trying to say.…
From Gerardo Valero in Mexico City
From Bruce Sheridan in Chicago
The first time I saw him, he was striding toward me out of the burning Georgia sun, as helicopters landed behind him. His face was tanned a deep brown. He was wearing a combat helmet, an ammo belt, carrying a…
The video on this page was an undercover project, I learn, at Ebertfest 2012. Most of my Far-Flung Correspondents and Demanders were there in person, and those who couldn't be contributed their voices via audio files. The idea originated with…
Women are nicer than men. There are exceptions. Most people of both sexes are probably fairly nice, given the nature of their upbringing and opportunities. But in terms of their lifelong natures, women are kinder, more empathetic, more generous. And…
I want to tell you about a woman named Betty Brandenburg. You've not heard of her, but her passing must not go unremarked. I've written many times about the Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder.…
In those years we lived close to the ground. My earliest memory is lying flat on my stomach on our front sidewalk, my nose inches from a procession of ants. When you are short and a child, the earth is…
