Monthly Archives: July 2017

Movie Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Alex R. Howe

Okay, so I’ve got a long backlog of movie and other reviews to cover, and I’m going to try to get them done quickly. So right now, we’re starting with a bang with my spoiler-free review of Spider-Man: Homecoming. A … Continue reading →

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Kepler-1625b I: The First Exomoon…Maybe

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Alex R. Howe

So, the big science news of the day is the potential discovery of the first known “exomoon”—that is, a moon orbiting an extrasolar planet. (Scientific paper here.) Scientists have been looking for such moons for years, only to turn up … Continue reading →

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The Thirteenth Doctor: Jodie Whittaker

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Alex R. Howe

The BBC announced yesterday that next year, the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor (not including the War Doctor) of Doctor Who after Peter Capaldi leaves the show will be Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to headline the iconic series. I … Continue reading →

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Television Review: Doctor Who Series 10

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Alex R. Howe

Doctor Who’s tenth series has just concluded (the new Doctor Who, that is), and I would be remiss if I did not mark it with a review here. All in all, this was a pretty good season. It wasn’t the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Cars 3

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Alex R. Howe

It might sound surprising, but I’m a pretty big Pixar (and Disney) fan. If you’ve been on the Internet for a while, you might have seen others; you can find quite a few on YouTube. I particularly recommend the Super … Continue reading →

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