Alex R. Howe
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Author Archives: Alex R. Howe
Elon Musk’s BFR Update and Yusaku Maezawa, the First Lunar Tourist
Last night, Galactic President CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk gave an update on his big future projects, the BFR (Big Falcon Rocket), BFS (which he says he needs to rename), and his planned tourist flight around the Moon. Video here. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Current events, Space exploration
Tagged BFR, Elon Musk, Richard Feynman, SpaceX, Yusaku Maezawa
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Book Review: Artemis by Andy Weir
Andy Weir, author of The Martian, put out his second novel late last year: Artemis. Artemis is another space-based adventure for the one-time computer programmer, but he takes it in a different direction this time. While The Martian is a … Continue reading
Book Review: Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
Six Wakes is the latest novel by Mur Lafferty, author of the Shambling Guides series. In this book, however, she takes a left turn from urban fantasy to a sci-fi mystery story. From the central story of a perfect locked-room … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged mur lafferty, Six Wakes
Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man is one of the sillier entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that goes double for the science in it. (Yes, comic books in general consider the laws of physics to be more like guidelines, but Ant-Man takes the … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp
Movie Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
So, I wasn’t going to review this one for a while, not because I didn’t want to, but because I haven’t had time, and my writing process has been more chaotic than usual lately. Plus Incredibles 2 and Ant-Man and … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged Dinosaurs, Jurassic Park, jurassic world, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Movie Review: Incredibles 2
Pixar’s newest offering is one of the most anticipated movies of the year—dare I say it, even more than Infinity War. This is a sequel 14 years in the making: Incredibles 2. More supers, more crimefighting, more…villains with a weirdly … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged Incredibles 2, Pixar, Superheroes
Movie Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story
Okay, I really need to put out my review of Solo. I don’t review every movie I see, either because I haven’t had time (see Deadpool 2) or because I’m not really sure what to make of it (see Annihilation … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Han Solo, Kessel Run, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars
