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| Mar 21, 2023 | » | House of El (2021 - 2023)
4 min; updated Mar 14, 2026
House of El.
Claudia Gray; Eric Zawardski.
SnapshotsTRIBUNE MEMBER. Krypton is the most advanced civilization known to exist in
the galaxy. For generations, its citizens have been genetically engineered to
make them the greatest examples of their kind. We have the best soldiers that
can possibly exist. The best scientists. The best leaders. Could the people
designed to rule this world fail to defend it? Could any society truly be
failing when they can terraform other planets, and shape them as they desire? |
| Oct 25, 2021 | » | Stories of Your Life and Others
14 min; updated Jan 17, 2026
Stories of Your Life and Others.
Ted Chiang.
2010.
ISBN: 9781931520898 .
Tower of Babylon |
| Jul 25, 2021 | » | Eternals
8 min; updated Dec 25, 2024
Eternals Vol. 3 (2006).
Neil Gaiman; John Romita Jr..
Eternals Vol. 5 (2021).
Kieron Gillen; Esad Ribić.
SnapshotsOrigin of LifeMark Evanier: Can you prove that ancient civilizations weren’t visited by space travellers and heralded as gods? Did those aliens alight on this planet eons ago and plant the seeds of our civilization? ... |
| May 16, 2022 | » | Swamp Thing
18 min; updated Dec 25, 2024
MotifsLove and LoyaltyTheir master gone, the un-men pause, uncertain of what to do… They must among themselves for a moment – and, at least, a decision is reached. For all their existence, they have followed their master blindly – wherever he might lead… And there seems no good reason to change that situation now. #loyalty [Liz] He’s kept her safely shut away for years. Isn’t that love? She’s terrified of life without him. Isn’t that love? What other kind of love will protect her from this awful world? The love she shares with Dennis is special, will grow into something wonderful. Even shut away from the sunlight. [Narrator] She knows this is true. He told her so himself. But those eyes. ... |
| Oct 26, 2022 | » | The Mighty
3 min; updated Jul 29, 2023
The Mighty.
Peter J. Tomasi; Champagne Keith; Chris Samnee; Peter Snejbjerg.
ReviewSimilar back story to Invincible , also published by Image Comics. Like Omni-Man, Alpha One comes from a distant civilization of advanced humans. However, his ambitions weren’t shared by his people, and crashed into Earth by mistake while being transported to a prison in Venus. ... |
| May 2, 2020 | » | Health Ethics
3 min; updated Mar 22, 2023
Harden, a liberal behavior geneticist, is publishing a book, “The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality”. Watch this space as it casts doubt on prevailing social justice thesis that environmental factors, and not genetics, influence behavior or social outcomes. Check back in Sept 2022 (one year from now). Faster Human TrialsIn 1986, AZT (AIDS treatment) showed 1/145 deaths compared to the placebo’s 16/137. 6,000 AIDS patients were offered AZT, helping it get to the public much faster. ... |
| Dec 4, 2021 | » | As the Last I May Know
4 min; updated Sep 5, 2022
As the Last I May Know.
Shi Lian Huang.
Memorable PointsBackground: Sere missiles can wipe out a city completely. Nyma’s nation has been the only recipient of a seres strike. They’ve since acquired their own seres stockpile. They’re engaged in war with an state that lacks seres weapons. ... |
| May 10, 2022 | » | TV and Film
3 min; updated Sep 5, 2022
Crime DramaOzark’s highlights are Ruth Langmore’s 90s’ hip hop playlist, Wendy Byrde’s sociopathic ambition, and Del Rio’s suave. The show follows the Byrde family that has to launder money for the Navarro Cartel. The writers use shortcuts as the show proceeds, and grant excessive plot armor for the Byrde family in subsequent seasons. ’s Bill Dubuque also wrote The Accountant (2016 Film) , which follows a CPA with high-functioning autism who makes his living by uncooking the books of criminal organizations experiencing internal embezzlement. Might be worth looking into. ... |
Story focused on Hillalum, who lived during the construction of the Tower of Babel .
notes that the Hebrew school version was more elaborate than the Old Testament account, e.g. the tower is so tall that it takes a year to climb, and when a man falls to his death, no one mourns, but when a brick is dropped, the brick-layers weep because it will take a year to replace.
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