#entertainment
# sci-fi
Hail Mary was a badly mismanaged, rushed death trap driven by groupthink and politics, and Ryland Grace was right to balk at the idea.
# tech
Hollywood writers are once again on strike. Their goal? Nothing less than figuring out how humans and AI can coexist with runaway late-stage capitalism.
# oddities
A popular fan theory says GoT is a metaphor for the threat of global warming. But by the same logic, it could also be a metaphor for the encroachment of automation, or any other drastic upheaval on your mind.
# longform
Sci-fi Saturday returns with what will be part one of a short story...
# science
After Interstellar, more and more representations of black holes are leaning towards scientific correctness. It may not sound like much, but it's actually kind of a big deal.
# astrobiology
H.P. Lovecraft was a remarkable, creative mind. He was also a fiery xenophobe and racist. And that unsavory combination made his iconic stories what they are.
# tech
Celebrity tapes and nudes used to be shocking scandals on which tabloids pounced. Today they're frequently glossed over and that may be thanks to the technology that now lives in our pockets.
# tech
Even in the age of on-demand knowledge downloaded to a device in the palm of your hand, common misconceptions and urban legends persist.
# oddities
An online conspiracy theory says that the much covered idea for a head transplant is just a guerilla marketing stunt for Konami.
# tech
Giant bipedal robots look cool in anime and movies. In real life, you probably wouldn't want to use them to fight giant eldritch creatures made of teeth, fangs, and acid.
# astrobiology
The implications of the exploration strategy in Project Kronos may look fascinating, but imply some very scary and disturbing things...
# space
When you remake a fan favorite, you're doomed to get a bad reaction from a lot of die hards, and Star Trek was no exception.
# tech
Sometimes, when all you can get for your writing is exposure, the market is trying to tell you something you'd be foolish to ignore.
# astrobiology
One of the biggest questions no one asks ancient astronaut theorists is if they think our ancestors ever wrote fiction.
# politics
Hollywood cannot let go of its stereotypes, even when it's trying to promote "independent work."