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Cool Hand, Luke
There was a lot of bad juju going down on this date 30 years ago today. A guy got his hand chopped off. By his own dad. The same dad who froze his best friend alive. The same best friend who macked...
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The Things We Do for Love
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was sent to us through an anonymous email account. We have attempted to contact Paul to ensure his well being, but so far we have failed to reach him. If you know of his...
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Working Class Dog
These last two years have been particularly tough on the American worker. A turbulent economy. Industries roiling on the brink of collapse. Layoffs and pay cuts. Government takeovers and bailouts. An...
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I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Watch That)
Awhile back I ruminated on the phenomenon of rock stars appearing in science fiction films. While I’m still at a loss as to why this seems to be so pervasive, it did engender a little soul searching....
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Red Skies at Night
Call me Yankee Doodle Dandy, but I’m in a patriotic mood, with it being the Fourth of July weekend and all. When you couple that with the recent news headline domination by Russian spy rings, it’s an...
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It’s Not Easy Being Green
Soylent Green is made out of people. Even if you haven’t seen 1973’s Soylent Green, you likely already know how it ends. It’s one of the worst kept secrets among sci-fi twist endings. In fact, the...
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Take This Job and Shove It
You may recall earlier this summer we told you our WWEnd intern Barry was going to attempt to land a job using a résumé peppered with evil corporations from science fiction films. As part of this...
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What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
If I asked you to name the most important science fiction film of 2009, what would you answer? Moon? District 9? Avatar? Tough question, I know. Each has, in its way, something worthy to advocate for...
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Get Rich or Lie Tryin’
We kinda figured this might happen. If you remember from a few months back, we sent our WWEnd intern Barry on the job hunt with a resume laden with stints at fictitious evil sci fi corporations. This...
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Thies’ Pieces: Top Jimmy
It’s turning out to be quite the summer of government scandal. Pick your poison: The IRS. The NSA. The AP. Benghazi. James Rosen. It’s not surprising, then, that this month we are also celebrating the...
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