May 21, 2013

Solar-Powered Plane Uses Its Lightness To Fly In The Dark

Creators of a solar-powered aircraft hope to fly it day and night across the country with no fuel, and eventually around the world. It’s a quixotic — some might call it nutty — undertaking. But the creators hope the flight helps challenge assumptions about what solar technology can do. » E-Mail This     » Add to [...]

Criminal Minds Review: Dark Fantasy

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This was yet another well-written episode which portrayed the frustration of the BAU as they were forced to put aside their pursuit of their stalker (nicknamed “The Replicator”) in order to hunt down an Unsub who’s been stabbing women and cutting out their tongues.  Their only connection is that they’ve all posted personal information online.  [...]

Lost Girl Review: Is Dark Bo Dangerous?

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Lost Girl was all kinds of crazy on ”Faes Wide Shut.” Bo fed outside of her relationship and the partner ended up dead. Kenzi was possessive of Bo and acted unlike herself. Lauren was doing her best to be okay with Bo feeding. And, Bo went dark again. Oh, and there was an octopussy! Bo and Lauren [...]

A Mysterious Patch Of Light Shows Up In The North Dakota Dark

If you are up in space looking down on America west of the Mississippi, one of the brightest patches of light at night is on the Great Plains in North Dakota. It’s not a city, not a town, not a military installation. What is it? » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Opinion

No Sugar Plums Here: The Dark, Romantic Roots Of ‘The Nutcracker’

Few people today remember E.T.A. Hoffmann, but most everyone is familiar with his most famous creation: The Nutcracker. NPR’s Robert Siegel traces the history of everyone’s favorite Christmas ballet all the way back to its much darker original version. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

‘Middlesteins’ Digs Into The Dark Side Of Food

A few years ago, you might not have thought that something as basic as the food we eat would become trendy. But that’s what’s happened. Now a new novel takes on the subject of appetite and excess. Author Meg Wolitzer says The Middlesteins, by Jami Attenberg, is worth picking up. » E-Mail This     » Add [...]

Pretty Little Liars Halloween Photos: A Dark Ride

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It’s gonna be a dark ride for the Pretty Little Liars on October 23. For the second consecutive year, this ABC Family drama will air a special standalone episode in honor of Halloween, this one aptly titled “This is a Dark Ride” and taking place aboard the Rosewood Ghost Train. Look for A to be [...]

Alphas Review: Dark and Twisty Redirects

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I’m really unsure of what to think about “Gaslight.“ On one hand I enjoyed how two separate plots tied together near the end, the callbacks to last season, and the metaphors for our characters, but on the other hand the case was so, to borrow a Grey’s Anatomy phrase, dark and twisty that the elements [...]

Talking Tara: Maggie Siff on Dark, Conflicted Sons of Anarchy Character

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Well, she’s certainly in it now. After spending almost all of Sons of Anarchy Season 4 urging Jax to find a way out of SAMCRO and Charming, Tara Knowles finds herself more locked in to this club and this town than ever before. She’s officially the First Lady. I spoke to Maggie Siff about what [...]

Lost Girl Review: Dark Fae Delight

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Good news — Bo and Ryan are still hooking up. Bad news — they are still hooking up. At least for Kenzi and her boyfriend, Nate. In “Table for Fae,” Lauren and Nadia were still out and about, but Kenzi finally returned. Though, due to her and Bo’s romantic entanglements their relationship went from laughs [...]