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Orion Space Battleship

January 22, 2024

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APR, Awesomeness, blather, CAD Diagrams, history, Hmm…, Nuclear Pulse Propulsion, Nukes, projects, rockets, spacecraft, Weapons

With all the little publications I’ve written and illustrated, and all the years of blogging ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT political opinions and the like, it […]

My “When Worlds Collide”

January 14, 2024

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scottlowther

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blather, My Fiction, Science Fiction

About 20 years ago I got it into my head to write a screenplay: an update of “When Worlds Collide,” based on the […]

The worst opinion piece you’ll read today

December 23, 2023

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, Art, blather, Crazy, Dumbassery, Gah, Politics, Science Fiction, ಠ_ಠ

Tech Billionaires Need to Stop Trying to Make the Science Fiction They Grew Up on Real Today’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading […]

Sometimes, just sometimes… remakes work

December 18, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, blather, Hmm…, youtube

Movie and TV remakes are often garbage. But covers of songs? Sometimes the remake is a triumph. Some examples: “My Body Is […]

An exciting new tactic…

December 11, 2023

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, Art, blather, Crazy, Forward, Gah, Meh, Politics, Science Fiction, Worldwreckers, ಠ_ಠ

Long story short: I’ve been a *casual* watcher of “Dr. Who” for 40+ years. From watching it from time to time on PBS […]

Recontextualizing “Born in the USA”

November 21, 2023

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scottlowther

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blather, history, Politics, Wisdom, youtube

Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 song “Born in the USA” is famous not only for having been incredibly popular, bit for being “misunderstood.” Springsteen’s intent, […]