Battlestar Galactica Proves Environmentalism Is A Waste Of Time

Stop sorting your paper and plastic into recycling bins, urges economics professor Art Caden. Instead of trying to save the planet, we should be preparing for its inevitable demise, and building our own Battlestar.

Writes Caden:

If environmental stewardship obligates us to be mindful of future generations in making our day-to-day decisions, what should we do? Should we be recycling paper and preventing people from building parking lots to save trees? Or should we acknowledge that the planet will be destroyed sooner or later and try to find ways to build something like Battlestar Galactica so the species will be preserved?

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At first glance, the goal of recycling more and conserving more seems appropriate, even desirable. Read more …

SciFi Makes You A Better Person - Well Possibly

Does having science fiction in your life turn you into someone who’s more handsome, charming and a better lover? Maybe not - but there may be some evidence to demonstrate that it opens your mind.

Matthew C. Nisbet, a professor in the School of Communication at American University, uses a recent study from the American Journal of Bioethics as a jumping-off point for his theory. The AJB study showed the effect that television medical dramas had on medical students, which turned out to be more than you may be comfortable with, if you’ve seen an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Nisbet’s point, however, is that this isn’t an isolated incident; the same type of thing happens to those who watch science fiction shows:

What we find among the general public is that fictional TV portrayals of science are not currently turning the public off to controversial biomedical research, at least among regular consumers of these programs. To the contrary, science fiction may in fact be preparing viewers for some of the real-life ethical and moral policy debates that are likely to arise in coming years, preparing audiences to think through the implications of startling new discoveries or research initiatives rather than react in an immediate “yuk factor” response. Read more …

Top 10 Christmas Horror Movies!

Sure, we all know Christmas is about the birth of our Savior, and, to some extent, gift giving and Santa Claus, but, what you didn’t know is that Christmas is also about fine cinematic horror choices. Horror on Christmas? Absolutely. Some of the genre’s finest films take place on this - our most beloved of holidays. And, this is the List Universe after all - we love to horrify, frighten, revolt, and shock you! Here are ten of the best choices for your very SCARY Christmas!

10. To All A Good Night (1980)

It’s Christmas break at the Calvin Finishing School for Girls, and the students are planning a big party while the president of the school is away. A group of boys show up and the fun begins! That is, until mysterious killer starts bumping off couples one by one.The police show up and promise to keep everyone safe, but they prove ineffectual against the crazed psycho. Could the killings have anything to do with the girl who was killed in an initiation stunt at the school a few years earlier?

9. Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974)

Wilford Butler returns home on Christmas Eve and his house had been turned into a mental institution for the criminally insane. But the day of his return, he is purposely set on fire and dies. The town’s people believe his death was an accident, and the institution-house is later closed down. Wilford leaves the house to his grandson Jeffrey in his will. A few years later, Jeffrey finally decides to sell this grandfather’s house, but the town’s people, including the Mayor, have mixed feelings on keeping people away from the house, especially when a serial killer escapes from another institution and finds refuge there. The killer makes frightening phone calls and kills anyone coming near the house. But what does the killer have in common with what happened to Wilford Butler years before? Read more …

UFO Alert Over Girl’s Christmas Letter to Santa Claus

A YOUNG girl’s letter to Santa caused a commotion when local residents mistook it for a UFO.
People in the Borders town of Peebles contacted a newspaper and the local radio station after seeing a group of bright lights in the night sky. But, instead of aliens trying to land, the lights were flying lanterns carrying letters to Santa which hadADVERTISEMENTbeen set off by local man Iain Weir.

The father-of-three was trying to give his five-year-old daughter Ellie a science lesson after she quizzed him about hot air balloons. Read more …

Jsyns’s Top 10 Horror Movie Picks Of 2008!

1) LET THE RIGHT ONE IN - For those who have seen it, the general consensus is that it’s the clear frontrunner. Simply put, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is a sublime, dark and beautiful film. Probably the most fascinating and unique portrayal of vampirism since Larry Fessenden’s HABIT. An absolute must-see.

2) [REC] - In a very close second, another foreign offering. (REC) starts disarmingly ho-hum but winds up ending on such a truly scary note it really just blew me away. No, I didn’t see QUARANTINE and frankly, I’m not going to bother because this one is that good. Read more …

8 Science Fiction Marathons To Get You Through The Holidays!

Holiday breaks can be tough on TV — there are only so many times you can watch A Christmas Story. So we piled up all the best marathons to help you though this season.

Monday:

ABC has the gruesome green ogre lined up with all his buddies for Shrek the Halls on ABC at 8 PM. Fiona and Shrek take the kids to celebrate the holidays but Donkey, Puss-in-Boots and other friends keep getting in the way. It’s amazing that Donkey hasn’t been turned into glue yet, given how many ways he finds to annoy Shrek. The original cast returns for this special. Read more …

The Sisters (Thai) 2004, Poster, Synopsis/Plot and Trailer

The Sisters (Thai) 2004

AKA: Pee chong air
Director: Thiwa Meyathaisong
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 1:38:36
Country: Thailand
Language: Thai
Subtitles: English (External)
IMDB: The Sisters

Cast: Liliana Marie Albert, Kriangsak Klaewkla, Thanadet Meeprasert, Chalad Na Songkhla, Jaran Ngamdee

Plot/Synopsis

A group of teen musicians check into a hotel after a night of performance outside of Bangkok, not knowing that the room they are staying in harbors a deadly secret.

They must set out to solve the mystery behind a prostitute\’s murder in that very room to save their lives.  Read more …