Recent content by ZenithOClock

(It's an 80s movie called the Sure Thing)

It's a fascinating topic. I wrote a light-hearted essay on this a few years ago, looking at the author who has the best claim to being the originator of the zombie. The first use of the English word Zombie (spelled zombi at the time) was nearly 200 years ago in a poem about Brazil by British...

I was very moved recently by an article about the first dog into space, the Soviet space dog Laika. I had heard of her and I knew she was the first dog in space but I never knew what happened to her, I kind of assumed she had been euthanised prior to oxygen depletion, as was the official...

Who invented liquid soap and why? (This is a line from what film? No googling it)

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Smart phones are only as smart as their user. I take it as a sign of hope that we call them smart phones. :D ZOC

There used to be language options including 'Pirate' and 'Elmer Fudd' in Google, I think they have gone now. ZOC

I haven't brought a car for over 10 years. Eek! ZOC

You are right, collecting is fraught with fakes and creative providence(i.e. Made up). I am fortunate in that I have a few connections in the film industry (one of our family friends is a head of a major film studio). I will not purchase anything unless I've personally seen it signed or it has...

I like reason. Someone close to me once suggested this. If you were a government agency attempting to hide experiments with new technology wouldn't you rather people were chasing after a fictional construct while you were getting on with the mundane task of designing the latest military...

Has anyone here read any works by French graphic artists Moebius or Enki Bilal? I began collecting their graphic novels about a year ago and I am stunned at how many ideas we take for granted as original that were if not directly taken from these works, hugely inspired by them (e.g. princess...

Working on my novel.

It does, you just need to find the right grease to get the cogs turning. It's different for everyone.

Sometimes in evolution, mutation is forced... A young American student had come across an interesting concept. He discovered that to hypnotise someone you need their attention, then you make suggestions to their subconscious mind and over time those suggestions implant themselves. He...