The Orville blends science fiction and science fact into a winning mix

Enlarge / The crew of the USS Orville stands ready for a new season of adventures in season 2 of The Orville. (credit: Fox Broadcasting) The Orville, Seth MacFarlane’s warm homage to the Star Trek franchise, delighted viewers with the interstellar adventures of the crew aboard the titular starship. As the series gears up for […]

This personal jet glider turns science fiction into reality

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Videos,Autoblog Minute,Original Video A truly exhilarating experience Continue reading This personal jet glider turns science fiction into reality This personal jet glider turns science fiction into reality originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 20 Oct 2018 11:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email […]

Reality versus fiction: disappointing real-life photos of fast food versus their promotional pictures

jrs4/Flickr Fast food chains know how to make their food look good in advertisements. Real life, however, is a different story. In honor of all the times you’ve salivated over a Big Mac you saw on a billboard only to be disappointed by the Big Mac you actually received at McDonald’s, we compared fast food ads to […]

Your Next Great Read: Blade-on-Your-Throat Nigerian Crime Fiction

As an author aficionado of old-school noir — think Hammett, Chandler, Thompson — I’m always on the lookout for the next thing in the genre. While the wave of superb Scandinavian crime has been the buzz in popular fiction for a good while and Korean noir is beginning to bubble to the surface, few have […]

Jordan Peele’s “Twisted-Ass Science Fiction” Anthology ‘Weird City’ Coming to YouTube Premium

Jordan Peele shocked the world with his directorial debut Get Out early last year, and he’s been remarkably busy ever since. His list of active projects has grown to an impressive length, and now he’s adding yet another one to the top of the pile: a show called Weird City, which he calls a “twisted-ass science […]

How American Vandal expertly crafted a doc (that just happened to be fiction)

The American Vandal creative team chats with Ars at ATX TV Festival 2018. (video link) AUSTIN, Texas—Among the reasons Netflix’s American Vandal worked: dedication, not just to the bit but to the DNA. The creative team had an obsession with true crime documentaries, obviously. But they didn’t set out to make an homage, showrunner Dan […]

Iron Man flying suits are no longer fiction

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Demystifying GDPR: Separating fact from fiction

GUEST: GDPR has a serious PR problem. From the dominating narrative surrounding this impending law, you would think it’s ominously looming over organizations across the globe like the sinister, tentacled black cloud monster that terrorizes the kids from “Stranger Things.” It is true that no one really knows exactly what is going to happen once […]