Charles Darwin biopic having trouble finding American distributor

Charles Darwin biopic having trouble finding American distributor

Paul Bettany plays Charles Darwin in Creation
The next round of the war on culture is coming soon (or not) to a theatre near you.
From the Telegraph:
Creation, starring Paul Bettany, details Darwin’s “struggle between faith and reason” as he wrote On The Origin of Species. [...]

Let’s Clear the Desktop First.

I’ve been a bit lax (ha!) in keeping up the blog lately.  My apologies for withholding from you.
As mentioned previously, the saving the world bit is on the tiring side, and the writing stuff is on the high energy side, and seldom did the ‘twain meet.
When one is pouring all of one’s emotional energy into [...]

Holy Shit, I Still Have a Website.

My lord, I’ve been spending too much time on Facebook.
I’ve neglected my role here, as RPN. My deepest apologies.
To catch you up to the story quickly (this would be Chapter 12 for those reading at home), our hero in the story has taken to walking the Earth in order to save it.
Which sounds all [...]

The World This Week, March 22, 2009

[videos forthcoming]
US NEWS
People thieving the electrons.
Obama: Economy hurts.  Duh.
Obama Budget Strategy raises questions.
New home construction gets a lift (month-to-month).
Small business help on the way.
Fed prints money like mad.
A couple economists agree that printing money is a good idea…today.
China wants a new global currency standard.
Palin to preach to choir.
McCain Twitterview a joke, a stilted lagging joke.
Feel [...]

Robots Taking Over the Runways and Dreamscapes

First up, from the far, far east….
(TSUKUBA, Japan) A new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and has trimmed down to 43 kilograms (95 pounds) to make a debut at a fashion show. But it still hasn’t cleared safety standards required to share the catwalk with human models.
Developers at [...]

It’s Time to Turn, Turn, Turn and Look at Rick Perry’s Hair

So I heard from the Byrds (via the Bible) that things turn, turn, turn.
Here’s the Byrds…

And here’s the Bible…

16
¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

17
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the [...]

Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand Died, and Andrew Ryan Created Rapture (an exploration of a lack of morality in economics)

I’ve recently had the pleasure of playing through Bioshock a second time, and, well, I’m more blown away than I was the first time.   The first time through I largely missed the story, simple following instructions and playing through.  On the second I sat and listened more closely, and enjoyed it quite a bit more.
Allegedly [...]

More Stuff I Won’t Get to Write About, at length (dang editing)

Computer power and intelligence. I actually did a video bit about this one the other night.  Hopefully I’ll get it edited soon.  Simple fact: We DO NOT WANT TO CREATE AN AI!   Really, it would not be a good thing.
What invasive species are trying to tell us.
Shaq isn’t human, he’s dancer. (Thanks, Case!)
Watching Republicans Grieve. [...]

HOWTO: Become a Robot Pirate Ninja

[fyi: it's actually harder than that, and I wouldn't recommend it.  Ummm, like way harder.  Like 99 out of a 100 that try, die. It's that kind of hard.  And even if you make it, you have a 1 in a 1,000 chance of completing your mission.  Welcome to tilting at [...]

Let’s Start This Off With a Video…

…then I’ll tell you a story about my week.

It was the best of weeks, and it was the worst of weeks.
Sunday: My week started with the end of the football season, as noted here. That was a great game and a great night.  I met a friend during the game that [...]

The Best (and Worst) Superbowl Ever

So I went to my favorite pub/sports pub to do some liveblogging for the Superbowl.
As football is about as close as I come to organized religion, the Superbowl is a big day for me.  A Super Party, if you well.   I had picked my location in the bar early and spent most of the day [...]

Initial reactions to My First Book

So I’ve had enough people read some of my book to realize a couple things.
First, pretty much everyone who reads it says that I’m a quote “good writer.”  Thanks, everyone.  Really.  It’s hard to tell sometimes and get honest feedback.  I had ONE professor in college (a Vietnam vet who taught a class on media [...]