Katherine Nabity's Blog, page 19
June 15, 2024
The 500: 316–318
316 ~ Short Story “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200” by R.S.A. Garcia Ever since Tantie Merle broke her hip, getting around hasn’t been so easy. Her daughter sends her an AI-guided nanotech bot to help her take care of her garden and her wily pet goat. “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200” just won […]
June 12, 2024
The 500: 313–315
313 ~ Movie The Deep House (2021)Directed by Alexandre Bustillo & Julien MauryWritten by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury, Julien David, Rachel ParkerStarring: James Jagger, Camille Rowe Ben and Tina are urban explorers, filming their exploits for YouTube clicks. Always on the prowl for unique experiences, they decide to dive into an artificial lake to investigate […]
June 10, 2024
The 500: 310–312
310 ~ Movie Romancham (2023)Directed and Written by Jithu MadhavanStarring: Soubin Shahir, Arjun Ashokan, Sajin Gopu, Siju Sunny Jibin and his bored roommates start playing around with a Ouija board. Hijinx ensure. I watched this movie as a part of the HorrorX524 challenge, prompt 21.) Horror Around the World: India. I actually traded out a […]
June 7, 2024
The 500: 307–309
307 ~ Short Story “Our Chatbots Said ‘I Love You,’ Shall We Meet?” by Caroline M. Yoachim It was just a matching algorithm, based on simulated text. Nothing more. People used generated text all the time for all kinds of things Sandra’s chatbot and Ethan’s chatbot have hit it off over and over again through […]
June 4, 2024
The 500: 304–306
304 ~ TV Tokyo Vice, season 2Created by J. T. Rogers; Based on Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan by Jake AdelsteinStarring: Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Sho Kasamatsu, Rinko Kikuchi Jake Adelstein, an American reporter working for a Japanese newspaper, continues to stir up problems for the yakuza, […]
June 1, 2024
The 500: 301–303
301 ~ Ultimate Summer League, 5/29/24 Played 4-on-5 / 5-on-5. Lower attendance than last week but it was a good group of mostly veteran players. I played okay, though my right hip flexor bugged me quite a bit. 302 ~ Short Story “Rising Generation” by Ramsey Campbell Miss Fry takes her class on a field […]
May 28, 2024
The 500: 298–300
298 ~ Short Story “doorbell dot mov” by Jennifer R. Donohue At 3am, the doorbell rings. What is seen on the doorbell camera is not what it appears to be. Using found footage video in a written story is difficult, but doorbell cam footage is the perfect tidbit. We all know the look of it, […]
May 25, 2024
The 500: 295–297
295 ~ Ultimate Friday Lunchtime Disc, 5/24/24 I called the game on with only seven players responding because there are few tolerable days left before the summer heat. Also, I moved the game to our neighborhood park because this is the time of year that parks & rec gets cute with its watering schedule and […]
May 23, 2024
The 500: 291–294
291 ~ Movie Dune: Part Two (2024)Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Written by Denis Villeneuve & Jon SpaihtsStarring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin Dune: Part Two is the continuation of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel. After the Harkonnen attack, Paul Atreides finds himself in as the main persona of a messianic […]
May 21, 2024
The 500: 287–290
287 ~ Short Story “From Alabamy, with Hate” by Harlan Ellison Subtitled “Another Memo from Purgatory,” this is Ellison’s account of his participation in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. There is nuance to this piece by Harlan Ellison, but not necessarily where one would expect. He has no problem painting the […]
