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Nikola Tesla's Magical Number. Top Story - August 2026.
You’ve probably heard of the 369 theory or method, a manifestation technique that people claim does produce results. Practitioners of the 369 method state that a strict routine repeating the intention in this specific numerical pattern aligns personal subconscious energy with the vibrational frequency of the universe.
By Rosie J. Sargent3 months ago in Futurism
Dolls Already Do That
When the movie Megan came out, I thought about how in technology there is already dolls being made that can talk, sing, move, eat, or even use the bathroom. The fact this felt new and scary to people was strange to me because it seems as if already here. When watching Megan, I even thought that instead of a bot doll going rouge there would actually be a human using the bot for their selfish bidding, At that, the movie Companion came out and fulfilled that concept.
By Seashell Harpspring 3 months ago in Futurism
Flash Gordon . Top Story - August 2026.
Director Mike Hodges’ Flash Gordon (written by Lorenzo Semple Jr.) is a straight cult, camp romp through the four-color, cliffhanger world created by Alex Raymond in the "Flash Gordon" newspaper strips so many decades ago, in a completely different world. Buster Crabbe brought the comic-book hero—a football hero turned swashbuckling pulp outer-space warrior—to serialized life in old 1940s chapter plays, wielding a sword and a two-fisted, can-do, all-American fighting spirit alongside Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov, and against giant reptiles bluescreened against desert backgrounds, where shoebox rocket ships on fishing line with sparklers in their tails set down to do battle with the forces of the Mephistophelian menace Ming the Merciless, who vaguely resembles Anton LaVey. Which, on the whole, makes perfect sense.
By Tom Baker3 months ago in Futurism
Catspaw
"Catspaw" is all sorts of First-Generation TOS badassery, and who could argue otherwise? It is penned by none other than Robert Bloch, who, when not penning episodes of classic "Thriller" with Boris Karloff, was also creating and documenting the dress-wearing doings of a certain California taxidermist with an old, Victorian manse and a mommy fixation—for that other Great Ghoul, Alfred Hitchcock.
By Tom Baker3 months ago in Futurism
Becoming Hyper-Human
Written by a human, for humans, always. Did you ever have the desire... To become a superhero? That perhaps one day through a genetic alteration, super serum, or a similar event...
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM3 months ago in Futurism
A Token for Your Thoughts. Top Story - July 2026.
There is an unspoken issue right now flooding the internet. As AI does more and more of the heavy lifting, when we need information, no one seems to be talking about the huge money grab that it's causing. I am talking about tokens. Tokens are an imaginary currency, like Bitcoin, used to pay for generating AI content, asking whatever bot you prefer to use, and general AI usage. It feels like double taxation with few perks or benefits. I’ll tell you why.
By Alexandra Grant3 months ago in Futurism
The City on the Edge of Forever
Written by sci-fi guru and perturbable potentate Harlan Ellison, “The City on the Edge of Forever” qualifies as one of the top five episodes of TOS ever produced. It stars Joan Collins as Edith Keeler in a story that underscores the logical paradoxes and pitfalls of time travel.
By Tom Baker4 months ago in Futurism
The Economist 2026 Cover: A Symbolic and Conspiratorial Analysis of the Future. Content Warning.
Every year, the cover of The Economist generates intense debate among political analysts, researchers, and conspiracy theorists alike. Supporters of symbolic interpretation argue that these covers are not merely artistic illustrations but coded messages that hint at major global events expected in the coming year. Whether one sees them as predictions, warnings, or simply clever editorial design, the imagery often reflects the fears, ambitions, and uncertainties shaping the world.
By JONATAN DAVID VEGA4 months ago in Futurism
Rock & Rule
Let me preface this review by saying: This film, despite rumors to the contrary, was NOT made by Ralph Bakshi. His name would, logically, have appeared in the titles if it had been.
By Tom Baker5 months ago in Futurism
Logopolis
Logopolis is the final jaunt of Tom Baker as the TARDIS-occupying Time Lord before death and regeneration turn him into Peter Davison. It's hard to quantify, insomuch as it has a somewhat cluttered plotline that renders it a Big Think for even the most stalwart Whovian. (Doctorian? Certainly not!)
By Tom Baker5 months ago in Futurism
Spock's Brain
Spock, the First Officer of the Great Bird of the Galaxy, loses his brain. A guy like Spock, I dlon't have to tell you, a guy who relies on logic, pure emotionless logic ("Enough of your damned green-blooded logic, Spock!" cries Dr. McCoy, who may be able to tolerate green blood, or pure logic, but, for chrissakes, not BOTH embodied in one Vulcan); well, a guy like that cannot dispense with his brain. No siree Bob! Not gonna fly, at Warp Speed, or any other damned speed.
By Tom Baker5 months ago in Futurism
Inframan
When I was a kid, the cable television show that fascinated me the most was "Night Flight." "Night Flight" was a couple of HOURS of music videos, rare movies (condensed), interviews, short films, animation, oddities, and what-have-yous that detailed the best and worst of 1987 or thereabouts. (It actually ran from the early Eighties to the early Nineties in various forms, and is still streaming.)
By Tom Baker5 months ago in Futurism