Mark Murata's Suburban Fantasy

Rutger Hauer, the great Dutch actor, just passed away. We’ll get to Blade Runner in a moment, but first I strongly recommend Ladyhawke . ...

The official trailer for the movie Cats is out, and the reaction is not pretty. Movie reviewers say they’ve never seen backlash against a...

This is a little late, but I had a pleasant time in a park in Bellevue for the 4 th of July. (Bellevue is a suburb of Seattle.) First...

So the news is out that some people vandalized the Cloud Gate in Chicago, more affectionately known as “The Bean,” by spraying graffiti on ...

Word is officially out. There’s a new Batman! The dark knight will be played by Robert Pattinson. Uh, Robert Pattinson? photo ...

Michael Palin’s chief fame comes from his being a performer and lead writer for the comedy group Monty Python. Since then, he’s served as ...

So as promised, here is the most beautiful cosplayer at Norwescon. This is Torrey Stenmark. I’ve somehow become a fan along the way. H...

As promised, here are some of the cosplayers from Norwescon. We’ll start with a fairy. [click to enlarge] At least, that’s...

Norwescon is an annual science fiction and fantasy convention held in SeaTac (to the south of Seattle) each year. If you’ve never been to ...