When I was in college I had the amazing fortune to take a course with paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science historian Stephen Jay Gould. His lectures were entertaining, fascinating, fact-filled, and completely accessible to non-science majors. He instilled in me… Read More
The historic snowstorm that dumped two feet of snow on us over the weekend was a great excuse to watch movies. Today’s film review is one I’ve been really excited to see for awhile: Locusts: The Eighth Plague (2005).
One… Read More
The other day my husband excitedly tore open the newest Netflix envelope, only to discover it was a documentary about termites.
But I was beyond excited. Ignoring his disbelieving look, I snatched it from his slack grip and popped it… Read More
Some of you may know that from time to time I like to review insect-themed horror movies on this blog. (For my previous reviews, you can search “Reel Bugs.”) Not only are these movies a guilty pleasure of mine, but… Read More
Today’s insect horror film review: Swarmed (Reel One, 2005), not to be confused with The Swarm (Warner Brothers, 1978) which I reviewed here.
I found this movie to be a real guilty pleasure. I’m pretty scared of yellow jackets, so… Read More
My loyal readers know that from time to time I review insect-themed horror films on this blog. It’s one way to understand the relationship between humans and insects. Today’s review: The Swarm (Warner Brothers, 1978).
The Swarm is about a… Read More
Today’s featured insect movie is The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971), which I watched at the recommendation of my friend, Michael Maren. Michael knows pretty much everything there is to know about movies, and he thought I’d appreciate it. He was right.… Read More
I managed to make it all the way through Insecticidal (2005), which is saying something, because it’s an abominably awful movie and not even in a fun way. The plot, such as it is, vaguely hinges on the usual experiment-gone-wrong.… Read More
Over the weekend I watched another insect horror film, Eight-Legged Freaks (2002). It’s meant to be a satire of the insect B-movies from the fifties, but I found it wanting.
The set up is labored, the plot contrived, and the… Read More
As you may know from a previous post, I’ve been watching insect-themed horror films as part of my ongoing research for my upcoming insect book. Last night I watched Mothra (thanks to my friend Josh, who recommended it), which was… Read More
Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), the Serbian-American inventor, physicist, and engineer, could speak Serbo-Croatian, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, and Latin.