Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56...
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Who is the author?
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
What genre?
Biography
How do you like it?
Excellent Book! It’s long, and it’s somewhat heavy reading, in light of it’s rather serious subject matter - building a weapon of mass destruction, dealing with McCarthyism. I’ve been at it over a month, but I appreciate that I can look at the cast list for the movie (which is based on this book), and recognize all of the character names! The authors definitely turned over every stone on studying the man - the book was about 25 years in the making - and the meticulousness shows.
Would you recommend it to others?
If you’re a history buff, definitely. For a more casual reader, it may be a bit much, though if you stick with it, you get a lot of fascinating stories.
Right now I just finished season 1 of Yellowjackets, and it's quickly become one of my favorite shows of all time. There is a second season, but I don't want to watch it because then it'll be over. I'll have to wait forever for the next season....
I know the feeling. I just started watching Stranger Things at the start of the year. I paused after the first two seasons, because I didn't want to just tear through the everything., and because Yellowjackets S2 was about to start. Now that YJ is done, I find myself a bit hesitant to start S3 of ST.
I don't know about you all, but I consider myself to belong in the GenX population. Most of my younger coworkers have maybe heard about Futurama but have never seen it. So many of the references and jokes relate to older pop culture. I am hoping some of the new episodes will be relatable to GenZ and beyond. What are your...
I certainly hope the excellent writing of the show, will allow it to have a timeless element to it (which is kinda the theme of the show, if you think about it). As a Gen X’er, I imagine some things will go over younger heads (the “Odd Couple” references in “I Robot” may not be truly appreciated, for example). Also, some eps were creatures of their time - “Three Hundred Big Boys” was inspired by the GW Bush tax rebate, for example. I doubt that little tidbit will be remembered.
One thing I wonder, will the history of the show itself - the expected cancellations, multiple “series finale” eps, FOX’s juggling of the broadcast order - be remembered?
@Sissas My two most recent obsessions have been Yellowjackets on Showtime (second season just ended, third season to come), and Outer Range on Amazon Prime (one season out, second season currently in production).
Buzz Aldrin on the 54th Anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 (i.redd.it)
Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56...
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Right now I just finished season 1 of Yellowjackets, and it's quickly become one of my favorite shows of all time. There is a second season, but I don't want to watch it because then it'll be over. I'll have to wait forever for the next season....
Do you think younger generations will enjoy Futurama (both new/upcoming episodes and older content)?
I don't know about you all, but I consider myself to belong in the GenX population. Most of my younger coworkers have maybe heard about Futurama but have never seen it. So many of the references and jokes relate to older pop culture. I am hoping some of the new episodes will be relatable to GenZ and beyond. What are your...