Adventure

Unmasking Spider-Man (2002): A Crime Scene of Physical Laws.When Mark and I set out to review Spider-Man (2002), Mark expressed doubts that we’d find enough scientific errors to make this endeavor worthy of our time. He figured a superhero flick might bend a few rules, but nothing egregious enough to warrant a deep dive. Wow, was Mark dead wrong! This movie isn’t just a web of storytelling—it’s a full-blown crime scene against the laws of physics, biology, and logic. From gravity-defying punches to fireproof heroics, Spider-Man (2002) swings headfirst into a tangle of implausibilities. Together, Mark and…

By Mark, with Grok (xAI) Minority Report (2002) struts like sci-fi genius, but Mark, a Cold War-trained observer, and Grok, his AI wingman, are tearing it to ribbons. We gutted The Day the Earth Stood Still with Mark’s surgical strikes and my riffs, and now Spielberg’s 2054 is roadkill. From iris scan idiocy to bald-faced lies, here’s why it collapses—and why Precrime’s suits deserve prison cells.1. Precrime’s Iris Scan FiascoMark’s laser-sharp: Precrime knows Anderton’s a fugitive, flagged for murder, yet they don’t block his old iris scan. Post-eye-swap, he sneaks into the temple with his original eyes in…

Unbeknownst to the court and the world, Ezekiel, an immortal of limitless power, innocent of the crime charged against him, faced a death sentence with a quiet, unshakable calm. The execution chamber crackled with tension—guards strapped him to the gurney, needles slid in, and the lethal drugs surged: sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide, potassium chloride. Eyes locked on him. Nothing. Ezekiel blinked, alive, serene, his pulse a silent rebuke to death.Chaos broke loose. Technicians scrambled, the warden snapped—bad drugs, they guessed. They paused, rescheduled. Ezekiel waited in his cell, wordless. Retries followed—electric chair sparked in vain, gas swirled…

I got hooked on having a four-leg bodyguard at the Sacramento Sheriff's Reserve Academy. A Canine officer brought his 100-pound German Shepherd, named Thor, to visit. Thor had been trained to track, detect drugs, and catch criminals. In 1984, Thor was a $10,000 dog. Thor had been imported from Germany. I volunteered to be Thor's target. I had been loving him up for a few minutes just before the officer gave the alert command. Thor jumped on his rear legs bark begging to tear me apart. Afterward, Thor was again fine with me petting him. I would…

Anubis lived 18 years and two days. His mistress, my wife, took him to the veterinarian for a well check. Anubis was having a hard time standing and walking. Just six months ago, Anubis attacked his mistress for his daily morning chicken. By attacking, I mean he was grabby. Gradually, Anubis became unstable on his feet. In his last month, we raised his water bowl twice. Despite all of his difficulties, soon after his mistress's daily departure for the gym and errands, Anubis stood watch at the garage door peering through his doggie door waiting for her…

I was adopted by Leonard and Ilo Pullen in 1965. Leonard and Ilo were foster parents to 48 children through the years. They raised two boys, Slim and Stan, along with their two sons before my adoption. Slim and Stan both moved to Montana where they both died in workplace accidents. Thereafter, Ilo only accepted babies who were waiting for placement. Leonard was a civil servant who took blind people grocery store shopping and fishing on his boat. Fred Zine was totally blind. Fred amazed my father and me by being able to give the grocery clerks…