Author: Heath Andrews

The concept of sentience across the animal kingdom is one that is and has been discussed, researched, and debated for centuries. What does it mean to be sentient? How can you tell if a specific animal qualifies as such? How does this affect how we treat and live with these creatures? For certain water dwelling animals, these questions have been even more prominent. Thanks to some research scientists from the UK, we’re learning that yes, lobsters, octopi, squids, and other cephalopods and crustaceans are indeed sentient. To simplify all this into a question that many a cook and seafood aficionado…

Internet news moves fast. One outlet reports something and suddenly a bunch of others follow suit with various degrees of information, speculation, and assumption. Today’s case-in-point is a report that Amazon Prime Studios is approaching the development of a television series based off of the video game franchise, “Mass Effect.” Are they really though? How much information is there really about this alleged development, and what expectations should we be setting for it? Everything we know about this series comes from a report on November 23rd, 2021, from Deadline. While the article mostly focuses on the successful launch of “The…

We’ve heard about it in science-fiction media for decades; the threat of a space rock slamming into the Earth and killing us all. The defense we have against it? Firing a rocket or missile of some sort into space, slamming into the incoming object, hopefully diverting it onto another path. It’s almost like the idea behind “Armageddon” except without trying to blow up the rock, no Bruce Willis, no powerfully awful Aerosmith song, and no Michael Bay. But as much as that plan has been talked about, it was never really tested; until now. On Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 (or…

The fascination behind serial killers has only grown in recent years thanks to various documentaries, streaming programs, podcasts, and YouTube channels. Names like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer, are likely more famous now than they were at the height of their murderous sprees. There is a thin line one treads when discussing criminals such as this. On one side of the line is glorification; where people give them an almost mystical quality while ignoring the pain they inflicted on people and families. On the other side is keeping these names alive for the sake of understanding the…

When artificial intelligence goes too far, you end up with something like Tollhouse AI Ruth, who is here to help(???).

Yup, that headline is a lot to unpack. Its been 13-years since the last adventure of Martin Riggs and Roger Murtagh as portrayed by Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in “Lethal Weapon 4.” A discussion of another installment has dating back to the mid 2000s, but had consistently run into issues. These included whether or not Gibson wanted to do it (or should, honestly), and whether or not director Richard Donner would be helming the project. Despite everything possible conspiring to shut this movie down, it would now appear it’s going to continue, with Gibson set to direct. So let’s…

Major retailer Costco has issued a recall for certain packages of Kool-Aid Tropical Punch. This is due to the packages potentially containing small pieces of glass and metal, that you most certainly do not want to be ingesting. KraftHeinz, the owners of Kool-Aid, announced the recall on November 12th. Costco mobile app subscribers were able to receive the announcement through their mobile devices, which actually goes to show a legitimately helpful use for an app for a change. The recall seems to be isolated to the aforementioned Tropical Punch mix 82.5 oz packages. The affected items have a best when…

We Were Promised Jetpacks is the name of a Scottish rock band. Their name brings up a valid point; our media effectively promised us jetpacks that we have yet to receive. Just as “Back to the Future” promised us hoverboards, everything from James Bond to “Pilotwings” implied that we would have jetpacks for personal use at this point in time. But do we? No, no we don’t; something that even “Mythbusters” proved to us. So imagine the surprise that numerous pilots had outside of Los Angeles International Airport starting in 2020. Amongst all the other chaos that took place throughout…

While wearing a Joker costume, a 24-year-old Japanese man entered a Tokyo train on Halloween. Those onboard did not and would not have suspected anything out of the ordinary given the festivities of the night. Unfortunately, the costumed man was more obsessed with the infamous Batman villain than anyone realized. While violent mass attacks are not as common in Japan as they are in the United States, they do still happen, and that’s what unfolded on this train. Kyota Hattori adored the Joker; at least that’s what he told police after he was arrested following his stabbing rampage on Halloween…

Halloween is over and November has begun. So naturally, the time of year has come again for us to start to usher in the kind of spirit that we inescapably know as “Frasier.” Oh, sorry, I mean the holiday season. But what if we told you that you could celebrate “Frasier” and Christmas, together? Well, in a way you can thanks to the new upcoming Netflix film, “Father Christmas is Back” starring the one and only, Kelsey Grammer. Oh, and Elizabeth Hurley and John Cleese are there too amongst others but, let’s face it, we all know why we’re here.…