Author: M.W.Chase

Star Wars Trailer Mash-up

While most of us are just waiting for the new Star Wars films to come out, some fans are still hard at work coming up with brilliant new ways to showcase the original films. One such fan-made trailer is this brilliant mash-up of the original trilogy footage to the Guardians...

Warp Drive, Mr. Sulu

Looks like the folk at NASA’s Eagleworks are still hard at work on a possibly plausible faster-than-light system, generally known as an Alcubbierre drive, which is sort-of similar to the warp drive of Star Trek fame. If you have an hour to kill, take a look at this informative talk by NASA’s...

Why Net Neutrality Matters

This 13 minute talk by John Oliver, of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, has perhaps the best explanation of net neutrality that I’ve heard, and also makes clear why it’s so important. Check it out!

Kids React to Old Computer

Here’s a great video of some kids (a.k.a., “little whippersnappers”) reacting to an old Apple ][ from 1978. Hilarity ensues! It kind of makes me feel old, though…

Akira Project Trailer

Who knows if a live-action Akira movie will ever come to light (and if it ever should–the original movie was perfectly fine, thank you very much), but this fan-made live-action Akira trailer is certainly awesome. Major kudos to the fans who took the time and effort to put this together.

Space Pirate Captain Harlock

In a nostalgic flashback to Japanese anime of the 1980s, Space Pirate Captain Harlock is returning in a new 3D animated movie. James Cameron says of the film “This movie is already legendary.” Judging from this trailer, it does look to be pretty awesome. It’s been a long time since the old...

Captain Kirk to Command Navy’s Latest Destroyer

The US Navy’s latest, most technologically advanced destroyer has just hit the water, and it is to be commanded by none other than Captain James Kirk. No joke. Not only is the new USS Zumwalt designed with classified stealth technologies, but will very likely be fitted with an electromagnetic railgun and directed...

X-Men: Days of Future Past

It looks like the new X-Men movie is heating up to be quite a storm of awesomeness. Due for release on May 23rd, this time traveling sequel-prequel will feature Professor X, Magneto, Wolverine, Storm, Mystique, Beast, Rogue, Kitty Pride, Iceman, Colossus, Warpath, Havock, Blink, Sunspot, and Quicksilver. Wheew! Here’s the...

Bartitsu: A Gentleman’s Martial Art

Have you ever wanted to know how to fight like a true gentleman of the late Victorian era? Then look no further than the gentleman’s martial art of Bartitsu, developed by Edward William Barton-Wright and made famous by the distinguished detective Sherlock Holmes.

Mythania Site Updated

I have just completed a major overhaul of my Mythania web site, and things should be looking a lot better now. The web site menu, layout, navigation, and other features should be a lot easier to interact with, and I also have an image gallery up, so take a look...