![]() ![]() ![]() As light travels upward in the earth’s gravitational field, it loses energy, and so its frequency goes down. This is because there is a relation between the energy of light and its frequency (that is, the number of waves of light per second): the greater the energy, the higher the frequency. “Another prediction of general relativity is that time should appear to run slower near a massive body like the earth. Only light, or other waves that have no intrinsic mass, can move at the speed of light.” For this reason, any normal object is forever confined by relativity to move at speeds slower than the speed of light. It can in fact never reach the speed of light, because by then its mass would have become infinite, and by the equivalence of mass and energy, it would have taken an infinite amount of energy to get it there. “As an object approaches the speed of light, its mass rises ever more quickly, so it takes more and more energy to speed it up further. And so the theory itself would determine the outcome of our search for it!” “Yet if there really is a complete unified theory, it would also presumably determine our actions. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It’s a classic frame tale, like Canterbury Tales or, closer to home, one of the very best episodes of Batman: The Animated series.Ĭomic Book Herald is reader-supported. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? is a series of vignettes told by Batman’s villains, each one illuminating some part of the Dark Knight only they knew. What’s Good The Writing Batman Sketch – Andy Kubert ![]() ), and ushers in the ending of two of DC’s longest-running titles ( Batman & Detective Comics). ![]() Like its predecessor, it comes before an important reboot (in this case, the major developments and cosmic expansion between Final Crisis, Blackest Night, and New Krypton ), the death of an iconic hero ( Batman: RIP. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? is, unabashedly, an attempt to recreate that prior miracle. It’s a bold book that provides a kind of final statement on the hero’s whole ethos, and it’s still a magnificent example of how to say goodbye to not just heroes, but particular definitions of heroism. Marks the “end” not for the hero, but more for Superman’s two on-going series and what they represented. ![]() ![]() If you’re looking for a funny, fast-paced, sexy, layered story, this is the book you need to read! Spread the word! on BookBub wrote: ![]() I have read all of O’Hare’s previous 4 offerings- and have loved every one of them! Each book gets a little more daring! She is a talented author who deserves greater attention!! She’s hit the ball out of the park (again!) with this one. O’Hare has written a steamy, sexy, panty-melting story here- her spiciest book yet! This one is not for the faint of heart! Buckle up for a wild ride!! (What I wouldn’t give to have Hunter in my bed for one night!) Together these two make a hysterical couple!! The physical play and witty banter make you root for them right from the beginning! I fell for Hunter almost immediately! He’s smart, cocky, funny, SEXY, and playful! There are occasions where you want to slap him upside the head but mainly he’s a HOT aloha male with a big heart and a dirty mind! He’s the perfect book boyfriend!Ībbie is FIESTY!! This is a tough, intelligent, driven, funny, perfectly curvy woman! There are many layers to this crazy girl that the author develops all through the story! ![]() The newest offering from Molly O’Hare is a 5 star read right from the start! ![]() ![]() But for any of the development team to leave the island was a crime punishable by death. An object of glittering yet fearful fascination was it reflecting simple reality, or something more spiritually revealing? The Venetian mirrors were state of the art technology, and subject to industrial espionage by desirous sultans and royals world-wide. ![]() The core story is set in Venice in the sixteenth century, when the famed makers of Venetian glass were perfecting one of the old world's most wondrous inventions: the mirror. ![]() ![]() Seay's debut novel is a true delight, a big, beautiful cabinet of wonders that is by turns an ominous modern thriller, a supernatural mystery, and an enchanting historical adventure story." Set in three cities in three eras, THE MIRROR THIEF calls to mind David Mitchell and Umberto Eco in its mix of entertainment and literary bravado. Publishers Weekly raved that "with near-universal appeal. ![]() ![]() And I wonder if he senses that there is someone still awake in Halloween Town-someone he hasn’t yet found-and is trying to coax me into the open. He is humming a tune, a lullaby, I think. The town is so quiet, so motionless, that even his faint muttering sounds echo back to me. In the distance, I can still hear the creature, though I can’t see him. I pull up a clump of morning root and coffee basil, and when my pail is full, I slink along the outer wall of the garden. I fill a metal pail with ginseng, sage, and bacopa. Now my leaves churn in my chest as I gather the herbs. Finkelstein’s observatory, keeping out of sight. I waited until I saw the gray-bearded man drift out toward the cemetery at the farthest edge of town, before slipping from the house and running along the stone wall to the garden behind Dr. A full, unending kind of dark that seeps into every corner of the fence line, every leaf and stem and bleeding thorn. The garden is sunk into a shadowless dark. ![]() Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Long Live the Pumpkin Queen – CHAPTER 7 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hopefully, it will help kickstart the needed change. Those fellows have written an article for Civil Beat’s Community Voices section and it will run later this week. She told me that the fellows at her nonprofit organization had been working on changing the narrative that “the best and the brightest were destined to leave Hawaii.” ![]() In that process, I had my mindset changed and began having a series of discussions about how those of us who graduated in the last several decades should revamp the counsel and support we give to young people here in Hawaii who have just weathered the difficulties of the pandemic.Īs I was having these conversations, I heard a profound idea from Janice Ikeda, executive director of Vibrant Hawaii. I’ve been very interested in this issue since I was drawn into one of these discussions this spring. ![]() ![]() ![]() The experiences that affected Edgar most deeply weren't the visions of new technologies or urban designs but the 'trivial' encounters like the archly vulgar sideshow 'Oscar the Amorous Octopus'. Edgar's father with his failing business sees it expressly as that, in almost the same words I am sure my mother quoted to me from my grandfather. For Edgar the Worlds Fair is not just a glimpse of other worlds, but rather, as for my mother, the symbol of a hope for a new world. But the depression of the 1930's added a component of desperation to the lives of many that is the stage set in which his protagonist functions. It doesn't so much melt into a pot as anneal on a blacksmith's iron. ![]() In other words it is a place of constant dislocation and dissolution. ![]() New York City was (and of course largely still is) a city of immigrants and the children of immigrants. Both he and his avatar 'Edgar' were two years younger than my mother. ![]() My mother was 11 years old when she visited Flushing Meadows in 1939 and it influenced her life as significantly as it did Doctorow's. Doctorow's World's Fair is, for me, an important document touching on family history. ![]() ![]() Is anyone surprised this is my first one to mention? No? No.Īs I’m sure most of you know, Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairy tale of all time. Gonna be real, this got long, so with this setup it’ll be easy for you to skip around to the things that interest you, if you so desire. ![]() I’m going to categorize them between the well-known ones, the sorta known, and the totally obscure. ![]() I’m not just going to be listing my favorite fairy tales, but talking about which ones I’d love to retell AND giving you some retelling recommendations of any fairy tale I mention that I’ve actually, ya know, read a retelling of.īasically, this’ll be a big ol’ celebration post of my favorite fairy tale things! There’s more! (I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it.) ![]() And this doubles as celebrating fairy tales and fantasy, so win-win!īUT WAIT. I’ve actually been wanting to do a post listing some of my favorite fairy tales for a while, and at last a perfect opportunity has arrived. Us FTC girls wanted to spread the fairy tale love over to our personal blogs as well. (A giveaway may also be involved here too. Secondly, and the main point of this post: Over on Fairy Tale Central instead of featuring a specific fairy tale this month like normal, we’re celebrating ALL things fairy tales! We’ve got so many fun posts coming that involves not just one fairy tale, but many! So for all my fellow fairy tale fanatics, do check out the site to see what all goodness we have in store for you this month. ![]() |