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Five Ways Television Ruined Time Travel For Me

Arison Cain — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:19:23 +0000

A lot of things are ruined by poorly written situational comedy and even more still are mangled by Kung-Fu that's poorly veiled as TV drama. Amongst the countless ideas annihilated lay time travel, a once golden pinnacle of the future has been brought to its knees by wacky storylines and overused laugh tracks. Arison--upset about this turn of events--looks back what he believes are some of the most acute causes of its downfall.

Outta’ Time!

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:05:29 +0000

…to go over the fancy scientific details of time travel. The Libyans are coming after all, so strap in!

Time-Space: The Truer Final Frontier

Josh Allen — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:49:06 +0000

So you think you can just go time traveling all willy-nilly and care free? Well, think again... and again... and again... because there are paradoxes and other such issues to consider. But, if there's anyone who has already pondered through these items for you, it's Josh Allen. And if it is possible to get through all the technological restrictions, what then? Again, Josh has you covered.

Selecting a Method of Time Travel

Arion Londraville — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:02:24 +0000

There are plenty of ways to move about the timeroad. More than we can hope to discuss in the space allotted to an article this size. But, this conversation is made a little bit easier by the plethora of examples available to us. Arion is your personal guidance counselor on the quest to find the ideal modus operandi for those exploring time.

Running Over Time

Dave Bova — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:49:34 +0000

And here we didn't think anybody on the UseBombs staff was smart enough to tackle scientific principles of time travel. Leave it to the resident learned Dave Bova to apply the fruits of his schooling to the topic at hand. In this article, Dave debates a simple scholarly concept with himself, since nobody else on the team can understand it.

A Man of Today

Rob Lavine — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:48:06 +0000

Have you ever wanted to pick at the brain of a time traveler? Well, Rob LaVine has a few questions for one. That makes it rather convenient for him then that he happens to be a time traveler. Maybe Rob isn't as renowned in time traveler circles as the man who went back and stopped the assassination of Ronald Reagan, but that doesn't mean he can't answer some rudimentary questions.

Laser Time

Arion Londraville — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:17:42 +0000

Original Version Posted Feb 2006

The time for lasers is past--far past--but while looking into time travel, why not also look back to a simpler time? A time when men were men, and those men fought with lasers. So, in this article from our archives it's easy to see why Arion is so consumed by his passion for lasers and his passion for tagging others with them. Incidentally, this was some time before the laser tag accident that left his face scarred.

5-2 Prologue

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:15:37 +0000

Take a step back, look around you, and know that everything you see is passing through an invisible cloud of time. Is this cloud made of magic, or just is it a normal cloud of water particles? Maybe it’s made of the regrets and sorrows that condense on the side of a whiskey glasses, or [...]

Reborn From Embers… Over and Over

Arion Londraville — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:13:12 +0000

How did we get to where we are today? Arion invites you to walk hand in hand with him through a short visual history of the last five years of the Use Bombs websites designs and layouts. This is your opportunity to get a clear picture of how our guiding principles--the virtues of the phoenix--have been applied in such a way as to create the best Use Bombs experience yet. Do you have the daring and/or community-mindedness to backtrack with Arion and fly with the phoenix? Do you have the grace? The flavor? If so, you best get a readin'.

Defending Your Life

Rob Lavine — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:47:12 +0000

Can a movie inspire you to live your life in better ways? Can it have an impact on whether you force yourself to be good or allow yourself to be evil? If it's written by, directed by, and starring Albert Brooks you better bet that it can at least make you think about these subjects, as Rob does in this piece.