Six TED Talks for Creatives
TEDs are a great source of inspiration as a meeting ground for ideas. They’ve launched a number of careers for some really great thinkers and ...
Weekly Favorites
“The Art of Asterculture” by Sarah Gailey for Tor.com I came across this lovely, whimsical piece last week. Gailey gives instructions on how to make star-wine. If you’re looking to check-out from reality for a few minutes and remember what it is to dream, then give it a read. The xx Last weekend I went ...
A Brief History of My Career Ambitions
At some point during my childhood I realized that I needed a career. I needed a career I felt passionate about. I mean, what was the point otherwise? To live a boring life, doing things that meant nothing to me? That was not an option. I became determined to find the thing that made me tick, ...
Summer Movie Trailers 2017
With this weekend’s release of Guardian’s of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the summer movie season is officially underway (ignore the fact that the solstice isn’t until June). This summer brings a number of highly anticipated films, including a female-lead superhero movie along with some sequels, remakes, and originals. Here are trailers for the films I’m most ...
Loot Crate April 2017 “Investigate” Unboxing Video
Decided to change things up here at Neptune Your Dial and include a video. Checkout what came in the April’s Loot Crate subscription as I unbox the goods with my boyfriend. I’m hoping to start making more videos for this blog and I’ll be posting them on the Neptune Your Dial YouTube channel as well. ...
New Fb Page and +100 WordPress Followers
I’m hitting a couple blog milestones this week, reaching over 100 WordPress followers and I finally setup a Facebook page for Neptune Your Dial. Growing this blog has been a process, from which I’ve learned much. Thanks for all your support! Connect with my via Facebook at facebook.com/neptuneyourdial.
Human Update: Your history changed this week
The past couple days people around the web have been freaking out about a new revelation that a mastodon, found at a construction site in San Diego back in 1993, dates back 130,000. What does this have to do with humans? According to wired.com, a number of stone tools were found with the fossils at the ...
“The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy” Season Three on YouTube
A few years ago a YouTube trend sparked in adapting classic literature into modern vlog-style webseries. The first of these to really take off was The Lizzie Bennett Diaries, a contemporary adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, where the fictional Lizzie sets up a vlog as a class project and talks to the camera about her ...
Top Ten Nerd Spots in Atlanta
Named the Nerdiest City in America and the Top City for Gamers by Movoto, Atlanta has become a mecca for those with geeky tendencies. Events like Dragon Con and Anime Weekend Atlanta bring out nerds from all over the country as well as locals. If you happen to be in the area and want to ...
Short Story Pick: “Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies” by Brooke Bolander
“I was playing at being mortal this century because I love cigarettes and shawarma, and it’s easier to order shawarma if your piercing shriek doesn’t drive the delivery boy mad.” This flash fiction by Brooke Bolander is an exciting and quick read, with unapologetic frankness. Originally published in Uncanny Magazine, it has been nominated for ...
Weekly Favorites
The White Princess Starz’s new series The White Princess premiered this past Saturday, a follow-up to the mini-series The White Queen and based on Philippa Gregory’s novel of the same name. The starts where The White Queen left off, but this time the protagonist is Princess Elizabeth. She has been promised in marriage to Henry the VII, who has just defeated ...
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