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James Cameron's Avatar apparently touched lives in ways that went beyond 3D-inspired headaches, judging from these pictures of Palestinian protesters on the West Bank from this weekend. Cosplay is the new Che t-shirt, we're calling it now. [Telegraph.co.uk] (Thanks, John!) More »
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Back in the 1970s, Palestinians were using science fiction to solve their geopolitical problems. The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist is a 1972 novel written by Palestinian writer Emile Habibi. There aren't many Palestinian novels in the Western canon, nor many that use elements of science fiction, so we're hard-pressed to understand why The Secret Life of Saeed isn't taught in schools from here to Tel Aviv. Visit an extraordinary life after the jump. More »
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Yesterday in Israel, a bomb disposal robot inspected the scene of a suicide bombing at a shopping mall in the town of Dimona. The bot is remote controlled, and used an articulated arm to remove the jacket of the alleged bomber to be sure he doesn't have more explosives on his body. Want to see what else the robot does as it finishes its inspection of the area? (Warning: Images of a corpse may be disturbing.) More »
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