A Dan for All Seasons

Three's cape is one of the less crazy things about this era of the show
The 3rd Doctor began his run confined to Earth. He took a job working with U.N.I.T. (a military organization) as its scientific advisor.  The Third Doctor was far more action oriented than any before or since, brandishing Venusian Karate at would be...

For several years now I've been writing an open letter to the graduating class of High School Seniors.  This year is no different.  The advice is universal and carries over from year to year.  For previous installments look here, here, here and here...

Elegant in its simplicity
If your life’s anything like mine you get inundated with text messages and social media notifications when Costco puts out their very own rock-bottomed Light Beer.  Even if that rings a bell, your life is probably still pretty different from mine because...

Continuing my ruminations on Classic Doctor Who.  Part I of my stuff on the Decond Doctor is here.
The Dominators
The robots in this one are a sad attempt to catch lightning in a bottle and recreate Dalekmania.  Only problem was, the robots they came up with suck.  On top of that, this serial famously ridicules the anti-war movement.  I’m not particularly sympathetic...