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Matthew Jackson

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Matthew Jackson is a blogger, critic, fiction author and Batman enthusiast from Rosebud, Texas who's been a regular contributor to Blastr since September, 2011. In addition to his work at Blastr, his film criticism appears weekly in The Huntsville Item, a Houston area newspaper, and his book reviews appear monthly in BookPage magazine. His fiction has appeared in Weird Tales magazine, and elsewhere on the web his nonfiction has appeared at Strange Horizons, StackedBooks.org and NerdBastards.com. Follow him on Twitter at @awalrusdarkly.

NASA's hiring astronauts! Find out what it takes to make the cut

Matthew Jackson
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 2:18pm
Astronaut is one of those dream jobs we all hope we get when we're six, right up there with rock star, football legend and Master of the Universe. But if you're willing to jump through the hoops, it is an attainable gig. NASA just announced a new round of hiring for astronaut candidates, and if you meet the qualifications, you could be in space in just a few years.

Doctor Who movie? The BBC doesn't know what you're talking about

Matthew Jackson
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:26am
Yesterday we heard that David Yates, the master of the final four Harry Potter films, had been tapped to direct a big screen version of Doctor Who that would feature entirely new stars and continuity. Whether you love or hate it, there's no denying it's big news, but a few people at the BBC didn't even seem to think it was actually happening.

Lucasfilm domain registration reveals mystery Star Wars project

Matthew Jackson
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 8:23pm
We all know that George Lucas and his loyal Lucasfilm army are going to keep expanding the Star Wars universe until the zombie apocalypse. But even with that knowledge, we can't help getting excited when the slightest detail reveals itself. Today we found out that Lucasfilm has registered domains for a new mystery project from the Star Wars franchise, so let the speculation begin!

NASA says it'll start shooting stuff into space again in 2014

Matthew Jackson
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 12:47pm
We've been going through space withdrawal since NASA retired its last Space Shuttle a few months ago, but relief is on the way soon. Though manned missions are still a little further in the future, the agency has announced that it plans to launch the first test of its new Orion spacecraft by 2014.

What Bradley Cooper would have looked like in that Crow reboot

Matthew Jackson
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 11:21am
Not so long ago, we were all preparing to see a reboot of '90s gothic fantasy classic The Crow, starring none other than The Hangover ringleader Bradley Cooper. Cooper has since backed off the project, but thanks to this concept art by artist Diego Latorre, we've got an idea of what he would have looked like.

Egypt denies today's Pyramid closure related to 11/11/11 rituals

Matthew Jackson
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 1:34pm
We get an 11/11/11 every thousand years, and that makes it special—so special in fact that rumors have been swirling about planned magic rituals meant to harness the calendar juju. Some of these rumors are centered on Egypt's legendary, millennia-old Great Pyramid of Giza, and today that pyramid happens to be closed.

OMG! 2,344 Breaking Dawn showings sold out 8 days before premiere

Matthew Jackson
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 4:49pm
Whether you're into the sparkly vampire thing or not, it's hard not to gawk at the level of dedication Twilight fans pour into their favorite franchise. We've still got eight days before Breaking Dawn—Part 1 debuts in American theaters, and the campouts, massive ticket sales and glitter-covered freakouts have already begun.

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