825: 3D Printing With Xenon

The Incomparable by The Incomparable

Jul 10, 202669:18TV & Film

What if “The Martian” but with an alien buddy? We break down “Project Hail Mary,” and marvel at what a good translation of a sort-of-unfilmable book it really is! Why do we love alien puppets so much? Why is Jason checki...

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