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The Best Podcast Fiction of All Time (#21 - #30)
This is my third installment of my Best Podcast Fiction of All Time List, covering #21-30. You can find #41-50 here and #31-40 here. This is the middle list of the five pack--just two more to go! ...
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Y2k Predictions
My personal predictions to what will take place on January 1st 2001 when the computer systems of the world will become confused and stop working because programmers in the mid 1900s didn't think we...
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The throwaway line in Aliens that spawned decades of confusion
Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley stands in front of the squad of ten cocky, poised space marines. They laugh and joke, oozing bravado and testosterone—even the women. As the shavetail lieutenant lays out the situation, Bill Paxton’s mouthy PFC Hudson interrupts: "Is this going to be a stand-up fight, sir, or another bug hunt?" "All we know is that there’s still no contact with the colony," replies the lieutenant, Gorman, "and that a xenomorph may be involved."
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Gadgets they use are no longer fiction
Movies inspires people, business, sports, nation, politics and even ‘Technology’
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Beam me up: A beginner’s guide to the Star Trek franchise
Star Trek is more than pop culture; it’s 20th century mythology with its own complicated mythos. “Beam me up” and “live long and prosper” may have invaded the cultural lexicon, but Star Trek is particularly intimidating for the uninitiated.
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The Alien Whisperer: Jill Tarter On 38 Years Of Hunting For E.T.
Alien hunter extraordinaire Jill Tarter, the inspiration for the movie Contact, speaks about her quest to detect signs of intelligent life.
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10 Science Fiction Authors Whose Books Just Kept Getting Stranger
A lot of authors tend to become more conventional over time. They get more mainstream cred, mellow out, and sand the rough edges off their work. But some of science fiction's most famous authors have just kept pushing the limits of storytelling. Here are 10 science fiction and fantasy authors whose books only got weirder.
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Amazon.com: Walls of Ancient Stone eBook: K L Schaefer: Books
Walls of Ancient Stone - Kindle edition by K L Schaefer. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Walls of Ancient Stone.
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The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber – The Story of Jesus Goes Intergalactic
A Christian pastor is sent to work with aliens in a neighbouring galaxy.
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The end-of-the-world diet: Inside the crazy world of survivalist cuisine
Ebola, ISIS, global warming: There's never been a better time to be in the survival business. Here's what's on sale
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‘Under the Dome’ Actor to Star in Syfy Thriller
Childhood’s End is a six-hour miniseries adapted from Arthur C. Clarke’s 1953 novel. Syfy’s Childhood’s End has found its lead: The miniseries has cast Mike Vogel (Under the Dome, Bates Motel) as Ricky Stormgren,...
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When Science Fiction Stopped Caring About the Future
The Star Wars reboot looks like another example of how the genre's most popular works have given up on imagining new worlds.
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We Stopped Dreaming (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Parts 1 + 2
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Star Trek producer Harve Bennett is dead
Another punch in the childhood for classic Star Trek/cheesy '70s television fans.
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Terry Pratchett dead at 66; Fantasy Author Wrote More Than 70 Books
Author Terry Pratchett, who earned acclaim for his "Discworld" science fiction series, died Wednesday at 66. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease seven years ago.
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Selling a slightly used Imperial II–class Star Destroyer
Found on Craigslist… First come, first serve basis. You are responsible for towing.
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The Culture Wars Invade Science Fiction
The culture wars invade science fiction and roil the Hugo Awards for SF writing.
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The Timeline of River Song
What follows is River's perspective of various events in Doctor Who. Obviously, if you haven't seen Doctor Who (1) you should and (2) this timeline has a lot of spoilers.
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Science Fiction Is for Slackers
On Thursday, June 4, Future Tense—a partnership of Slate, Arizona State University, and New America—will host a debate in Washington, D.C., on the future of jobs. For more information and to RSVP, visit the New America website. On a desert planet baked by two suns, a young man contemplates the sky,...
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10 evil supercomputers -- and their fiendish plans for our demise
Nothing quite says Ctrl-Alt-Delete like a computer gone psychotic
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