The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of The Science Fiction Writers of America (SF Hall of Fame)
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NASA has awarded Peter Homer of Southwest Harbor, Maine, $250,000 for coming up with the winning design concept for more flexible space gloves intended to make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks. It's the second time Peter Homer has won the so-called "Astronaut Glove Challenge" -- Homer bested the competition in the same contest in 2007. Homer's design won first place in this year's...
Penguin recently released a new short story collection centered around dragons. It's edited Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. The table of contents follows along with my quick reviews for each story. The author line-up in The Dragon Book is a bit unusual for a collection by "the masters of modern fantasy", especially considering that some of the authors in the book would likely not appreciate...
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Hey, you have got to check out this short film. It's called Skhizein by Jérémy Clapin. It is about a meteor strike and it's effect on one man. I love the animation. Thanks to SF Signals for the original post.Skhizein (Jérémy Clapin,2008) from Behemoth on Vimeo.
by Lavie Tidhar narrated by Sarah Tolbert This story originally appeared in Aeon #14. The diner stood off the highway outside a small town optimistically called Hope. Hope was being stuck in the middle of the Northwest and wishing you were someplace, anyplace else. And Hope was also the name on the tag pinned to the dead woman [...]
You may have noticed a slight change to the Biology in Science Fiction blog's appearance. The change isn't merely cosmetic - I finally launched a project I've been fiddling with for quite a while. One of the wonders of the internet is the abundance of quality fiction you can read (or listen to) for absolutely free. I've been collecting free fiction links as I run across them in a list, which has gotten...
I've said it before, but it bears repeating: If someone suggests that simultaneously being in a wedding, riding herd on three kids and photographing said wedding in an official capacity is a good idea... it isn't. Can't say as I recommend that degree of multitasking. It's Wednesday, and I'm still exhausted. The wedding itself was very nice. My brother John and his bride Tami were perfect hosts. More...
I remember seeing this film, written and directed by Michael Crichton, as a child. I remember it as the only movie that scared the daylights out of me and gave me nightmares. So I decided to rent it as an adult and see WHY it scared me so much as I only remembered a few scenes from the film. Tom Selleck plays police sergeant Jack Ramsay, whose job is to stop machines that have circumvented their programming...
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Mark Wilson of the SciFi Fantasy Blog writes: Fox network has decided the Joss Whedon basement-rated drama Dollhouse has had all the breaks it's going to get. Fox has committed to air all 13 episodes starting up again December 4. Four episodes had already aired in September and October, so nine episodes remain to be broadcast. To burn them off as quickly as possible, Fox will be airing two
Oh, give me a clone Of my own flesh and bone With its Y chromosome changed to X. And after it's grown, Then my own little clone Will be of the opposite sex. The Beam Me Up blog has posted "The Clone Song" , a ditty sung to the tune of Home on the Range, penned by Randall Garrett and Isaac Asimov . As the first verse above suggests, it's all about -er- self love. It actually reminds me a bit...
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Have you ever see this? Its the Clone Song rumor has it that it was written by the good doctor himself. Found a copy....Wonder if John could voice this? lolThe Clone Song By: Isaac Asimov Tune: Home On The Range Oh, give me a clone Of my own flesh and bone With its Y chromosome changed to X. And after it's grown, Then my own little clone Will be of the opposite sex. Clone, clone of my own,
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Finally! Someone agrees with me! I never thought these mega-ship from E-T to Independence Day made any sense what so ever! so I was reading on the Dvice blog and here was an article giving out some excellent static on these uber mother ships. First ummm we could see them coming! In V they just appear! Granted sometimes we get a little bit of a warning, but as inefficient as NASA's NEO
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CNN reports that NASA's LCROSS has indeed turned up water on the moon! Preliminary data collected from the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite's October 9th impact, indicates a significant amount of water in the plume thrown up by the impactor.Project scientist Anthony Colaprete, stated that the amount of water contained in the impact plume was about a dozen, two-gallon bucketfuls.
Novels: LIGHTBREAKER HEARTLAND website: http://www.markteppo.com/ Q: Pitch The first novel of your series. A: LIGHTBREAKER is a Dan Brown thriller written by Aleister Crowley, wherein everyone who is after the mystical secret key of the universe actually knows how to use it. And they're willing to break things in order to get it. It's the first book in a longer series, the CODEX OF SOULS. Q: What are...
Does anyone else out there find themselves compulsively correcting their typos, tense, capitalization and punctuation in emails, blog posts and even Facebook/Twitter updates? Even in informal communications where it shouldn't matter? Dear Lord, I can't even bring myself to "LOL" online with a straight face... Now Playing: Clandestine The Haunting
For those of you who like fantasy art, here's a photographer who makes his work look more like goth paintings. Check him out: http://zardo.deviantart.com/
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