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Crack’d Pot Trail – A peek at Steven Erikson’s new novella

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:52:25 +0000

If you're a regular (and especially if you have a real monitor) at BSC you'll notice that we are all about Crack'd Pot Trail this week! This is the latest novella by Steven Erikson chronicling the adventures of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, coming to us from PS Publishing. I touched on it ...

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Amazing Book Trailer – Aliette de Bodard’s “Servant of the Underworld”

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:43:54 +0000

We’re big fans of the book trailer, especially when it’s done well. Angry Robot author Aliette de Bodard has created one of the best book trailers we’ve seen in a long time. It’s atmospheric, it tantaslises enough to make you want to read the book, and it has been ...

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Stargate Universe / Sanctuary - NEW Episodes Air Dec 4 '09 on Syfy (US)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:00 +0000

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday in the US, NEW episodes of Stargate Universe and Sanctuary return to Syfy on Friday, December 4 '09. Stargate Universe airs ' Justice ' its mid-season finale at 9pm. Col. Young cedes command to Camile Wray after a crew member is found dead from a gunshot wound ...

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"Bleach": A Window into Japan's Culture

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:35:04 +0000

“Bleach” begins small scale in order to introduce the reader to the setting and what we have is a Good vs. Evil world inhabited by Hollows and Shinigami. The equation is quite simple. The Shinigami are the spiritual enforcers, which have the task to locate and exterminate all Hollows.

Harry_Markov posted 2 hours ago from templelibraryreviews.blogspot.com

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Fringe - Video: Lance Reddick Interview

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:17:00 +0000

Courtesy of TV Guide's Hollywood 411 and HULU : Celebrity Interviews - Fringe: Lance Reddick Interview|04:07| Hollywood 411's Chris Harrison clears up some of the mystery around "Fringe" star Lance Reddick. Lance talks about the action on the show, plus his roles on shows like "Lost" and "The ...

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Stargate Universe - SciFi Now Magazine # 35

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:35:00 +0000

At Imagine Publishing : (Please follow the link for more information on the magazine's contents. On the cover, the magazine also mentions 'Spoiler Alert' for SGU.) SciFi Now #35 now on sale! IN THIS MONTH’S PISTON-POWERED ISSUE: - Caprica – Go behind the scenes of the highly anticipated ...

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Laws of Retail

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:56:00 +0000

I've mentioned before that I don't like to shop at Wal-Mart -- there's just something soul-destroying about it, even in an affluent Northeastern suburb like mine -- but that I keep finding that when I go out to shop for something specific, I don't find it at Target (or wherever) and then I do ...

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Supernatural: Lazarus Rising

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Supernatural 's back on HeroPress - thanks to a generous birthday present from my wife of Season 4 on DVD. The new season opens four months after Dean (Hensen Ackles) became a chew toy for an invisible hell hound during the truncated Season Three's finale ( No Rest For The Wicked ). Dean wakes ...

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24 Season 8 – 2 more TV Spots

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:16:45 +0000

A couple more TV spots giving us a glimpse of the upcoming season of 24 . One is called "Welcome Back Jack", the other "Run This Town". A couple of days ago I posted some promo images that gave us a good look at some of the cast, including our first look a Katee Sachoff in 24 ! Watch them ...

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Stargate Universe - MGM Stargate: Video: Kino 19 - Only Run When Chased

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:57:00 +0000

Courtesy of MGM Stargate : FEATURETTE SGU - Kino 19 - Only Run When Chased Eli, Dr. Park, Dr. Volker and Dr. Brody want to watch South Park, but Lt. Scott wants then to report for their workout.

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Stargate Universe - MGM Stargate: Video: Kino - 20 - Want Me To Bust Him Up?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:01:00 +0000

Courtesy of MGM Stargate : SGU Featurette - Kino - 20 - Want Me To Bust Him Up? Greer finds Dr. Park crying and attempts to comfort her.

morjana posted 5 hours ago from morjana-subductionleadstoorogeny.blogspot.com

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13 Video Featurettes Lay Out The Characters And Designs Of Avatar [Avatar]

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:16 +0000

Zoe Saldana's blue-skinned Avatar creature? All is answered in these short videos that gives each character and actor some additional screen time to reveal more footage, behind-the-scenes secrets... and a crop of spoilers.

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ANALOG / DUNE WORLD PART ONE

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:05:00 +0000

My obsession with the artwork of John Schoenherr continues with the original serialization of Dune as featured in Analog Science Fact / Science Fiction December 1963. Story by Frank Herbert , cover painting and interior illustrations are by John Schoenherr . I've uploaded all of the scans ...

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Black Matrix Publishing LLC

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:47:00 +0000

We need short fiction - lots of it! BMP Logo In the spirit of the pulp magazines of the last century, Black Matrix is in the process of launching four magazines full of action, adventure, romance and suspense. ENCOUNTERS : Contemporary or dark fantasy,scifi, horror and stories with a paranormal ...

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The Daily Square – Let’s Go Get Stoned Edition

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:47:00 +0000

The Daily Square – Let’s Go Get Stoned Edition

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How our brains learned to read

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:47:00 +0000

Humans haven't been reading long enough for our brains to evolve the ability – in Reading in the Brain, Stanislas Dehaene explains how we managed it

Bibliophile Stalker found this 14 hours ago on newscientist.com

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Five months later, I’m still thinking of Clarion West

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:47:00 +0000

Five months later, I’m still thinking of Clarion West

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On publicity and promotion

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:47:00 +0000

Another hat I wear is Executive Editor over at the review site ASif! . In this role, I get posted review copies by publishers requesting reviews of upcoming books, I sort out the assignments amongst the reviewers (reviewers choose their own books and they manage their own workloads) and I mail ...

Bibliophile Stalker found this 14 hours ago on girliejones.livejournal.com

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Jeff VanderMeer: The Wet Asphalt Interview

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:47:00 +0000

This past weekend I interviewed Jeff VanderMeer during his national book tour. He is a writer known for fusing Post-Modern literary sensibilities with fantasy and genre tropes. His most recent books are the fantasy noir Finch and Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st Century Writer ...

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BBC Radio 4: Grey Expectations

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:01:59 +0000

The Radio Times is an invaluable resource for radio drama fans. I truly wish it was available at my local newstand here in Canada. I fuzzily recall something similar back in the 1980s for CBC Radio – but I can’t quite find anything online that matches that memory. Luckily a ...

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Cover Unveiled for Joe Hill's Horn (US Cover

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:25:00 +0000

This cover is very bland when compared to the UK and PS Publishing's Limited edition covers. It is another case of the publisher not wanting to go out a limb with something that will standout. Instead we get a cove that is pretty generic and doesn't evoke the creepiness Hill is ...

The Mad Hatter posted 7 hours ago from booktionary.blogspot.com

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TFN Review: Legacy of Terror

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:45:56 +0000

The Clone Wars Season 2 Episode 7: Legacy of Terror ACT ONE In the aftermath of the attack on the Geonosian weapons factory, wounded clones are being evacuated to medical facilities, as weary Padawans Ahsoka Tano and Barriss Offee prepare to leave the planet. The next phase of attack ...

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The H Bomb - Making up for LOST Time - Lost (video)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:23:17 +0000

Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof comment on the idea of chanding the future.For more video, visit http://www.abc.com

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Review | The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:08:46 +0000

The Magicians Author – Lev Grossman Hardcover Pages: 416 Publisher: Viking Adult Release Date: August 11th, 2009 ISBN-10: 0670020559 ISBN-13: 978-0670020553 Much fuss has been made about The Magicians , the first foray into the Fantasy genre by Lev Grossman, ...

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Earth vs the Neutrino [Review: 2012]

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:30:00 +0000

The sun is spewing out more and more neutrinos – and they’re not the usual ones that pass through the Earth without so much as a blip on a billion dollar detection facility. No, these are special neutrinos that boil the Earth’s core. Cue a series of plucky, lucky escapes as cardboard cut-out ...

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A Tabletop Thanksgiving

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:57:01 +0000

It's that special day. The day where we sit around the table after many hours of preparation. The food will soon be served, the drinks are plentiful, and everyone is ready to settle in for an evening of enjoying one another's company. It's a time to consider what we are thankful for, the ...

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Commentary: Copyfight the jib green love drug juicy powder minister (Tony Clement)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:41:42 +0000

A couple months ago Industry Minister Tony Clement and Heritage Minster James Moore held a series of meetings in cities across Canada. The idea was to consult with Canadians about the coming copyright legislation . But since then Clement attended a supposed-to-be-secret meeting , the 2009 ...

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The Bodice Rippeth – November 2009

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:39:00 +0000

Do you remember when the Romance section at the bookstore used to be full of flowers and lace that made you wonder what the books were really about? Well, wonder no longer! Current market trends have moved away from the discreet markers of roses and silk and toward total transparency of ...

Dalerone posted 13 hours ago from bscreview.com

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Freelancers Survival Guide: Postponing Your Dreams

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:47:00 +0000

Artwork donated by Pati Nagle . The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Postponing Your Dreams Kristine Kathryn Rusch Sometimes I have to wonder if I was a history major and am a science fiction writer because I see patterns in what Thomas Jefferson called “the course ...

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Why does Mandelson favour the Analogue Economy over the Digital?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:46:46 +0000

Britons' love for filesharing is here to stay – and Peter Mandelson had better get used to it There's a lot to hate about Peter Mandelson's controversial Digital Economy Bill, but there's one provision that perfectly captures the absolute, reality-denying absurdity of the whole enterprise. ...

Cory Doctorow's craphound.com found this 17 hours ago on guardian.co.uk

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The Science Of Science Fiction Gets Its Own Mythbusting Show [Physics Of The Impossible]

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:56:17 +0000

Will we ever get real-life teleportation devices? How invisible will an invisibility cloak make you? What are the rules for plausible time travel? A new television series will look at technologies found in science fiction and what could become fact. The Science Channel has just announced a ...

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Why Science Fiction is Important.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:05:00 +0000

Science fiction is relevant, important and has much to offer the world, giving meaning to life, enlightening readers and as all those characteristics in a way that no other literature can hope to capture. Much more than five-armed blue monsters with ray guns kidnapping shrieking scantily clad ...

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The Science Fiction in Science: Accretion Disk Civilizations?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:56:28 +0000

My friend and fellow astronomer/science fiction writer Valentin Ivanov pointed me at these abstracts saying they reminded him of Star Dragon (which has creatures living in an accretion disk): Title: Accretion disk civilization 1: Habitable zone around accretion disks at galactic ...

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How To Make Yourself Apocalypse-Ready [Post-apocalypse]

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:38:23 +0000

We often talk about fictional apocalypses here at io9, but what if the collapse of civilization actually happens in your lifetime? Here are some things you can start doing right now to make sure you're ready to ride it out. Learn To Make Fire. In a post-apocalyptic scenario, you have to ...

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Happy Turkey Day

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:28:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving, all. Among other things, we're certainly thankful for such dedicated and, ahem, discerning, readers!

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Selena Gomez, Toy Story 3 and more at BSCkids!

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:09:22 +0000

Very Beta but, BSCkids is now up and operational, and is the spot to get the daily word on news like the new Toy Story 3 trailer or Selena Gomez music video. We are still working on the site, but the content started flowing today, and will continue to do so. We have interviews, guest spots, ...

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PELADON TALES DVD Artwork

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:46:00 +0000

Coming up soon is the first classic release of 2010 from 2|entertain - The PELADON TALES Boxset. This 3 Disc set includes the stories THE CURSE OF PELADON and THE MONSTER OF PELADON and will be available from 4th January 2010. Thanks to 2|entertain

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Fan Cinema Today’s Fan Film News for 2009-11-26

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Republibot.com reviewed the fan film book Homemade Hollywood saying "I just loved the hell out of this book!" Read it: http://bit.ly/gS3TM # No fan film news today–HAPPY THANKSGIVING from FanCinemaToday.Com! # .color_viewer { border:1px ...

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Top 10 2010 Books I Am Already Thankful For

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:46:12 +0000

It is Thanksgiving 2009, the holiday where we Americans take a longer look at what we are grateful for in our lives. I am thankful for my two parents and my brother, who work hard and play hard. I am thankful for my best friends Dave, Kim, John, and Hayden, who are always there. I am thankful ...

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Surrogates (2009) Movie Review

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:49:04 +0000

Bruce Willis’ “Surrogates” may have had a good idea going in, but the result is … middling. To be sure, as with any big-budget sci-fi film, it’s enjoyable enough on a base level, but this isn’t a movie that people will be using to salute Bruce Willis when the “Die Hard” star signs off to visit ...

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Castle – “One Man’s Treasure” – review

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:27:07 +0000

I really enjoyed this episode of Castle . I thought it was funnier than usual, and in a very natural way. It also had a great subplot with Alexis, continuing the trend of expanding her character and giving her both more of a role than Castle’s daughter and jumping off of her help with the ...

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PRL: Bust Down the Doors and Eat All the Chickens

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:58:00 +0000

I've decided that I'll post every one of my personalized rejection letters. So, for my 47th rejection overall, here is my latest personalized rejection. Bust Down the Doors and Eat All the Chickens - 11/25/09 - How to Repurpose Your Pets! This was fun and I thought it might appeal to Bradley's ...

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White Collar - Episode 1.06 - All In - Sneak Peek 2

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:10:00 +0000

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Bernard Cribbins awarded special BAFTA

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:01:00 +0000

Bernard Cribbins is to receive a Special Award at this year’s British Academy Children’s Awards , which will take place next Sunday at the London Hilton. Cribbins, who plays Wilfred Mott in Doctor Who, is receiving the award for his outstanding creative contribution to the industry. The ...

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Restoring Peladon and 'Waters of Mars' Props go to Coventry plus a Pick of the Blogs

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:55:00 +0000

> TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube has..... Doctor Who Dreamland - Part 5 Professor What 13 - Part 2 Orbit of Destruction > > British Board of Film Censors has DOCTOR WHO - THE WATERS OF MARS passed 12, directed by Graeme Harper, the cast includes David Tennant and Lindsay Duncan. > BBC ...

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Latest Filming News - 25th November

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:50:00 +0000

Thanks to Sluky for the heads up. Lost film production on North Shore of Oahu near Turtle Bay beach scene with Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Matthew Fox (Jack) & Terry O'Quinn (John Locke) filming on Tue, 11/24/09 & Wed, 11/25/09 Source: mydesigntours > Stay up to date even quicker ...

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Glee – Season 1, Episode 11: “Hairography” – review

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:44:58 +0000

Ah, the ol' double-switch. This episode contained more switchery and bitchery than a [INSERT HUMOROUS BUT SLIGHTLY RISQUÉ COLLECTIVE NOUN HERE] convention; and while some will say that it was low on character development and featured several plotlines that indicate that some of our favorite ...

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365 Days of Manga, Day 72: My Heavenly Hockey Club

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:33:12 +0000

MY HEAVENLY HOCKEY CLUB (Gokuraku Seishun Hockey-bu, "Heavenly Youth Hockey Club") (極楽青春ホッケー部) • Ai Morinaga • Del Rey (2007-ongoing) • Kodansha (Bessatsu Friend, 2005-ongoing) • 9+ volumes (ongoing) • Shôjo Sports Comedy • 13+ (mild violence, comic nudity, sexual situations) The most ...

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The Waters of Mars Official Figures

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000

BARB has released the official ratings for The Waters of Mars, which aired on the 15th November at 7pm. It gained 9.94 million viewers on BBC One and another 376,000 on BBC HD, making a total of 10.32 million . It was the 5th most watched of the week. 630,000 people watched Doctor Who ...

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DOCARZT.Com Going Spoiler-Free – And More

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:57:17 +0000

People keep pinging me wondering when the site is going to pick back up again. The answer is: now. Well not literally now because here in the USA it is Thanksgiving, but beginning tomorrow I will resume daily posting in anticipation of LOST season six’s debut. With this posting will ...

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