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Zack Whedon's 'Dr. Horrible' #1 Exclusive Preview

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:40:00 +0000

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Cory Doctorow: Teen Sex

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:09:44 +0000

My first young adult novel, Little Brother , tells the story of a kid named Marcus Yallow who forms a guerilla army of young people dedicated to the reformation of the US government by any means necessary. He and his friends use cryptography and other technology to subvert security measures, to ...

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Detroit: Urban Laboratory and the New American Frontier

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:00:02 +0000

The troubles of Detroit are well-publicized. Its economy is in free fall, people are streaming for the exits, it has the worst racial polarization and city-suburb divide in America, its government is feckless and corrupt (though I should hasten to add that new Mayor Bing seems like a basically ...

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Is The Verizon Droid The Droid You're Looking For... Or One Of These 'Star Wars' Droids Instead?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:36:10 +0000

The Verizon Droid is not the droid you're looking for. Sure, it's probably a very cool phone — the folks at Wired are talking about how it legitimately gives the iPhone a run for its money, despite a handful of minor grievances — but I must insist that you hold out for other droids. I know [...]

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November 4, 2009: The January Book of the Month Club Selection!

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:16:03 +0000

The last time I flew to Montreal, I was seated beside a guy reading a science fiction novel. The cover caught my eye and I made a mental note to check out the author the next time I found myself in a bookstore. A little over a week later, I was on a flight back to Vancouver when I happened ...

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Merlin: The Witchfinder

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000

A reckless gesture of magic by Merlin (Colin Morgan) - transforming a column of smoke to resemble a horse - sets in a motion a chain of events that leads to Uther (Anthony Head) upping his war on magic and calling in the dread Witchfinder Aredian (Charles Dance). A bit more 17th Century than ...

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Complete Vader delayed until October 2011

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:44:00 +0000

That’s what Sue Rostoni has said on StarWars.com : There was a printing error — the printer used an ink that backfired and made some of the pages stick together, so the book was recalled after it was released. It will be reprinted using a more stable ink and will be released in ...

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Killing The Dead

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:25:00 +0000

Here's the winning zombie film, Killing The Dead produced by team Bad Gas. The Zombie Film Challenge website has links to this film and the winners of previous 24 and 48 hour challenges, as well as several of Johnnie Oddball's excellent articles on how to be a director : in retrospect I'm sure ...

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Top Of The Pile: Blackest Night #4

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

From one epic to another, DC's Blackest Night continues to dominate my comic reading list and has now reached the half-way mark ( it's an eight-issue mini-series ). In this issue, the various Lantern Corps have left the heroes of Earth to "hold the fort" as they go off to find the source of ...

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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – D.E.N.N.I.S Promo Images

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:52:13 +0000

Some images from FX for "D.E.N.N.I.S." (space before 'S" is written with promo--maybe a mistake, I don't know) the episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia airing on November 19th. Remember, we also have promos for the November 12 episode as well. Check them out after the ...

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Glee – “Hairography” promo images (1.11)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:34:12 +0000

Fresh from Fox we have a ton of promo images from "Hairography", the episode of Glee airing on November 25, that guest stars Eve (cue Ruff Riders anthem- Clue !). The cast is back from their World Series vacation , and BSC has the future good. Check them out after the jump... Related ...

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Taylor Swift – Saturday Night Live Preview

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:23:27 +0000

Earlier this week I posted the initial teaser to the Taylor Swift hosted episode of Saturday Night Live that's been getting some word because of anticipation around her ever since Kanye kind of dissed her. She's also been macking a twilighter recently, so the spotlight is never to far away from ...

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Residential School India

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:24:37 +0000

DPS Panipat City, is an outcome of a desire to cultivate talent and create opportunities for the children of Haryana to be on a global platform.

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Ladies & Gentlemen, Please Give It Up For...

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

And still they come... The latest person to sign up to the HeroPress superteam is: * mavericstud1 of Maveric Comic Reader .

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Coming Soon - Paranormal Activity 2: We Want Your Money!

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:20:00 +0000

According to this post on The Hollywood Reporter , brought up on Ain't It Cool News, Paramount is seriously considering a sequel to Paranormal Activity . Even though this shouldn't be a huge surprise, it still sucks. It's like believing your spouse is slutting around on you then suddenly having ...

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Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 52 (of 81)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:20:00 +0000

Illustration by Idiots’Books Hilda eyed Perry curiously. “That sounded like an interesting conversation,” she said. She was wearing a long t-shirt of his that didn’t really cover much, and she looked delicious in it. It was all he could do to keep from grabbing her and tossing her on ...

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Review: Legend Of The Seeker 201 Marked (video)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:25:00 +0000

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King Con Brooklyn! — Site

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:24:48 +0000

On our mezzanine, guests will be able to shop for vintage comics and memorabilia from some of Brooklyn's foremost retailers, Compete in a Classic 8-bit gaming tournament, a LolCat captioning contest sponsored by the good folks at Icanhascheezburger.com, and enjoy gourmet coffee and delicious ...

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Upload & Share PowerPoint presentations and documents

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:59:45 +0000

Latest features SlideShare unveils Parent ToolBox Channel for Active Parents The Parent Toolbox Channel, sponsored by Microsoft Office brings you content and community related to home and family. We are moving to a new helpdesk SlideShare has migrated to a new helpdesk for customer support ...

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Let's hope The Fourth Kind is the last of its kind

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:54:41 +0000

A week too late for Halloween comes The Fourth Kind, a science fiction-horror movie which is getting terrible reviews. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, it garners a 17% positive rating while on Metacritic it's a bit more respectable at 34, but still not great. From what I've read about it, the ...

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Temporarily Indisposed

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:07:26 +0000

We’re fully into the move this weekend – and I’ve already hurt myself, lol. I’m going to be carrying and packing and moving the office, so it is unlikely that I’ll be online until Tuesday of this coming week.

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Forgotten Classics: The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:19:56 +0000

My good buddy, Julie D. of the Forgotten Classics podcast, has just started narrating a new novel! Julie recently completed a lengthy unabridged reading of Harriet Beecher Stowe ’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin . This time, instead of going for Christian allegory, Julie is narrating a ...

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BBC7 & RA.cc: The Ghost Galaxies by Piers Anthony

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:51:29 +0000

Available over on RadioArchive.cc is an audiobook that my friend Bill Hollweg recommends. Sez Bill: “ Ghost Galaxies [is] one of my fave short tales. A fantastic short story [that] I have in an Asimov magazine or one of those digests I got from the library and have loved it since ...

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Turning Sci Fi Fantasies into Reality

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:29:55 +0000

Science Fiction is about imagination. Sure, today it might not be possible to travel at the speed of light or zap yourself to another planet with the push of a button, but who doesn't dream about it? We wanted to find out what high-tech gadgetry other geeks wanted to get their hands on so we ...

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Large Hadron Collider scuttled by birdy baguette

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:29:49 +0000

A bird dropping a piece of bread onto outdoor machinery has been blamed for a technical fault at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) this week which saw significant overheating in sections of the mighty particle-punisher's subterranean 27-km supercooled magnetic doughnut. According to scientists at ...

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Garden Watch: The Birth Of Shedward (part two)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000

The glory that is Shedward is now finished, ready and waiting for me to get organised and move in! Note the carpet on the floor and the UFO-like LED lights hanging over the worktop. A massive thank you, as always, to my father-in-law.

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Darra Returns!

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:43:47 +0000

So my puppy is home. She looks terrible and walks like she is drunk, but the doctor is very positive and as long as Darra takes her meds, she should be okay. She won’t be fully up to snuff for three months, but she is already much happier. Images below the fold. FYI: They are not ...

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Release Images

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:05:21 +0000

ABOUT THIS IMAGE: The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83. Nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel, M83 is undergoing more ...

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Hubble’s New Camera Delivers Another Stunner

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000

The Hubble Space Telescope’s new camera is returning incredibly detailed, stunning images of space. This close-up view of an area near the core of the iconic Southern Pinwheel galaxy, or M83, shows very rapid star birth. The image to the right of the entire galaxy, taken from the ...

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THE FOURTH KIND

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

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V Promo Images: Episodes 1.02 and 1.03

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:49:30 +0000

Promo images from the next two “V” episodes: 1.02, “There is no Normal Anymore” and 1.03, “A Bright New Day”. “V” 1.02: “There is no Normal Anymore” Erica and Father Jack, having quickly determined they’re both against the arrival ...

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Star Wars convention says no to Baltimore

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:52:00 +0000

Chewbacca won t be coming to Baltimore next year. Organizers of the Star Wars Celebration V rejected the city because its convention center doesn t have enough room, said Tom Noonan, who heads the city tourist bureau. The four-day gathering could have attracted 35,000 visitors and filled 12,000 ...

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Baltimore Bid For Celebration V Rejected

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:40:23 +0000

Bad news for fans living in the Baltimore area who were hoping that Star Wars Celebration V would be coming to their backyard next year: Our own Jay Shepard informs us of a story reported on the Baltimore Business Journal website stating that the city's bid for hosting CV was rejected ...

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BruceWhite: Gallery

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

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Room for Greenwood in Star Trek XII

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Bruce Greenwood , who played Christopher Pike in Star Trek XI , is eager to be a part of Star Trek XII . “I can hardly wait,” said Greenwood, talking about the sequel to J.J. Abrams ’s Star Trek reboot. Greenwood has spoken to Abrams about Star Trek XII , and ...

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November 5, 2009: Looking Ahead to the Stretch Run!

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:16:58 +0000

A warm welcome to all of the many longtime readers who, over the past few days, took the time to come out of hiding and post their first comments to this blog. Thanks for contributing to the ongoing discussion and here’s hoping it becomes habit for you, like a morning routine or chewing ...

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CSI Trilogy Crossover – Sneak Peak Clip!

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:45:56 +0000

The end of October brought us the "CSI Trilogy" teaser , giving us a taste of the crossover between the three hit CBS shows. There is now an extended, over 3-minute sneak peak online, for the event that kicks off next week. Related posts: CSI Crossover Promo Images CSI Crossover – ...

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S.W.O.R.D #1 – Preview

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:34:42 +0000

This is a preview of S.W.O.R.D#1 from Marvel Comics and the team of Kieron Gillen, John Cassaday and Steven Sanders. This issue hits the stands on November 11th. More after the jump... Related posts: Preview – New Avengers #52 Preview – Mighty Avengers #24 Dark Avengers #10 ...

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Cover Art | Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding (Gollancz)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter ...

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Meet Young Doctor Horrible In New Fanmade Prequel [Dr Horrible]

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Who knew that Dr. Horrible would turn out to be such a fruitful franchise? In addition to the official Sing-Along Blog , soundtrack and spin-off comics, there's now an unauthorized prequel on its way. And, yes, this one has songs too. The fan-made Horrible Turn describes its legal status in ...

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Pseudopod 167: Love Like Thunder

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:20:00 +0000

By Jim Bihyeh Read by Cayenne Chris Conroy of Teknikal Diffikulties After he pitched his nylon tent in a nearby juniper grove at the base of the hill, he slept until moonrise. Then, under the pale light, he unfolded his steel trench-shovel and walked uphill toward the cemetery, looking ...

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Aural Delights No 107 Jeremiah Tolbert

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:20:00 +0000

Editorial: by Tony C Smith 04:30 Poem: Heat by Samantha Henderson (http://www.samanthahenderson.com/) 09.15 Flash Fiction: Deracination by Nicola Chapman12:00 Main Fiction: Captain Blood's B00ty by Jeremiah Tolbert (http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/) 17.30 Progress Report 6 by Larry Santoro ...

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Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 53 (of 81)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:20:00 +0000

Illustration by Idiots’Books Sammy was at his desk looking over the production prototype for the Disney-in-a-Box (R) units that Imagineering had dropped off that morning when his phone rang. Not his desk phone—his cellular phone, with the call-return number blocked. “Hello?” he said. ...

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A Memory of Wind

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:20:00 +0000

After Helen and her lover Paris fled to Troy, her husband King Menelaus called his allies to war. Under the leadership of King Agamemnon, the allies met in the harbor at Aulis. They prepared to sail for Troy, but they could not depart, for there was no wind. Kings Agamemnon, Menelaus, and ...

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Review: Servant of a Dark God

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Servant of a Dark God (2009) [ US ][ UK ] is John Brown’s debut, which straddles both the Epic and Gritty subgenres. It is a dark, complex, and ambitious fantasy novel filled with bigotry, ancient magic, and secret societies in which nothing is as it seems. The world in which Servant of a ...

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Movie Trailer: Prince of Persia

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:07:45 +0000

This looks good, even if it stars Jake Gyllenhaal (blech). It sure is heavy on cinematic effects, but I’m cool with that, since the plot has to be fairly simple if it stays to true to the videogames. Related posts: Movie Review: Prince Caspian Surrogates Movie Trailer ...

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Latvian experts say meteorite crater was hoax

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:43:34 +0000

Experts cast doubt on Latvian meteorite AFP People walk around a crater near the northern Latvian town of Mazsalaca. Experts cast doubt on claims

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Jennifer Beals in The Night Before the Night Before Christmas

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:24:12 +0000

Jennifer Beals, who is currently playing Cal's wife on Lie to Me , will be starring in a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, The Night Before the Night Before Christmas . What is up with the rush on announcing Christmas movies before we have even eaten any turkey? Check out more info after the ...

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Story Psych: A Question of Character

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:06:00 +0000

Since I’ve talked a bit about how psychology and appreciation of stories might interact, I thought it’d be interesting to consider something many people mention first when talking about a story: characters. Sometimes a great protagonist or villain can raise up an otherwise mediocre story. ...

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What do we know and when do we want to know it?

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:06:00 +0000

Spoilers. The rude, the uncouth, the unwary who let slip the fundamentally important pivotal core detail while talking about some recent book or movie to someone else who has not yet read or seen it. The reviewers who, in absence of an opinion on a piece, trot out a plot synopsis complete ...

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