Aliens and Spaceships Do Not a Science Fiction Make
wisb.blogspot.com 2/10/2009 — Recently in my South African Literature course my professor, in talking about Nadine Gordimer's July's People, mentioned that the story, while not based on any sort of reality that we understand to exist, is also not a science fiction story because it doesn't contain aliens or spaceships or ...

Roger's little rule book
blogs.suntimes.com 10/31/2008 — There will be no further discussion of Minutegate. I have now devoted 5,000 words to "Trtu Loved," and read more than 114,000 words of comments. The Miami Herald even did a round-up of their critics discussing Minutegate. But all...

How Big Is the ISS Compared to Science Fiction Spaceships?
gizmodo.com 11/27/2008 — We are so used to the International Space Station that we don't give its massive scale a second thought. I, for one, took it for granted until a newly-released NASA photograph reminded me that this thing is huge . So huge that I fired up ...

Ghostbusters: The Video Game - Rule 2 Trailer
gametrailers.com 2/6/2009 —

Fiction Rule of Thumb
xkcd.com 10/1/2008 —

Is Battlestar Galactica Relevant in the Obama Era? [(Political) Science Fiction]
io9.com 1/25/2009 — Major plot points from Battlestar Galactica were also front page headlines over the past few years: terrorism, secret tribunals, prisoner abuse, war. Will the show continue to feel relevant with Obama running America? With only a few episodes left ...

News: New Micro-Universe Spaceships
kasterborous.com 6/1/2009 — The much-championed Micro-Universe Spaceships have been released again under the guise of Timesquad Spacehips. They are re-releasing the Slitheen ship and Captain Jack’s Chula War Ship alongside a brand new SS Pentallian Spaceship. Each comes ...

Amazing Origami Star Trek, Star Wars Spaceships Make Good Use of Dollars
gizmodo.com 10/27/2008 — Fancy paper X-wing, Tie Fighter.

Ion Shield for Interplanetary Spaceships Now a Reality
universetoday.com 11/4/2008 — British scientists invent "mini-magnetosphere" to protect astronauts during solar storms. Space travel during a solar storm just became a little less risky. UK scientists working at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford and the ...

Why zombies rule (updated x 2)
justinelarbalestier.com 11/9/2008 —