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Videos Found: Prop 8, the Musical
(Stolen from The Swivet)See more Jack Black videos at Funny or DieThat is all.
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Published 8 hours ago

Top Posts For November
I decided I should start doing this until I can figure out a good way to put top posts on my blog. Here are the top ten posts for the month of November (for all the old folks and new folks out there):What If Dragons Were Real?The Terminator Movies: Why the Robots Lost...BadlyWerewolves and...
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Published 18 hours ago

Quick Movie Reviews: Volume Two
A few more quick reviews for you all, just in time for the holiday crunch.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullPros: Indian Jones + Harrison Ford + Stephen Spielberg. Need I say more? The story did a good job, for the most part, of keeping with the feel of the originals, which is...
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Published a day ago

Rejection: Archaeopteryx
Got another rejection for "Archaeopteryx." Today has been quite the treat, I must say. From arguments to rejections. Wonderful.I'll submit it elsewhere on Tuesday I think.Anywho!
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Published 3 days ago

Video Found: They're Made Out of Meat
Based on a short story by Terry Bisson, this short film about aliens visiting Earth and realizing we're made out of meat, not machines, is hilarious. It has a bit of that surreal, clever comedy to it--British, in a way.Hope you enjoy:
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Published 3 days ago

Otherism: The Dissection of Humanity and the Human in Science Fiction Film
The title is a mouthful, but represents the core idea behind the research project for which I received a monetary grant from UC Santa Cruz. Given that, I give my the proposal for my research project: What is the human? What does it mean to be human? These are questions that motivate many, if...
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Published 4 days ago

WISB vBlog Vol. 01, 2008: So It Begins Again
Well, here you have it! Another vBlog! Enjoy! Show Notes:Twilight Times BooksFairwood PressLeucrota PressTorDel ReyRandom Static Ltd.Blind Eye BooksMathias B. FreeseTachyon Publications
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Published 5 days ago

Werewolves and Misconceptions About Science Fiction
I was perusing Yahoo! Answers today and saw an interesting inquiry:I know that very technical stories like one of Jules Verne's are science fiction, but what about stories of werewolves, etc.Does this count as science fiction? Does it count as fantasy fiction? Is fantasy fiction a subgroup of...
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Published 6 days ago

Leo Does Akira
Leonardo DiCaprio is allegedly producing the live-action remake of 1988's seminal anime, Akira.This two-movie franchise will be based more on Otomo's six-book graphic novel series rather than his condensed story which was used for the 1988 film. 28-year old Irish visionary Ruairi Robinson takes...
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Published a week ago

Random Giveaway From Elsewhere
Anyone interested in winning a young adult fantasy novel should check out this giveaway. Looks kind of cute. And I like cute young adult fantasy novels...That is all.(Don't click the read more, there isn't any more after this!)
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Published a week ago

Research Award Received!
Just thought all of you would like to know that I am officially a recipient of UC Santa Cruz's Humanities Undergraduate Research Award (HUGRA)! It's given out to ten people each year who propose an interesting topic. My topic was on a science fiction subject. I'll post my proposal if anyone...
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Published a week ago

Peggy's Qs and My As (about science fiction)
I'm not sure if Peggy of Biology in Science Fiction wanted professional science fiction writers. If so, then I guess she can ignore my answers. If not, then here are my answers to her questions for science fiction writers (if you're a science person, go check out her questions for science...
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Published a week ago