Posts Tagged ‘science fiction’
3.30.20 Stories for Shut-Ins: Author Reading Series from “Across the Universe”
Greetings, fellow Quarantiners! We’re all spending a lot of time indoors these days, among familiar faces, familiar books, familiar TV shows … well, you know how it goes. So allow us to take you on a journey with a whole new set of friends … Across the Universe! Over the past few weeks, we have…
Read MoreSpace, the final frontier for gender stereotypes
Space heroines are few and far between in movies and on TV. While occasionally you get your Ellen Ripleys (Alien) and Princess Leia (Star Wars) the truth is women rarely make it to fictional space in any kind of leadership capacity.
Read MoreHappy 80th to Harlan Ellison, who has a knock-knock joke for you
Harlan Ellison, that irascible love-him or hate-him genius of speculative fiction, lawsuits and storytelling, turns 80 today. While covering the South by Southwest Festival in 2008, I got a chance to talk with him in person (there's a video I'll turn up one of these days), and before that, on the phone. Here's just the…
Read MoreTorchwood: Come on baby, light my fire
The Gang's All Here Am in the midst of Torchwood's "Children of Earth" quintilogy. Having a few thoughts here. Caveats: I'm far from an expert on Torchwood. I have seen approximately 5 episodes of season two, and no others. I have seen (I believe) all of the Capt. Jack Harkness episodes from "Doctor Who," and…
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