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Contrary to popular stereotypes about geeky, four-eyed bookworms, fiction-lovers are actually more socially adept than most, according to new research. The ability to empathize and consider all sides of a social... G. W. Bush, Takes Mugabe's advice and will suspend Constitution, Declare Sta...
Now that President G. W. Bush has meet with leader around the world, officially for his last tour, yet still trying to find Money and allies to attack yet another country, Iran that is!Mister Bush may find... The Exiles: Film about Native Americans Exiled in Their Own Land Revived
Sherman Alexie, who can be a real hoot, has some poignant things to say about this film revival."THE Exiles,” a film about American Indians living on the edge of downtown Los Angeles in the 1950s, is both a chronicle and a casualty of neglect: a movie about a forsaken...Metropolis Lost, Found
It appears ODESSA's ratline to Argentina was good for something:"Film historians had doubted they would ever find the missing parts of "Metropolis" -- until three reels of the science fiction movie made in Germany a long time ago, were discovered in a country far, far... Earth 'not at risk' from collider
Well, that's one less thing to worry about. If we did disappear down a black hole, it would probably be over pretty quickly anyway."Earth 'not at risk' from collider ... Bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol
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A guy was so annoyed by the Sci-Fi Channel's content, he made his own Sci-Fi channel. As reported to boingboing by Wil Wheaton (Yeah, yeah, the guy from Star Trek: The Next Generation):""This guy really loves science...RIP, Robert Asprin
I just read on boingboing that Robert Asprin has passed away. Asprin wrote the MythAdventures series; I remember Aahz and Skeeve quite fondly from my youth: Skeeve is a magician's apprentice who finds out that his...Ex-Child Soldier's Memoir Called Into Question
It's all about how you present your story.This spring I read Dave Eggers' heartbreaking book "What is the What", which recounts the powerful and tragic experience of Valentino Achak Deng, who was a child refugee...Uma Thurman Sues Lancome for $15 Million
If Uma was actually concerned about her image and reputation, perhaps she should consider making better movie choices. "Actress Uma Thurman sued Lancome on Friday, seeking $15 million from the French cosmetics...Regrow Your Missing Body Parts
Sure it is very hard to any human to believe such story, but it really happened.......Scientists have developed a "Magic Powder" that helps many organs of the body to regrowth."A man cut off his finger tip while...Human Breast Milk Cheese Made in France
"Human Breast Milk Cheese Made in France Oftentimes you come to the logical realization that life is stranger than fiction, even stranger than the fiction from your most oddball, esoteric films.This farm is so strange that I have to believe it really exists - though, my...Star Wars stormtroopers in British court
A prop designer who made the stormtroopers costumes for the 1977 cult hit 'Star Wars' appeared for the first time in court today over a dispute with George Lucas about the fact that he doesn't own the rights to sell...Blogger Offers Ten Free Installments of Book Online
In a change of pace from his usual writings on humor, politics, culture and capitalism, author Bob McCarty has made available ten pre-publication installments of his book, SCRATCH OFF, to readers of his blog, Bob McCarty Writes.Drawing from his background as an Air Force...JK Rowling Bashes 'Fan-Created' Harry Potter Encyclopedia
Proprietary much? Shouldn't as successful an author as JK Rowling feel gratified that fans are spending their own time and energy to produced their own compendia of spells, essays, facts, figures, and words inspired...
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