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Blockbuster or Lackluster? September DVD/Blu-ray Releases

While August was a somewhat lackluster month for science fiction and fantasy DVD/Blu-ray releases it seems that with kids going back to school as we roll into the new fall television season, September seems to more than make up for the difference. Check out below for what we can expect from DVD/Blu-ray releases in September

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Zombie Saturday: Zombieland Trailer

No one sees the humor in a zombie apocalypse these days. Fortunately Zombieland is the film there to fill the void. Scheduled to be released by Columbia Pictures on October 9, 2009, the film stars Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg as they make their way across a post-apocalyptic American wasteland overrun by zombies. Do yourself [...]

iTouch: And why I Love It

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Now normally I don’t like to use my blog as a soapbox to tout the latest high-end technology out there on the market but this post actually has a creative component to it.

The last iPod I purchased was a [...]

Viral T-Shirts: Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt

No, I’m not talking about the clothing of those infected with swine flu. This was actually recommended by a friend of mine about a week ago and since I’m into all things viral I figured what the hell. It seems the number one selling clothing item is a black T-shirt depicting a full moon and [...]

Bioshock 2 Preview

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Now I don’t play as much video games as I once did, what with work full-time, writing, and blogging. But one thing I knew for sure was that I thought Bioshock was one of the best games ever made for a first-person shooter. In terms of creativity, innovation, storytelling, and gameplay the people [...]

Sidewise Award Nominees

How I love the Sidewise Awards. I love them quite simply because they deal specifically with one subgenre of science fiction, alternate history. I love alternate history novels, when they’re done right. Not to mention that I’m completely jealous of alternate history authors becuase I would love to write an alternate history novel, but will [...]

Anticipation Progress Report 4 Released

This week the latest progress report for Anticipation (the 67th Worldcon Science Fiction Convention) was released. This makes it the final report of the convention up until the first week of August, so if you’re planning to attend the event it would be a good idea to view its contents at www.anticipationsf.ca or downloading it [...]

2009 Locus Awards Announced

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For me Locus is the premiere trade magazine for the science fiction and fantasy publishing industry. So when they post their annual nominees for their Locus Award I tend to take notice and pay attention for what’s hot and any approaching trends. Here is the short list from all categories. Enjoy!

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Five Terms That Science Fiction Coined

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This is a very watered-down list of terms that were first coined in science fiction. Now without coming off as cocky (or a complete asshole) I like to think that many long-term readers of science fiction know where these terms originated from. Otherwise, you might get a kick out of this article. So [...]

Philip K. Dick Award and BSFA Award Winners

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This is going to be a short post but it’s always prudent to follow up once I’ve done a post on shortlists for major science fiction awards. So without further ado the winner of this year’s Philip K. Dick Award for best original paperback published [...]