Entries from November 2008 ↓

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Paolo Bacigalupi’s smart, worldly writing has made him the new darling of the literary scifi scene, and now you can read his latest story online – it’s a very plausible tale about blogger newsrooms of the future, including Gawker. In “The Gambler,” our hero Ong works at a media conglomerate competing with Gawker, but he just can’t keep his feed numbers up

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Short Fiction About the Future of Gawker Media Gets It Right [Weekend Reading]

Technorati Tags: Books, Doctor Who, environment, future, Horror, Movies, pyr, Science Fiction, weekend-reading

Black Friday! Even its name conjures visions of a horrifying battle for survival in the most hostile environment known to humanity — the overcrowded shopping mall. But it could be worse. Science fiction has given us several stories of death and destruction in malls.

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10 Mall Massacres With Robots, Freaks And Monsters [Mall Massacres]

Technorati Tags: architecture, Books, chopping malls, Doctor Who, entertainment, Movies, Television, triviagasm

The most recent Star Trek trailer briefly featured a particular species of green-skinned female known for their seductive powers. Green women are a force to be reckoned with in science fiction, and they range from pint-sized invaders to powerful warriors and cunning schemers. We list the green-skinned ladies who make the universe a more colorful place.

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The Emerald-Skinned Women Who Make the Universe a Greener Place [Triviagasm]

Technorati Tags: architecture, Books, comics, green, innovation, Movies, science, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Television, triviagasm

If you spend an hour every Monday evening* wishing that you could slap some sense into Heroes ‘ Nathan and Peter Petrelli, don’t worry; you’re not the only one.

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Pasdar: Heroes Hurts Me As Much As It Hurts You [Heroes]

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The giant engine of the holiday season has just cranked into high gear — but there’s plenty of other stuff to look forward to in December. A ton of awesome new science fiction books and DVDs are coming out, plus some brave souls are still organizing conventions in mid-December. Here’s our calendar of everything awesome in December — with a PDF version that includes hyperlinks.

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The io9 Guide To December Science Fiction [Io9 Calendar]

Technorati Tags: astronomy, Books, climate-change, computers, entertainment, environment, Science Fiction, Star Wars

Here’s a new clip from the upcoming episodes of Battlestar Galactica — with the good part blanked out. If you want to spend even more time obsessing about the identity of the final Cylon, then a new Sci Fi Channel site is for you. Called You Will Know The Truth, the site is posting one clue per day to BSG ’s remaining mysteries

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What Does It All Mean? More Maddening Final Cylon Clues [Battlestar Galactica]

Technorati Tags: Battlestar Galactica, Books, BSG, climate-change, Doctor Who, environment, Fantasy, innovation, Movies, Star Trek, Star Wars, technology

A remake of British flick Day of the Triffids promises to restore the monster plant genre to its rightful place after the upset of The Happening . The new Triffids, a 3-hour BBC miniseries, has a few interesting twists on the original book, as well as the early-1980s BBC version of the tale about a meteor shower that blinds nearly everyone in the world.

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Alternative Fuel Crops Will Kill You [Day Of The Triffids]

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It’s the day after Thanksgiving – and according to myth, legend and credit history, the day when America goes crazy with the bargain shoppin’ and credit card usin’. Yes, Black Friday is here once more, with its siren song of $4.99 DVDs and Hannah Montana Guitar giveaways … No wonder it’s usually one of the top five busiest shopping days of the year

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5 Cheaper Ways To Spend Black Friday [Black Friday]

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Here’s the new trailer for Futurama ’s fourth direct-to-DVD movie, Into The Wild Green Yonder , including a few fun jokes and scary plot moments. After the latest fantasy-heavy release, I’m really looking forward to this supposed scifi epic feature that gets the Planet Express crew involved in an ancient battle

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Can Dr. Zoidberg Save Fry’s Life In New Futurama Movie? [Futurama]

Technorati Tags: Books, Breaking News, comics, dvd, Fantasy, innovation, IO9, Movies, video-games

A new Internet-only version of the Star Trek trailer went online at Ain’t It Cool News, and the main difference is three seconds of Leonard Nimoy as the old Spock. He’s clearly lived long, but I’m not sure if he’s prospered. (Check out that jacket, and the 5-credit haircut.) The full thing, in massive HD, is at the link

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Nimoy’s Spock Has Lived Long — But Has He Prospered? [Star Trek]

Technorati Tags: climate-change, computers, Doctor Who, entertainment, environment, green, innovation, Leonard Nimoy, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars, technology, Television