Articles from February 2012

Woody Allen, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Lange Among Saturn … – TheaterMania.com TheaterMania.com Woody Allen, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Lange Among Saturn …TheaterMania.comBy Andy Propst • Feb 29, 2012 • Los Angeles The nominations for the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films' 38th annual Saturn Awards have been announced, and include [...]

Fiction thriller takes readers on living history journey into secret exploits … – PR NewsChannel (press release) Fiction thriller takes readers on living history journey into secret exploits …PR NewsChannel (press release)Despite being fiction, the novel displays actual historical events and people of 1942 alongside the possible emotive speculation of those affected by WWII who [...]

Gweek 041: Under the Moons of Mars – Boing Boing Boing Boing Gweek 041: Under the Moons of MarsBoing BoingBy Mark Frauenfelder at 7:00 am Monday, Feb 27 Gweek is a weekly podcast where the editors and friends of Boing Boing talk about comic books, science fiction and fantasy, video games, board games, tools, gadgets, [...]

Writer Tyler Stoddard Smith tackles the humor v. fantasy debate and gives … – CultureMap Austin Writer Tyler Stoddard Smith tackles the humor v. fantasy debate and gives …CultureMap AustinUnstuck's style emphasizes 'literary fiction with elements of the fantastic,' and I'm struck by how similar fantasy and humor are, on paper, Do you think fantasy [...]

Five new reads in Science Fiction – Plain Dealer (blog) Plain Dealer (blog) Five new reads in Science FictionPlain Dealer (blog)By John R. Alden Imagining new realms and social orders are the yeast of science fiction and fantasy. The best examples, of course, elucidate our own world. Nathan Long's devilishly entertaining homage to Edgar Rice [...]

Medieval HistoryGeorgetown University NewsThe Georgetown Department of History faculty and classes seeks to have a global reach. The department is strong in US and European history, and in the rest of the world – with notable depth in Russia and East…

I have rewritten a story previously entitled Tale of Tiel and published it as an eBook for Kindle. To celebrate the publication I am making it free from five days (from 2nd to 6th February 2012). The story is called Forged in Blood and it’s my attempt to provide part of the mythological background to [...]

It’s been since the 5th Element that Luc Beeson has done actual science fiction, and now the famed director is back with Lock-Out, an action thriller that seems to have a little more of the Transporter thrown into the mix. But just how much of the pl…