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- Breakfast Topic: Do you like a little sci-fi in your fantasy? – JoystiqBreakfast Topic: Do you like a little sci-fi in your fantasy?
Joystiq
When I got to middle school, that’s when I really started to home in on sci-fi and fantasy books. There was always something incredibly intriguing about science fiction, and fantasy was just a fantastic romp into things that by all rights simply don’t … - U-M expanding its online course offerings with finance, fantasy and more – Detroit Free Press
Chicago TribuneU-M expanding its online course offerings with finance, fantasy and more
Detroit Free Press
The school announced this week that in the coming months at least seven University of Michigan professors will offer the courses on such topics as finance, electronic voting, computer vision, and fantasy and science fiction.
UM will be among first to offer courses through groundbreaking online approachSentinel-Standard
U-M expands free online courses to global classroomThe Detroit News
Top universities to offer online courses — for freemsnbc.com (blog)all 132 news articles » - Looking back at Terry Gilliam’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas – Den Of Geek
Den Of GeekLooking back at Terry Gilliam’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Den Of Geek
It isn’t fantasy, science fiction, or straight drama, but it does contain some of the themes that frequently crop up in Gilliam’s work: there is a lot in the film which may or may not have really happened, and a clash between idealism and authority. - New graphic novel examines the horrors of war – KOMO News
KOMO NewsNew graphic novel examines the horrors of war
KOMO News
In science fiction and the world of comic books, fantasy and the unimaginable are part of the mystique. A new graphic novel, though, makes a harsh reality the focus of the story. The book, called “Shooters,” features a character inspired by Dave …and more » - Pulitzer’s no decision on fiction prize exposes flaw in process – Washington PostPulitzer’s no decision on fiction prize exposes flaw in process
Washington Post
Whenever I succumb to that fantasy, the words written by the winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize in fiction ring in my head: “Isn’t it pretty to think so?” Hemingway did not win for “The Sun Also Rises,” the novel that ends with those immortal words but, …and more » - Change text size for the story – Woodstock Sentinel ReviewChange text size for the story
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Many readers might not associate Christian fiction with science fiction or fantasy, but for local author Joe Arena, the three genres go hand in hand. “There’s so much material in the Bible for someone who likes to write,” said Arena, … - Redmond resident Corry Lee receives third place in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of … – Redmond ReporterRedmond resident Corry Lee receives third place in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of …
Redmond Reporter
“Well over six million fiction and non-fiction manuscripts make the rounds annually to find a publishing home, yet only 2500 new science fiction and fantasytitles are published each year, and many of these are from already established authors.and more » - Science Fiction and Fantasy Creators Who Became Their Own Genres – io9Science Fiction and Fantasy Creators Who Became Their Own Genres
io9
(And he’s got a novel in the pipeline, about which nobody knows anything.) It’s hard to pigeonhole Kaufman’s work into a single genre (maybe Slipstream?) but everything he writes is instantly recognizable, from the depressed heroes to the strange plot …
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