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SF Trivia
So I ran across this “Are You a Science Fiction Scholar?” quiz in my archives, and think it’s a bit on the easy side (I got 11/11; how about you?). However, since we get a lot of readers who hit this blog and never explore further, it occurs to me that it might be worth…
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Hugo Nominations
My yearly reminder – Hugo nominations close on next Saturday February 28th at 11:59 PM Eastern time. http://www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Hugos All you potential Hugo nominators (people who attended last year’s Denvention 3, and/or have registered for this year’s Worldcon Anticipation) have just a couple days to get your nomination ballots in! If you’re submitting your nominations online,…
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Para Abnormal makes me happy.
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Movies as Dimestore Novels
Artist spacesick has created a whole set of wonderful “I Can Read Movies” book covers, giving classic movies the cheap paperback treatment. You can check the whole set out on his blog or Flickr Photostream. Note: Quite a bit of his other art is rather arrestingly NSFW, so poke around the rest of his work…
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The Silver Lining
Available on a T-shirt from Neatorama (I like this one too.)
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Link Dump
Life Imitates Blade Runner – Futuristic billboards may be coming to LA. Cannot Find Planet – Amusing 404 error message. The Way the Future Blogs – Frederik Pohl’s new blog. The Hero Factory – Make yourself a superhero. Nerd Merit Badges – Scout-type badges for accomplishments like contributing to an Open Source project. Something Somewhere…
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Klingon Night School
This makes me giggle. (Ignore the ad at the beginning.)
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Sadly…
…very few Star Trek fans actually look like this. Etsy seller EveningArwen created this corset inspired by the tunics on Star Trek: The Next Generation. It’s a wonderfully clever piece, and the workmanship is lovely. If you’re interested in sewing or costuming, it’s definitely worth a look. The link is borderline NSFW, as the first…
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There’s a “She Blinded Me with Science” Joke in Here Somewhere
Ian Pearson, a “futurologist” (which is a job title I want; sounds nicely nebulous) who advises companies on cutting-edge technology, has predicted that contact lenses with embedded TVs will be available within 10 years. Furthermore, he asserts that “digital tattoos” would pick up on the emotions portrayed by the actors and create impulses making us…
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Cliché/Fact
One of our more popular recurrent topics is science fiction clichés. During one of our chats, member ECharles delivered himself of a few lines that cried out to be preserved for posterity. Cliché: That aliens can communicate to us through math or music Fact: Aliens will communicate with us with wry greeting cards. Cliché: Scientist…