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Doctor … Who is a Woman?

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 Mark R Hunter

Doctor Who fans are aghast, or deliriously happy, that the show’s main character is having a sex change. Non-Doctor Who fans are saying the same thing they always say when they hear details about the […]

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4 CommentsMovies & TV007, BBC, Doctor Who, entertainment, gender, james bond, science fiction, sf, television, TV

A (Condensed) Perfect World

July 5, 2017 Kathy Minicozzi

This is a condensed version of a story called “A Perfect World.” The damned thing ended up being 1,303 words long. In fiction writing workshops we were expected to use a lot of description and […]

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2 CommentsFiction, PoliticsDonald Trump, funny, humor, Kathy Minicozzi, political humor, politics, science fiction, space travel

Is it science–or science fiction?

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 Roxanne Jones

As we age, we’re faced with various health issues–so it makes sense to stay on top of  medical advances that may offer us hope or, in some cases, maybe just a dose of amusement. Here […]

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2 CommentsEveryday Life, Lifestyleappendicitis, baby boomers, boomer haiku, chimera, Dr. Moreau, Frankenstein, head transplant, medical advances, robot, science fiction, Silly Putty, speed bumps, stomach acid

1/20/2017: The Day The Earth Stood Still

January 16, 2017January 16, 2017 Howard Fishman

As a kid I watched science fiction movies with my eyes shut. My older brother would force my my eyes open during the scariest moments of a film with threats of a noogie. For the uninitiated, a noogie is […]

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Star Trek at Fifty

September 10, 2016September 10, 2016 Mark R Hunter

One of my earliest memories was watching the Apollo Moon missions on TV. One of my other earliest memories was hiding behind my mother from a frightening image on TV: a giant, alien, disembodied head. […]

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7 CommentsMovies & TV, Words to Think Uponanniversary, science fiction, sf, star trek, television, TV

Movie Review: Credibility Is Terminated

August 11, 2015August 12, 2015 Mark R Hunter

Well, he said he’d be back. Terminator Genisys brings back “Ahnald” Schwarzenegger as a Terminator, who is continually sent back in time to kill someone who will eventually defeat a machine revolution, or to defend […]

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Movies & TVArnold Schwarzenegger, Doctor Who, entertainment, Hollywood, movie review, movies, science fiction, Terminator, time travel

He was Spock

February 28, 2015February 28, 2015 Mark R Hunter

I don’t idolize people in the entertainment industry. It’s so hard to make it to the top that most talented celebrities tend to be out of touch with the rest of the world, and for […]

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8 CommentsMovies & TV, Words to Think UponActing, entertainment, Leonard Nimoy, science, science fiction, space exploration Star Trek, Spock, TV, writing

Why Size Matters

August 3, 2014 E. V. Erton

For the last several months I’ve been living one of those science fiction stories where the protagonist knows something that the rest of the world doesn’t. It’s time to get it off my chest, so […]

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10 CommentsEveryday Lifealien invasion, bagels, city of Kandor, science fiction, Superman, things getting smaller

Move review: “Edge Of Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow …”

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 Mark R Hunter

I love a good time travel movie.   Wait, didn’t I already say that in a previous review?   “Edge Of Tomorrow” sounds like a daytime soap opera, but it’s actually a rollicking fun science […]

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10 CommentsMovies & TVBill Paxton, Edge Of Tomorrow, Emily Blunt, movie review, movies, reviews, science fiction, sf, Tom Cruise

short story, short temper

March 2, 2014March 2, 2014 Mark R Hunter

I spent a few hours yesterday trying to whittle out the fat in a 3,635 word SF short story. It’s now 3,703 words. *sigh*

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4 CommentsDaily Musings / Joke of The Dayscience fiction, sf, short stories, space opera, writing, writing fiction

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