I get sucked in very easily by books that are smooth on the surface. If a book has glossy enough writing and a well-paced storyline, then I’m almost always a sucker for it. But when a book also has something intriguing going on underneath the surface, then I […]
Nextgen humans Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders have launched a terrific new sci-fi blog for Gawker called io9, which has a great origin story: “io9s were marketed as cheap time machines in the 2070s. They were actually just low-grade input/output devices for the brain that tuned tachyon waves […]
Here’s a sample of the fine animation in Sylvia Chang’s new Triad drama, Run Papa Run. The link slides straight into an English-subtitled trailer. (Thanks again to Kaiju Shakedown).
Hong Kong was winner of the year and Thailand was loser of the year over at Kaiju Shakedown. But in a world with Johnnie To in it, we’re all winners.
Sure, Project: Rooftop is intended to help “improve costume design in the industry,” but in the recent Wonder Woman Wardrobe War, all I care about is the invisible pony. (Thanks, Sparky!)
I always enjoy the ‘Best Of’ lists that come out this time of year. Seems to me that kind of potted commentary, however limited, offers a great starting place. So in the spirit of year-end helpfulness, here’s a list of ten romances worth reading. Historical and modern; sexy […]
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