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Looper is Kind of Silly
This past week, the new science fiction action/thriller Looper opened in theaters to overwhelmingly positive reviews and solid box office numbers. I can see why: It’s a visually engaging movie with...
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The Three P’s of Steampunk Filmmaking
It has been a question that I’ve seen resurface since Justin Beiber’s holiday movie tie-in single, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” went steampunk for their music video: Why does steampunk still...
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Chet Phillips Calendars and All Men of Genius Audiobook Sweepstakes!
We’ve got an awesome combo sweepstakes for you! First off, from the mind of Chet Phillips, two lovely desk calendars full of original art! The first is The Union of Superlative Heroes 2013 Desk...
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Red Eyes and No Eyes and Dreamboat Eyes in A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel
I’ve always enjoyed seeing my favorite novels (or even pieces of them) portrayed in a visual medium. Normally that would be in movies or on television, but cover art, fan art, and other portrayals are...
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A New Fantasy Novel Hides in the Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Audiobook
In Robin Sloan’s new novel, Clay Jannon has stumbled upon a job working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore and stumbled into some sort of crazy mystery. What follows is a literary...
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Elsewhens (Excerpt)
The sequel to Melanie Rawn's Touchstone, Elsewhens, comes out in February 2013, but we've got an early super special sneak peek with this awesome excerpt!:Touchstone, the magical theater troupe,...
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Thomas Allen Turns Science Textbooks Into Romantic Art
We knew science would come through for us, romantically, in the end. And so did artist Thomas Allen! Above is one of his scupltures called “Bearings” from his “Beautiful Evidence” exhibition, on...
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Les Vaporistes, Steampunk in France
Needless to say, steampunk is heavily influenced by Victorian aesthetics. Top or bowler hats, frock coats, London fog, and so on are unmistakable steampunk characteristics. While the steampunk...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “True Q”
“True Q”Written by Rene EchevarriaDirected by Robert ScheererSeason 6, Episode 6Production episode 40276-232Original air date: October 26, 1992Stardate: 46192.3Captain’s Log: The Enterprise has taken...
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Morning Roundup: The Cosplaying Icelandic Mayor
Jón Gnarr Kristinsson is the mayor of Reykjavík, which is a the capital city of Iceland. He recently showed up to the Reykjavík International Film Festival as Obi-Wan Kenobi. But he's cosplayed before!...
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King of Marbury
Marbury is another world, a dark world that best friends Jack Whitmore and Conner Kirk have fallen into before. A stranger had given Jack a pair of glasses – it’s through the lenses that the boys get...
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Spreading the Word About the Mini Free Library
Behold the mini free library. In response to the closings and cutbacks imposed on libraries in recent years, a “Little Free Library” movement has formed to fill the gap and make certain that people are...
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Fullmetal Alchemist is the Best!
So... we recently asked cartoonist and Friends With Boys author Faith Erin Hicks if she had any strong opinions about steampunk. The answer quite literally speaks for itself!What you’ll read below is...
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American Gods Reread: Chapters 5 and 6
Welcome to the third installment of our American Gods Reread, a rambling literary road trip through Neil Gaiman’s Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning novel (soon to be an HBO series). Each week we’ll...
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American Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 5 and 6
As a side project to our American Gods Reread, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at all the various songs quoted and referenced throughout the novel. Every epic adventure deserves an...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Eighteen
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! Every post will start off with a summary of events, followed by reaction and commentary by your hosts Bill and Amanda (with Amanda, new to the series,...
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Dodger (Excerpt)
Check out this fabulous first chapter of Terry Pratchett's Dodger, on sale now from Harper!:A storm. Rain-lashed city streets. A flash of lightning. A scruffy lad sees a girl leap desperately from a...
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10 Tips for Launching your Steampunk Project on Kickstarter
Are you considering launching a Kickstarter project? As a marketer specializing in publishing and technology projects, I get numerous requests from startups to market their Kickstarter campaigns....
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Most Citizens of the Star Wars Galaxy are Probably Totally Illiterate
Not once in any Star Wars movie does someone pick up a book or newspaper, magazine, literary journal, or chapbook handmade by an aspiring Jawa poet. If something is read by someone in Star Wars, it’s...
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Farscape Rewatch: “Dream A Little Dream”
Dream A Little DreamWritten by Steven Rae, directed by Ian WatsonSeason 2, Episode 81st US Transmission Date: 23 June 20001st US Transmission Date as ‘Re:Union’: 1 June 20011st UK Transmission Date: 14...
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