Posts Tagged ‘fiction’
In 1918, there was plenty of speculation about 2018; in 2018, no one is talking about 2118. Bruce Sterling discusses the relationship of industrial design to science fiction; the New Aesthetic and Turinese architecture; and many other subjects with Benjamin Bratton. (via Beyond the Beyond)
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Sarah Gailey's micro-short-story STET is a beautiful piece of innovative storytelling that perfectly blends the three ingredients for a perfect piece of science fiction: sharply observed technological speculation that reflects on our present moment; a narrative arc for characters we sympathize with; and a sting in the tail that will stay with you long ...
What happens when a cast of Oscar contenders like Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed and Michelle Williams are turned loose to chew the scenery of a (seemingly wryly self-aware) B movie? Audiences get “Venom”, the latest bid from Sony Pictures to create its own superhero mega-franchise now that storylines for the studio’s web-slinging centerpiece have merged ...
Edgar Allan Poe scholar Scott Peeples explains the black magic of Poe's work nearly 170 years after he died. From TED-Ed:
The prisoner strapped under a descending pendulum blade. A raven who refuses to leave the narrator’s chamber. A beating hea... ...
In a world where nothing can be trusted and fake news abounds, ICO and crypto teams are further muddying the waters by trying – and often failing – to pay for posts. While bribes for blogs is nothing new, sadly the current crop of ICO creators and crypto projects are particularly interested in scaling fast ...
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Drinks in hand, they sat on their rooftop. With tears flowing, Tom gazed out at the stars over the twinkling lights of the old town. He began talking, telling about the morning and his conversation with Stan. He told her the story that Stan had told him about Johnny Mercer writing One More For My ...
Behind the swell, the dark green ocean reflected low afternoon sunbeams. Mum, in her snug one-piece swimming costume, floated on her back, while we hung on like spare limbs, and there we drifted, safe, the four of us on the Sydney summer-tide. ...
Maximilian feels a special affinity for children. It is not so much that he wants one of his own, but that he identifies with their unblemished beauty, their innocence, and above all, that natural ability to lose themselves in the joy of a moment. Or is it a natural ability? He wonders. In an adult, ...
Mrs Charlaine Harris was born 25th November 1951 in Tunica, Mississippi. She has been titles a New York Times best selling author and has been in the writing business for over 20 years. She lives in Magnolia, south Arkansas, with her three children and her husband. In the early days her writing career began with ...