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I've read two stories in SF magazines recently—one in Interzone, one in Asimov's—in which the male protagonist is entirely devoted,...

Also saw The Emperor's New Groove. This latest spate of movie-watching prompted by having figured out how to hook up...

I saw Miss Congeniality the other day. Fun; it manages to do a surprisingly good (if not terribly realistic) job...

Huh. Looks like a small asteroid came awfully close to hitting Earth last week, and we didn't even know it...

The perils of working at home, Act 38 or so: Ring. Ring. Me: Hello, this is Jed. [brief pause, during...

The Indepundit reports that the NSA, taking a page from the SETI@home project, is launching a program to use idle...

Various people are making a big fuss about these Australian scientists teleporting a laser beam. As has been true for...

And while I'm being a Monday morning curmudgeon, I may as well pause to roll my eyes a little at...

Anyone who's wondered what the real distinction is between the genres of hard sf and romance should read Dr. Debra...

Yesterday at workshop, I saw a fantasy novel by Mary Gentle that contained orcs. I had to admit I was...

On the one hand, Robert Rodriguez wrote and directed Desperado, which I thought was stylish and nicely done. On the...

I just read Charles Stross's latest tour de force, "Halo," in the June Asimov's. Stross continues to amaze and impress...