Once upon a time, I lived in Southern California, and it was good. Then I got married, moved to Northern California. Moved to Florida. Moved to Texas. Moved to Arizona. Moved to Maryland. And then moved back to Southern California. Well, I’ve been here a year and it is now time to pick up my [...]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be abducted by aliens? Well, you might soon get your chance if Bryan Temmer, a Florida-based computer technician, gets his way. He wants to build an alien-themed amusement park in Roswell, N.M., and one of the attractions will be a thrill ride that simulates an [...]
MGM and Dimension Films will have an advance screen of Stephen King’s The Mist tomorrow (Nov. 15) at 2pm in Beverly Hills. To get your pass for two, send an email to mist@alliedadvpub.com and include your name and date of birth. The pass does not guarantee admission, so arrive early. Seating is limited and is [...]
A new one-of-a-kind dinosaur exhibit is opening soon at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pa. Dubbed “Dinosaurs in Their Time”, the exhibit is hailed as “the first permanent exhibit in the world to showcase dinosaurs in scientifically accurate, immersive environments spanning the Age of Dinosaurs.” The exhibit, which opens to the public [...]
Penguicon 2008, which will be held April 18-20, 2008, in Troy, Mich., recently announced that Vernor Vinge, noted science fiction author, will be the Science Fiction Guest of Honor. Penguicon is a both a science fiction and Linux open source convention. This convention, in addition to typical science fiction con fare, features: a computer lounge [...]
State of the Art: Science Fiction Histories, a two-day academic conference delivered by Swancon 2008 in collaboration with Curtin University of Technology, has issued a call for papers. They seek submissions of abstracts for academic papers, presentations and panels to be delivered as a part of the symposium. Taking place March 22-23, 2008, the symposium [...]
O.K. Days like these makes me realize that I’m not the only one who can freely associated the strangest things. Take AppleCon. This new convention to take place in April of 2008 bills itself as blend of “the best parts of Minneapolis music, science fiction fandom, Wizard (a game of trump) and pie!” Why does [...]
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