Why Hunger Games Is The New Little House on the Prairie
At a recent New York panel on historical young adult fiction, a group of authors and moderators began by insisting that reports of the subgenre’s death were greatly exaggerated. And yet, the truism that historical fiction is dead to teenagers is widespread in the industry. Anyone who has walked into a bookshop lately knows that…
Privacy-Killing CISPA Bill Passes House
CISPA, a terrible bill that would let websites hand over your personal data to the government with little oversight, just passed the U.S. House of Representatives. That’s not good. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-cispa-5905360 Although the vote was scheduled for tomorrow, in something of a surprise, it took place today, and passed the House 248-168. The bill is still…
New Navy Uniform Could Monitor Sailors’ Pee for Signs of Nuclear Attack
The military’s uniforms will probably never be runway ready. But in the future, a soldier’s threads might very well be quite a bit sharper. As in, more intelligent. At least if the Office of Naval Research gets its way. On ONR’s latest call for research proposals, the organization is asking for uniforms to be capable…
100 Albums Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Should Listen To: 31-50
Music can tell a story, or split your head open like a guava. So it’s no surprise the love affair between music and science fiction/fantasy has been a fruitful and tempestuous one, full of drama and strange creations. We’re counting down the 100 CDs that every self-respecting genre lover should have on his/her spinner rack,…
