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Shortly after one of the worst riots New Delhi has seen in decades, law enforcement agencies in India used facial…
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President Donald Trump sent a barrage of strange tweets during his flight to the UK overnight, but one of the…
Feb 19 2019
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Sci-fi movie remakes are a genre constant. Good sci-fi remakes, however, are surprisingly difficult to come by.…
Jan 28 2017
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The sad news of John Hurt’s passing naturally got us thinking about his long career—particularly his many wonderful…
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George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984 occupied the number one spot on Amazon’s best-selling books list yesterday,…
Nov 6 2016
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Apple haters rejoice! SNL and Dr. Strange himself took Apple’s history of over-the-top marketing of (occasionally…
May 27 2016
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Earlier this week The Information reported that Apple is making a smart hub to compete with the very cool Amazon…
Mar 18 2016
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Set a century after George Orwell’s chilling portrait of a dystopian future, scifi short 2084 works perfectly thanks…
Feb 12 2016
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Over at The Monitor, David Bowles is reviewing some of the best science fiction books of all time. Read his reviews of The Left Hand of Darkness, Ender’s Game, 1984 and Dune, and keep your eyes open for more installments.
Oct 27 2015
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George Orwell’s estate is watching you—at least if you try and use the number ‘1984’. In an ironic turn of events,…
Jul 10 2015
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We all learn a lot from reading science fiction books—not just the cool ideas, but also the fascinating thought…
Jan 5 2015
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Now that we're living in a world of pervasive surveillance, and Big Brother really is watching you, the D.C. Public…
Nov 20 2014
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Sony's setting up another adaptation of George Orwell's classic, this time with Paul Greengrass in the director's…
Nov 6 2014
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Entertainment Weekly has preview images from the upcoming art show Sequel, which asks artists to imagine posters for…
Sep 25 2014
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British company The Affair has created a number of science fiction themed fashion lines, but their latest is a…
Aug 31 2014
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Alt-country crooner Ryan Adams typically makes music fit for a rom-com's opening credits, but he has a lesser-known…
Jun 25 2014
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Have you noticed that a lot of really awesome things are celebrating their 30th anniversaries this year? The…
Mar 11 2014
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This map shows the global superpowers described in George Orwell's 1984, but does this map truly reflect the…
Feb 2 2014
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30 years ago. The Los Angeles Raiders are slaughtering the Washington Redskins at halftime. You decide it's time for…
Jan 15 2014
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Oh my god. OH MY GOD. Okay. Deep breath. For the full effect of this news, I'm going to have to let US Magazine…