Sep 23 2016
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Arrival is the kind of science fiction film we dream of. It’s got big stars, a bigger concept, and the longer it…
Aug 9 2016
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The first trailer from Arrival, Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the Ted Chiang short story Story Of Your Life is…
Apr 12 2016
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A linguist and a theoretical physicist are the stars of the latest movie from the director of Sicario and the…
Mar 7 2015
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HOLD UP. Is Hollywood actually planning a genre movie that's not a sequel or reboot? Signs point to yes, since…
Mar 6 2015
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Ted Chiang explains everything to you! If you're in Washington State, you ought to make a beeline to the University of Puget Sound, where Ted Chiang will give a talk on "Technology and the Narrative of the Self" on Tuesday.
Feb 19 2015
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An incredible deal. The latest Humble Book Bundle, focusing on Subterranean Press, is just chock full of greatness. Including Connie Willis, Dan Simmons, Harlan Ellison, Cherie Priest, Jack Vance, Ted Chiang, and tons more. [h/t Reddit]
Jan 5 2015
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People are often keen to impose a restrictive definition on science fiction, usually to rule something out of the…
Dec 18 2014
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Unless you've commanded a starship, fought off an alien invasion or survived a global disaster, your life…
Nov 25 2014
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Science fiction and fantasy readers are in a constant dialogue with their favorite stories. At conventions,…
Sep 5 2014
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You've probably never heard of Alfred Korzybski, but he was famous in the mid-20th century. He didn't just invent a…
Aug 7 2014
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Many of the world's greatest scientists were inspired to go into their fields by reading science fiction books. And…
Dec 16 2013
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Over at The Economist, there's a great essay about one of our most essential writers, Ted Chiang. And it has a…
Oct 25 2013
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The arrival of a new piece of short fiction by Ted Chiang is always cause for celebration and parades and wild…
Sep 27 2013
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Hollywood's addiction to remakes and reboots continues unabated, with dozens of films in development. And meanwhile,…
Jul 27 2012
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Nowadays, everybody says that science fiction has stopped talking about Big Ideas. Science fiction used to be the…
Aug 21 2011
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The 2011 Hugo Award winners were just announced, and it's a good year for time-travel stories, including Connie…
Dec 28 2010
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Ted Chiang's novella The Life Cycle of Software Objects takes a breathtakingly fresh approach to the development of…
Nov 8 2010
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Want to help make the future of science fiction more diverse — and possibly win an e-book reader full of amazing…
Jul 27 2010
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Science fiction's full of wishful thinking about artificial intelligence: It'll spring up on its own. It'll become…
Jul 6 2010
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We've officially entered the lazy days of summer. So spice up your weekend with a vicarious apocalypse, or venture…