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A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 30
Welcome back to A Read of Ice and Fire! Please join me as I read and react, for the very first time, to George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.Today’s entry is Part 30 of A...
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Bill and Ted’s Excellent Sequel: Wyld Stallyns Ride Again!
It seems that all those persistent rumors of a sequel to 1989’s Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and 1991’s Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey are finally starting to condense into actual, glorious,...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The First Duty”
“The First Duty”Written by Ronald D. Moore & Naren ShankarDirected by Paul LynchSeason 5, Episode 19Production episode 40275-219Original air date: March 30, 1992Stardate: 45703.9Captain’s log: The...
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Homely, Solid, Magical: Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s Permeable Borders
There’s something deeply lovable about Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s work. This new collection draws together stories from between 1993 and 2008. It contains stories published in magazines and anthologies I...
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McKayla is Not Impressed With Science Fiction. Dislikes Actual Science. Also...
Aside from everything Bobak-related, the most popular Internet meme this week is surely the mckayla is not impressed Tumblr. Nothing, whether it’s the Tupac hologram or Ryan Gosling seems to impress...
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Carlo Rambaldi, the Man Behind the Monsters, 1925-2012
The Washington Post is reporting that special effects designer Carlo Rambaldi passed away on August 10th at the age of 86 in his home in southern Italy.Rambaldi was the genius behind the design and...
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Morning Roundup: The DeLorean & The TARDIS Have a Baby
Over on the great photo-alteration site Worth 1000.com, we saw this very convincing picture of what it would look like if the two most famous time machines of all time had an offspring. Behold! The...
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Comic Book Legend Joe Kubert: 1926- 2012
Known for his pioneering comic book art, Joe Kubert has passed away at 85. A contributor to the golden age of comics, specifically working on Hawkman, Tarzan, Fax from Sarajevo, and more. Kubert was...
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Sea Monsters From A to Z!
Welcome to Sea Monster Week on Tor.com! In honor of the launch of Shark Week over on the Discovery Channel, we’ve decided to dive into the world of some of our favorite creatures ever with articles,...
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A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, “Come...
“Cast your nets, wanderers! Try me with your questions, and let the contest begin.”—Blaine the Mono, to Roland and the Ka-Tet, at the end of The Waste LandsWelcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series....
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TableTop’s “Fiasco” Captures the Heart of Roleplaying
TableTop’s Fiasco episodes may be the greatest roleplaying documentary made to date. While live-action roleplayers get things like Darkon or Monster Camp, pen and paper roleplayers have had to make do...
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2012 Ignatz Award Nominees Announced, Celebrating Indie Comics and Cartoons
The 2012 Ignatz Award nominees, an award designed to highlight independent cartooning and comic arts, have been announced. The winners will be voted upon at the Small Press Expo festival on September...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Things of Death and Beauty
We open “Choices” with Faith and the Mayor, the latter cutting it up as he gives her an extremely sharp object and, inevitably, more cookies. By now they are both relishing his evil dad role. Faith...
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Why Did You Bother Telling Me That?: Steven Erikson Talks with Peter Orullian
I’ll wager most Tor.com readers know of Steve Erikson, (from here, or perhaps here) although if you don’t I’ll wager that after this interview you’ll be compelled to pick up one his books.I have to say...
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The Great Alan Moore Reread: Youngblood and Glory
Tor.com comics blogger Tim Callahan has dedicated the next twelve months more than a year to a reread of all of the major Alan Moore comics (and plenty of minor ones as well). Each week he will provide...
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New Trailer for LEGO Lord of the Rings
The LEGO adventures of The Fellowship of the Ring are almost upon us. Tolkien fever is in full effect and this LEGO trailer for the new Lord of the Rings video game is really adorable and very...
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Monstrous Beauty (Excerpt)
We’ve got excerpts that pair perfectly with our Sea Monster Week, like fine wine. Take a look at Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama, out on September 4:Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love...
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On Our Radar: Impressive Velociraptor Cosplay
From the streets of Melbourne comes this Velociraptor and its handler. We need to know where we can get these suits. Now! We’re also wondering how long it took before someone said “clever girl.”Read...
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Morning Roundup: The Spice Must Flow
On the heels of the Spice Girl’s reunion at the Olympic Closing Ceremonies over the weekend, we can now reveal they’re also remaking a legendary science fiction film/novel. Can you guess which one it...
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