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How the best (and worst) sci-fi film titles were born
Columnist Michael Cassutt worries that sci-fi titles are going to be increasingly long, twisted and over-punctuated.
98 stories! 1,216 pages! Is the complete J.G. Ballard worth it?
Columnist John Clute wrestles with The Complete Stories of J G Ballard.
Gene Roddenberry created Trek, but others made it prosper
Theodore Sturgeon's script for the episode "Amok Time" dramatically changed our view of Spock.
Is mysticism overtaking science in sci-fi?
Columnist Wil McCarthy wonders why Hollywood promotes mysticism as a superior alternative to science.
Can Paolo Bacigalupi's novel The Windup Girl save the world?
According to columnist John Clute, Bacigalupi's first novel lives up to the promise of his stunning short stories.
Michael Cassutt explains why sci-fi writers are so damn gloomy
Why the scribes responsible for what we see on the screen should stop being so gloomy.
Columnist Wil McCarthy counts on District 9's numerology
Our resident scientist analyzes a surprise hit.
Columnist Michael Cassutt to critics: "Stop hating on popcorn flicks!"
Why they should stop attacking Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Critic John Clute looks for Lovecraft and Leiber in Empties
George Zebrowski has written a companion piece to the classic novel Conjure Wife.
Columnist Wil McCarthy has given up on the moon
Why a scientist's decision to leave the space program has been vindicated by recent events.
Columnist Michael Cassutt overdoses on Star Trek's time-travel twists
Our media columnist could have done without future Spock.
Discover why Jay Lake's novel Green reminds columnist John Clute of Gene Wolfe
Torture, rage and untrustworthiness populate the new fantasy novel by the author of Mainspring and Escapement.
How Lost, Dollhouse and other TV series are getting ready for fall
Columnist Michael Cassutt goes behind the scenes to explain how writers create weekly TV series.
Scientist Wil McCarthy shows how Star Trek's planets explode
Destroying planets takes time, and our resident scientist explains why.
Columnist Michael Cassutt explains why Batman Begins worked—and Wolverine didn't
Deciding how to start a sci-fi franchise is just as difficult as figuring out how to end it.
Columnist John Clute goes to war with Stalin's favorite SF writers in Yellow Blue Tibia
Adam Roberts invades the USSR with UFOs, and only SF can save the day.
Columnist Wil McCarthy deciphers the cyberpunk science of Sleep Dealer
Writer-director Alex Rivera has made some minor indie films before, but nothing for theatrical release. Who could have guessed that...
The 7 possible ways to end sci-fi series like Battlestar or Lost
These are apocalyptic times ... dark days filled with omens. Newspapers bring us tales of giant companies collapsing, jobs vaporizing,...
Is The Best of Gene Wolfe the best there is? Critic John Clute says yes.
We do not enter a story by Gene Wolfe without knocking, because the door to the inner rooms is never...
Columnist Wil McCarthy watches the Watchmen break the laws of physics
Well, they've finally done it. Thanks to Warner Brothers, Alan Moore's Watchmen—often regarded as the greatest graphic novel of all...
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