A week or so back I was kindly invited to contribute to an SF Signal mind-meld discussion around the question: Are SF writers "slacking off" or is science fiction still the genre of "big ideas"? If so

When Batman Begins was released and the entire internet was falling over itself, going on about the best superhero film ever and My God, the Realism, I found myself left out of the celebrations. I lik

Anyone who is serious about working in the entertainment industry - as a writer, director, producer, actor, agent or executive - needs to develop the skill of giving "notes" on a screenplay. Recently,

Patrick Goldstein has an interesting article about this year's box office trends . Revenues are on the rise this year... so long as you're not up for an Oscar. This year’s box office is booming, excep

A reader writes: I wash my hands after going to the bathroom. I do, honest! But... maybe if I've only had a wee, I might just sort of... splash them a bit. I know I'm being disgusting. How disgusting

During the 1960s, a dirty, loaded word came into currency: Mafia. It signified one of the most terrifying forces on earth, the Italian-American faction of organized crime, and naturally the men who headed this force wanted to keep the word from being spoken, if not obliterate it altogether. When it…

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