When You Need Your Sci-Fi Fix Fast: Films That Deliver Without the Epic Time Commitment
I found myself in a familiar predicament last week – it was nearly midnight, I’d finished cataloging returns at the library, and I had that...
Sci Fi Aesthetic
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Sci Fi Hero with the Line NYT and Its Cultural Impact
You know that moment when a single line from a movie or book just… sticks? Not because it’s profound or quotable, but because it captures...
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When YA Sci-Fi Gets It Right: Books That Actually Make Kids Think
Last Tuesday I’m reshelving returns when this kid, maybe fourteen, comes up to the desk absolutely clutching *The Giver* like her life depends on it....
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What Makes a Good Hard Sci Fi Story Today
Last week, I found myself arguing with a friend about whether *The Martian* counts as “real” science fiction. She insisted it was just “survival porn...
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When Science Fiction Action Actually Makes You Think (Instead of Just Blowing Things Up)
There I was last Tuesday night, sitting in my reading chair at nearly 3 AM after another viewing of *Edge of Tomorrow*, and I couldn't...
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Science Fiction Description What Readers Expect
The strangest thing happened last week while I was browsing a bookstore in Bath. I picked up this sci-fi novel with the most gorgeous cover...
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When Bruce Willis Actually Cared About Science Fiction (And When He Really Didn’t)
There’s this thing that happens when action stars wander into science fiction territory – they either discover something unexpected about themselves as performers, or they...
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Famous Sci Fi Movies Everyone Should See
Last week, I found myself defending *Blade Runner* to my neighbour’s teenage son, who’d dismissed it as “too slow and confusing.” He’d grown up on...
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After Reading Sci-Fi for Five Decades, I’m Tired of People Lumping It Together with Fantasy
People drive me absolutely crazy when they wave their hand and say “oh, you know, fantasy and sci-fi stuff” like they’re talking about two flavors...
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The Writers Who Taught Us How to Think About Tomorrow
I still remember the exact moment science fiction changed my life – though honestly, it sounds ridiculously dramatic when I put it that way. I...
