Archive for May, 2011
Indie legends The Wedding Present to play in Yeovil – This Is The Westcountry
Posted on 26. May, 2011 by admin.
Indie legends The Wedding Present to play in Yeovil This Is The Westcountry I've tried to write about other stuff, like science fiction , but I always come back to love songs. It's my forte.” While Gedge's tunes rely on a heavy guitar sound ranging from almost punk to gritty pop, they nonetheless reveal the musician's penchant … and more
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Celebrations for iconic DeLorean held in Northern Ireland – Admiral
Posted on 25. May, 2011 by admin.
Celebrations for iconic DeLorean held in Northern Ireland Admiral However, the car soared to new heights of popularity three years later, when the family science – fiction film Back to the Future featured the sports car prominently.
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The Brontës’ ‘secret’ science fiction stories – Telegraph.co.uk
Posted on 24. May, 2011 by admin.
Telegraph.co.uk The Brontës' 'secret' science fiction stories Telegraph.co.uk A major new exhibition at The British Library which challenges the notion of science fiction literature includes science fiction written by the Brontë family and exhibited for the first time in this context. By Morwenna Ferrier 6:14PM BST 24 May 2011 ..
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Five modern phenomena predicted by science fiction – Telegraph.co.uk
Posted on 24. May, 2011 by admin.
Telegraph.co.uk Five modern phenomena predicted by science fiction Telegraph.co.uk Hugo Gernsback, considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of science fiction for starting the sci-fi magazine Amazing Stories in 1926, wrote a serial in twelve parts for Modern Electrics magzaine in 1911, in which the central character …
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Alan Moore’s comic: a masterpiece of SF art – The Guardian (blog)
Posted on 24. May, 2011 by admin.
The Guardian (blog) Alan Moore's comic: a masterpiece of SF art The Guardian (blog) Photograph: Knockabout Comics The art of science fiction is currently on display in an exhibition at the British Library, London, where you can see a real-life Tardis – well, maybe not quite a real-life one, but it looks convincing from the outside …
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IPsoft: British Businesses Waste More Than 3 Months a Year on Routine IT … – RFPConnect.com
Posted on 24. May, 2011 by admin.
IPsoft: British Businesses Waste More Than 3 Months a Year on Routine IT … RFPConnect.com In addition, over a third (35%) seem concerned about the idea of artificial intelligence and self-learning systems, with a quarter refusing to accept that it's not pure science fiction ! Terry Walby, Managing Director at IPsoft concludes, “Whilst there …
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Peter Collins column, May 24 – WalesOnline
Posted on 24. May, 2011 by admin.
Peter Collins column, May 24 WalesOnline Barry-born Mr Reynolds has made it onto the shortlist with his science fiction novel, Terminal World. Mr Reynolds has a reputation for being a bit bleak with decay, decline and annihilation being his stock in trade
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Debbie Harry: ‘I’m sort of a cult figure’ – The Guardian
Posted on 23. May, 2011 by admin.
The Guardian Debbie Harry: 'I'm sort of a cult figure' The Guardian We're inspired by film, TV . . .
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What if Dracula won? The secret inspirations behind “Anno Dracula” – io9
Posted on 23. May, 2011 by admin.
What if Dracula won? The secret inspirations behind “Anno Dracula” io9 I was already interested in alternate history science fiction and recognised in this mostly-forgotten genre the precursors of many twentieth century stories which imagine an alternative outcome to the Second World War featuring a Nazi occupation of … and more
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‘Where Did Science Fiction Start?’ British Library Exhibition Asks – Wired News (blog)
Posted on 23. May, 2011 by admin.
Wired News (blog) 'Where Did Science Fiction Start?' British Library Exhibition Asks Wired News (blog) Where did science fiction start — with Star Trek, or Hugo Gernsback's stable of pulp magazines ? Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, perhaps?
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