Archive for July, 2011

It’s dim scorchio as racy novel is lost in translation – WalesOnline

Posted on 31. Jul, 2011 by .

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It's dim scorchio as racy novel is lost in translation WalesOnline A talk on gay fiction in Welsh, at the National Eisteddfod, will this week hear that translators have been hampered by a lack of vocabulary as they grapple with historical lesbian hit Tipping The Velvet.

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Full circle – Financial Times

Full circle – Financial Times

Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by .

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Financial Times Full circle Financial Times It looks like science fiction – I'm sure some of the audience will be more interested in that than the performances.” Technophiles and geeks may well be intrigued by the computer wizardry that delivers Jonathan Safran Foer remotely as a Rude Oracle. …

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A science fiction visionary – The Independent

Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by .

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A science fiction visionary The Independent Artist and illustrator Chris Foss has been credited with transforming the landscape of science fiction . Interview by Matilda Battersby The name Chris Foss might not immediately set off flurries of recognition in your neurons but his artwork almost ..

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Can ‘Attack the Block’ conquer the U.S.? – CNN International

Can ‘Attack the Block’ conquer the U.S.? – CNN International

Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by .

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Globe and Mail Can 'Attack the Block' conquer the U.S.?

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PICTURES: Strange New Worlds event in Worthing – Worthing Today

Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by .

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PICTURES: Strange New Worlds event in Worthing Worthing Today Dave Prowse, better known to millions as Darth Vader, drew hundreds of fans to the event at St Paul's Centre which celebrated all things science fiction – from Dr Who and the Matrix, to the comics of 2000AD. “I've had to cancel a lot of work recently …

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Zarjaz! The Godfather of British Comics Pat Mills on 2000AD, Judge Dredd and … – Sabotage Times

Zarjaz! The Godfather of British Comics Pat Mills on 2000AD, Judge Dredd and … – Sabotage Times

Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by .

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Sabotage Times Zarjaz! The Godfather of British Comics Pat Mills on 2000AD, Judge Dredd and …

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How Attack the Block started with the director being mugged – The National

How Attack the Block started with the director being mugged – The National

Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by .

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The National How Attack the Block started with the director being mugged The National The film, which had its premiere at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, in March and received widespread praise from critics upon its release in the UK, balances comedy, horror, science – fiction and that famous British obsession: class. …

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LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN CENTURY: 1969 Cheat Sheet – Newsarama

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN CENTURY: 1969 Cheat Sheet – Newsarama

Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by .

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Newsarama LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN CENTURY: 1969 Cheat Sheet Newsarama They're actually from what's considered one of the first categorized works of science fiction , Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Vril, the Power of the Coming Race, which…oh, Moore.

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George Lucas defeated by Stormtrooper helmet man – Register

George Lucas defeated by Stormtrooper helmet man – Register

Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by .

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CBC.ca George Lucas defeated by Stormtrooper helmet man Register Star Wars nerds are already complaining because the judgement states: “The Star Wars films are set in an imaginary, science – fiction world of the future”.

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