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• "... a smile that didn't reach her eyes." * "...the four words that would change everything: SYSTEM ACCESS REVOKED, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY" • "I didn't cry. I didn't shout. I didn't [something else]. Instead, I..." • "[Name] was the Golden Child."

This concerns the literature of conspiracies. Or perhaps fiction, novels, which postulate or rely on interesting conspiracies. These often are espionage novels, spy novels, of course, but they don't have to be. I am starting this thread because 1/ such works are interesting in and of themselves...

Here's hoping most people get the thread title reference Okay so I'm in work today, and I get my hands on something interesting. It's the manuscript of a yet to published novel. Because it's not published you'll pardon if I go light on the details (ie how I got it, who wrote it etc...) The...

Two questions: 1. A few months ago I seem to remember reading a thread in which someone was proposing to produce an anthology of short stories with a theme along the lines of "If the paranormal was real". Has this progressed any further? 2. Can anyone point to a list of recommended fiction...

Which are the best fictions (not necessarely Sci-F) in literature (including comics), movies and tv, which managed to succeed in creating an entertaining story, yet escaping from the cliché that the supernatural is blatantly true, and skeptics are in denial? A few ones that I barely remember...

You know how people always threaten to sue each other over the internet? How many times has it actually happened? Aside from the Napster/File-Sharing lawsuits of course. Do you know of any case where someone actually sued someone else over something they posted on the internet or on a message...

My daughter is at the age where she's enjoying longer chapter books, and typically the books we read to her at night are novel length. She really enjoys the Charlie Bone series, but I'd like to find some things that feature young girls as the protagonist, rather than boys. Any suggestions?

Ok I have this charts wich supports GW maybe casually linked to human activity: But I have a different vission based in more and most complete data: based in data from McIntyre-McKitric ( http://www.multi-science.co.uk/mcintyre_02.pdf) wich corrects many falls of the Mann studie. This...

I notice a fellow mentioned in the commentary seems to be a bit concerned by the fact he recognized a character in a fictional novel that has lots of supernatural stuff going on. I really don't get that. It's fiction, ok, he knows that, quite clearly. I read lots of fiction novels, from Steven...

I want to get my 15 year old nephew some classic but not so well known science fiction books. Unfortunately, most of the one I wanted are out of print or only hard back. Does anyone have any that they remember liking at that age? The ones I thought of were: Rite of Passage by Alexie Panshin...

I'm a science fiction fan. I'm a fantasy fan as well, and don't ever ask me to pick which I prefer - it depends entirely on what mood I am in. Kiless and my bookshelves are filled to overflowing with everything from Asimov to Zelazny, with a side stop at Pratchett, Rowling, and so on and so...

So says Sven Birkerts, writing for the New York Times. Check out his biog here. I wish I could fathom why remarks like this still bother me so much. For one thing, it displays a rather shocking level of ignorance - what about 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, The Time Machine, War Of The Worlds...

I would like to know everyone's opinions about why people are fascinated by blinking and flashing lights in real life, tv shows and science fiction tv shows and science fiction movies? I think that it's mesmerising and that might be why people are fascinated or attracted by blinking lights. I...

I recently had a discussion about acupuncture, and i had to cave in on one subject, due to lack of knowledge. Basicly the girl i was talking to(not into most of the woowoo stuff, but believes in some of it, seems mostly skeptical enough) claimed that acupuncture worked. She brought out the...

In the movie Predator the Predator has bioluminescent blood. What rational function could bioluminescent blood have inside an opaque body? What form of a Predator could actually exist. I mean it's so humanoid. How close to us is possible again? Eyes on the front of the head is rational, and has...

In general I'm a highly skeptical person. Recently I have decided to do my part to consume less gasoline. I bought an old 1989 Civic which gets 35+ mpg. Compared to my old Jeep Wrangler, this is wonderful. So I started reading on the internet of other ways to increase my mileage. I...

What do you all think about this. I can say wow. I really hope it works and soon.

http://themoderatevoice.typepad.com/blog/2004/10/fox_newsor_fox_.html An apology is not enough -- someone needs to be fired.

http://internet.ocii.com/~dpwozney/dinosaur.htm All evidence of the existence of dinosaurs is created by a vast conspiracy, and this man has the bold text to prove it!

Do you ever wonder about the secret things that may be happening in the war against terror? Like, what if Intel worked with the government to build spyware-like instructions into their processors? I wonder if this is stealthily doable?

Ok, well I hope my first post does not upset anyone too much, but: While waiting to get on this site I found the following link: http://hstrial-twatcher.homestead.com/Index.html It is from a group who are a kind of consumer watch-dog affair, and who claim that the JREF is withholding money...

Wrath of the Swarm has piqued my interest in a SF synopsis, and I would appreciate anyone who might know a title or author.. Thanks in advance....

What is the worst Pulitzer winner (fiction) you have ever read? It doesn't count unless you read the whole thing. My vote is for "Beloved" by Toni Morrison. I remember how disappointed I was when I finished what I thought was the last chapter, turned the page, and discovered there was...