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May 7, 2019 | 9:52am
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April 1, 2019 | 9:00am
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February 21, 2019 | 9:51am
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January 2, 2019 | 9:16am
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November 27, 2018 | 9:43am
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Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Jon McGoran's Sci-Fi Thriller,
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October 18, 2018 | 2:23pm
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October 18, 2018 | 10:50am
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Read the First Issue of
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September 26, 2018 | 3:30pm
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July 23, 2018 | 12:45pm
comics
An Appreciation of
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, One of the Best Science-Fantasy Webcomics on the Internet
By Michael Burgin
July 5, 2018 | 11:15am
music
Denis Villeneuve's
Dune
Adaptation Will Officially be Two Films
By Jim Vorel
May 25, 2018 | 11:12am
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Bad Movie Diaries:
R.O.T.O.R.
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By Jim Vorel and Kenneth Lowe
May 23, 2018 | 2:38pm
tv
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Fahrenheit 451
Go So Wrong?
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May 18, 2018 | 2:00pm
tv
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Is Like Your Most Fun Film School Class
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April 30, 2018 | 10:00am
books
The Feed
Author Nick Clark Windo Writes That Technology Is Changing Humanity
By Nick Clark Windo
March 13, 2018 | 3:57pm
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Four Science Fiction/Fantasy Authors Celebrate Female Trailblazers on International Women's Day
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March 8, 2018 | 3:38pm
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Mute
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February 23, 2018 | 7:39am
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Exclusive: Tor Teen Acquires
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By Frannie Jackson
January 31, 2018 | 9:44am
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Exclusive Preview: James Stokoe’s Xenomorph Terror Concludes in
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November 30, 2017 | 12:57pm
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Denis Villeneuve Says His
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Adaptation Will Be Nothing Like David Lynch's
By Jim Vorel
November 16, 2017 | 10:36am
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Oats Studios Is Back With a New Sci-Fi Short,
ADAM: The Mirror
By Jim Vorel
October 4, 2017 | 11:58am
music
Brand New Surprise-Releases New Album
Science Fiction
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August 17, 2017 | 6:59pm
books
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July 27, 2017 | 5:04pm
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50 Years Frozen: Cryonics Today
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February 20, 2017 | 1:00pm
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Exclusive Preview:
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February 13, 2017 | 9:00am
tv
6 Classic Sci-Fi Stories That Inspired This Week's
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February 7, 2017 | 12:40pm
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How Netflix's
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Crafts Sci-Fi's Spiritual Counterpart
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January 20, 2017 | 8:00am
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The 20 Best "B Movies" Streaming on Netflix
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January 14, 2017 | 10:10am
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