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Young novelists learn much about themselves
chrisc@herald-mail.comThe world opens up for high school graduates. Options abound — work, the military, college, marriage. But two local young women — Diane Draper of Williamsport and Jensen Roman of Falling Waters, W.Va. — took a less common path after...Tags: Arts and Culture, Science, Literature, Human Interest, Folklore and Mythology
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Windber to host Draculacon IV
Daily American Sunday EditorFans of fantasy and science fiction will have their plates full this weekend. While Ebensburg is hosting the first ever science fiction convention on Saturday, Windber will be home to Draculacon IV. Windber filmaker and author Blair Murphy's...Tags: Arts and Culture, Metal and Mineral, Science, Science Fiction (genre), Literature
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Sci-Fi convention set for weekend kickoff
Daily American Sunday EditorThe Sci-Fi in the Valley Con — after a venue move from Johnstown to Ebensburg's North Central Recreation Center — will start on Friday with a nearly full house of games, guests and vendors. Organizer Casey Bassett, 23, of South Fork, said his...Tags: AMC (tv network), Arts and Culture, Science, George Romero, Science Fiction (genre)
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Ray Bradbury R.I.P.
Ray Bradbury died, and you've got to wonder if they're going to cremate him, and if so whether the temperature at which a human burns is the same at which a book burns: Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury was very old, and had become an old fashioned irascible...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Science, Science Fiction (genre), Literature, Fiction
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Ray Bradbury was a huge influence on the film world too
24 FramesRay Bradbury, who died Wednesday at the age of 91, was a huge influence on the film world with science-fiction work such as The illustrated Man, The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.... -
Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' dies at 83
Jacket CopyMaurice Sendak, the children's book illustrator and author whose unsentimental approach to storytelling revolutionized the genre and whose best-known tale was the dark fantasy “Where the Wild Things Are,” has died. He was 83. Sendak, who... -
Book review: 'The Stranger Within Sarah Stein'
Tribune NewspapersYoung adult novelists are increasingly tackling darker subjects: kidnappings, drugs, rape. But few have delved into so many dark subjects as novelist Thane Rosenbaum, who ventures into YA territory with his latest, "The Stranger Within Sarah Stein," a...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), The Holocaust (1934-1945), Brooklyn Bridge, Family, Divorce
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'Game of Thrones' returns on Entertainment Weekly's cover
The nerd-epic (and I use that term with the deepest feeling of endearment) "Game of Thrones" is returning next month, and no one is more excited than our friends at Entertainment Weekly (and me!). The magazine has dedicated not one, but four covers to the...Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Peter Dinklage, Harry Potter (fictional character), Lena Headey, HBO (tv network)
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Wizard Camp
Allie Mac Kay was live from "Whimsic Alley" in Miracle Mile where you are never too old to become a wizard. Stan Goldin, the owner and creator of Whimsic Alley, has seen it time and time again when parents would bring their kids into his Los Angeles...Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Newspaper and Magazine, Fiction
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TV Rating System
The networks implemented a ratings system in 1997 that is similar to movie ratings to help parents monitor shows their children watch. ++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ || || All ChildrenThis program is designed...Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes
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Gen Con commits to Indianapolis through 2020
Press ReleaseGen Con LLC has agreed with the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association (ICVA) to continue operating Gen Con, the nation’s largest annual consumer fantasy, sci-fi, and adventure gaming convention with the city of Indianapolis through the...Tags: Science Fiction (genre), Entertainment, Gaming, Corporate Officers
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Teen reads: Winter
Special to Tribune Newspapers"Ashfall" by Mike Mullin Tanglewood Press, 476 pages, $16.95 Ages 12 and up Apocalyptic books are always an entertaining diversion because they force you to imagine a dystopian future where society has gone horribly awry. Life, in most of these books, is...Tags: Thriller (genre), Arts and Culture, Literature, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health
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