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Is there life on Mars?
Is there life elsewhere in the universe? It's a question that has long intrigued astronomers and science fiction buffs alike, and now the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched its most ambitious attempt yet to find the answer....Tags: NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Science, Astronomy, Mystery (genre)
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McDaniel College offers new minor in genre fiction
Coming unstuck in time, Pamela Regis was investigating the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. When the clocks struck 13, she dreamt she went to ... to Manderley? — no, McDaniel. Strange as it might seem, Regis' dream of jumbled-up...
Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Science and Technology, Students, Literature, Colleges and Universities
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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: Science and Technology, Literature, Science, Dance, Fiction
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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: Science and Technology, UFO Sightings, Literature, Science, Movies
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At Guernica, Rebecca Solnit on 'The Hunger Games'
Jacket CopyAuthor Rebecca Solnit sees much of our contemporary moment reflected in the science fiction trilogy, "The Hunger Games"... -
R rating for 'Prometheus': Will it hurt the film commercially?
24 FramesRidley Scott's "Prometheus," due June 8, has been given the R rating; Fox will release it as an R. Will it hurt the film's chances at the summer box office?... -
Interview: Veronica Roth on her book 'Insurgent' and feminism
Jacket CopyIn Veronica Roth's bestseller "Divergent," a young woman chooses to leave her family and align herself with a group that seems better suited to her true identity. "Insurgent," out Tuesday, sees Tris coming to a better understanding of what that...... -
Inaugural Sci-Fi in the Valley Con moves to Ebensburg
Daily American ReporterBringing a new event into the area isn’t always easy, especially when it’s the first time you’ve ever tried something on a grand scale like a science fiction convention. Casey Bassett, 23, of South Fork, has already faced some adversity...Tags: George Romero, Celebrities, Movies, Entertainment, John Johnson
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Bookmark: Timing is everything
Take a minute, if you will, to consider the prominence of time travel as a theme in the arts. You don't have to be a brilliant but evil scientist huddled in a secret mountaintop laboratory, rubbing your hands together and cackling with glee as you...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Fox Broadcasting Company, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Events, Trips and Vacations
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'Pinocchio' pops; 'The Giver' holds back
"The Strange and Terrible True Tale of Pinocchio (the Wooden Boy) As Told by Frankenstein's Monster (the Wretched Creature)" Walt Disney had a knack for boiling fairy tales down to their least-objectionable essence, and of the many dank Old World...
Tags: Literature, Pinocchio (movie), Frankenstein's Monster (fictional character), Fiction, Arts and Culture
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Total Recall remake: why bother?
I have a bad feeling about the remake of "Total Recall," the sci-fi thriller that was adapted from Philip K. Dick's 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale." The1990 movie, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, was a...
Tags: Blade Runner (movie), Colin Farrell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Philip K Dick, Fiction
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World Autism Awareness Day: Those with autism no longer invisible
Joseph Sheppard has an IQ above 130. Ask him about his life or worldview and he'll start drawing connections to cosmology and quantum mechanics. He'll toss around names of great intellectuals -- Nietzsche, Spinoza -- as if they're as culturally relevant...
Tags: Personal Service, Students, Religion and Belief, Health Organizations, Autism
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