Robot Election 2008 Meme Wrap-up
Thursday, November 06, 2008 November 2008 Last year we did a group topic here at happyrobot (a 'meme' as the kids say) about who would be president in 2009. This was the email I had sent out... Group topic: Who will be our next president? I am approaching the topic as "Who I feel will president". Not, ...
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WHAT TO WATCH: New MTV Show "Spoilers"
A new show on MTV will debut on Friday with exclusive footage from Watchmen and The Spirit...
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Get into "The Spirit" with a NEW Christmas Trailer
Lionsgate has let go a new Christmas themed trailer for "The Spirit." See it here!
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Stills from THE SPIRIT Film
Though a legend in comic book circles, Frank Miller’s career in film seemed to be on the ropes following such flops as <i>Robocop 3</i> (yep, Frank co-wrote it!). However, the successes of <i>Sin City</i> and <i>300</i> paved the way for Frank’s inevitable return ...
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Island Song by Alan Chin
Two years after the death of his lover, Garrett Davidson finds himself sitting in a Hawaiian beach shack, gazing out over the vast, empty Pacific. He has nothing left. Despair has robbed him of his elegant home, his lucrative job and his sanity. The single thread holding him to reality is the story ...
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Every Heart Has Its Day by Lynda Lukow
Kasey Cameron, a fourteenth-century Scottish lass, curses herself as a fool for believing the Mackintosh warrior. He has sworn, despite their clans' feud, he loves her and will claim her. As she waits, her clansmen kill those she holds dear as well as disuse and abuse her. Trust and hope fade with each ...
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BlizzCon 2008: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Preview - Part 1: PvP Part Two
The siege combat and destructible buildings are a pretty slick addition - and very well balanced. A siege tank, for example, can easily be taken down by a handful of defenders, so a tank without an escort of protectors is quite vulnerable. After the attack run is either successful or turned away, the ...
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Rudy Rucker on the early days of cyberpunk
Rudy Rucker's posted an excerpt from his memoir-in-progress, Nested Scrolls, recounting the early days of the cyberpunk literary movement, in which drugged-out weirdos from around America discovered each other and were abused by science fiction fans: I’d meet the other canonical cyberpunk, John Shirley, ...
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Obama Got Elected, But Not To Pursue A “Green” Agenda
Americans may have decided they want Barack Obama, but it appears as though Americans don’t want his “green” policies given how they voted on state-level policies this election cycle. For instance, in California (where Obama got over 60% of the vote) three major green initiatives went down in flames: ...
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I need a friend (Tacoma )
someone to hang out with, watch movies, talk and hold my hand while I cry. someone who will bake me a cake when I am sad. I want someone to sing songs to me when I am feeling like there is no tomorrow. I need someone who wouldn't mind spending the holidays together decorating the tree in our natural ...
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