Tag Archives: Iraq

Jedi Warriors on Earth, training Obi-Wan—The Men Who Stare at Goats

They don't claim it's speculative fiction, but The Men Who Stare at Goats is a wonderfully speculative—and funny—look at some outre military projects... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Medusa—Fringe’s “Fracture”

When there's too much story for the hour, you have to fall back on voiceovers and exposition dumps, but this one managed lots of main arc story, standalone story, and good characterization (with not a little humor)... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Devolution—a review of Fringe’s “The Transformation”

With episodes like this one, mixing action, horror, and a few tender moments, it looks like Fringe is hitting its stride with viewers... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

David Dvorkin sells new and reprint novels to Norilana

David Dvorkin sold rights to five reprint novels and two more new novels in his "The Prisoner of the Blood" series to Norilana... Read more [...]

Review of Masters of Science Fiction’s “Jerry Was a Man”

"Jerry Was a Man," perhaps too much a man for the subtlety of the original Heinlein story to work its way through this adaptation, but I'm still enamored of Masters of Science Fiction... Read more [...]

Review of Masters of Science Fiction’s “The Awakening”

"The Awakening" was the second episode of ABC's four-episode Masters of Science Fiction. By and large, it was good television, but the final few minutes felt like a cop out... Read more [...]

Joe Haldeman in Documentary Film

Author (and Vietnam War veteran) Joe Haldeman appears briefly in a new documentary about returning Iraqi war veterans. Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experince is currently making the rounds of festivals, and an abridged version will be broadcast... Read more [...]

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