<![CDATA[io9: A Scanner Darkly]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: A Scanner Darkly]]> http://io9.com/tag/a scanner darkly http://io9.com/tag/a scanner darkly <![CDATA[10 Science Fiction Movies for People Who Think They Don't Like Science Fiction]]> It's that time of year when you wind up watching a lot of DVDs with your loved ones. And you rediscover the grand art of compromise. It's hard to find movies that everybody wants to watch — especially if you want to watch something science fictional. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5871164&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Best Year in Science Fiction: 1977]]> Today, we look at the year that gave us Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and "Ender's Game" — does 1977 deserve to be crowned the Best Year of Science Fiction Ever? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5548253&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Want An Original Philip K. Dick? It Could Cost You $6500]]> The first editions of Philip K.Dick's novels saw limited runs and Dick rarely attended signings. As a result, early and signed copies of Dick's books fetch top dollar on the rare book circuit. Guess which Dick novel sold for $6.5K? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5496049&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A History of 16 Science Fiction Classics, Told In Book Covers]]> A single book can inspire a wide range of covers, and sometimes those covers can be works of art themselves. We look at some classic science fiction novels and the various covers they've worn throughout the years. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5406979&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Philip K. Dick's Widow Sues His Daughters Over Movie Rights]]> Could a movie of Philip K. Dick's trippy Ubik be delayed by a new lawsuit filed by his widow, Tessa Dick? She's suing the production company run by two of his daughters, over movie rights. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5216929&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Brief History of Reality Distortion Fields, Starring Steve Jobs]]> Steve Jobs is the first non-science fiction character to possess a reality distortion field (RDF). Apple's MacWorld 2008 conference kicks off tomorrow with a keynote from Jobs, which leaves gadget lovers and iPod fiends white-knuckled on Tuesday morning as news of the next "insanely great" thing trickles out of Moscone Center in San Francisco. Why does this speech cause such furor (and fury) every year? RDF, of course. We've got the scoop on how Jobs came to posses the RDF, and we've got four other famous RDFs from science fiction for you to contemplate as you await the mind-control ray that will emanate from MacWorld tomorrow. More »
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