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Classic science fiction novels have many annoying writing tics that make it hard to enjoy them, but the word "grimly" has always seemed the worst. People are always speaking grimly, or staring grimly, or even smiling grimly. Of all the adverbs that attach themselves, like alien facehuggers, to science fiction prose, "grimly" is the worst — and the most unnecessary. And it's still cropping up all the time. More »
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Three episodes into Lost Season 4, and like Locke, I'm in so deep I'm beyond compromise. If last week's show saved the meaty stuff for the last ten minutes, tonight's goodies were more evenly spread throughout (though they saved a doozy for the very end, all right). I personally prefer stories based on the island, but the flash-forward and the surprising reveal that . . . well, let's get spoilery after the jump. Let's just say it all kept me on the edge of my seat — and no, I didn't see it coming. More »
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