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The 2009 Science Fiction Power List

The 2009 Science Fiction Power List #powerlist #yearinreview

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  • #powerlist

    The 2009 Science Fiction Power List

    It's our second annual science fiction power list, featuring the 20 most powerful people and teams in the world of science fiction. Yes, science fiction can wield great power. These are the people who take responsibility for that. More »
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  • #supervillainlifestyles

    Live Like A Supervillain In This Subterranean 5-Star Hotel

    A former golf course in Surrey, London is about to be transformed into the perfect secret lair, seen here. Architecture firm ReardonSmith proposes to sink a 200-room hotel under the green, and convert its former parking lots into lush forests. More »
    12/23/09
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  • #evolution

    Chimps Demonstrate Sophisticated Understanding Of Fire

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  • #spaceporn

    First Clear Look At One Of The Galaxy's Greatest Mysteries

    The ESA's Herschel satellite has instruments aboard that created this never-before-seen image of a star factory inside a dust-shrouded, mysterious region of the galaxy called "Gould's Belt." It's a vast ring of young stars that encircles our solar system. More »
    12/23/09
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  • #photography

    The Stately Ruins Of A Methodist Church: Gary, Indiana, USA

    This is the ruined interior of a Methodist Church and community meeting house in Gary, Indiana, after many years of abandonment and neglect. A fascinating series of photographs shows a classic American town being reclaimed by nature. More »
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  • #openthread

    What Did You Think Of Avatar?

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  • #mysterypyramid

    What Is That Giant Pyramid Hovering Over The Kremlin?

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  • #rant

    When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like "Avatar"?

    Critics have called alien epic Avatar a version of Dances With Wolves because it's about a white guy going native and becoming a great leader. But Avatar is just the latest scifi rehash of an old white guilt fantasy. Spoilers... More »
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  • #interiordesign

    Want To Rent Jane Wiedlin's Scifi Loft In Los Angeles?

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  • #bestsellers

    Half Of The Decade's Top Selling Books Were Science Fiction and Fantasy

    The 00s were all about scifi and fantasy at the movies, with blockbuster flicks featuring giant robots and pubescent wizards. And the craze for fantastical worlds shaped bestseller lists too. Five of the decade's biggest books were fantasy or scifi. More »
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  • #foundfootage

    The Inexplicable Adventures Of "Zombie vs. Ninja"

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  • #architecture

    Live In An Underground Hobbit Bunker

    We've all wanted to live in a hobbit dwelling, with those beautiful round doors leading into a grassy hill. Now a Swiss family has recreated the Shire. They've built an underground house in the Vals region, packed with hobbit style. More »
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  • #madscience

    Discovery of 4.4-Million-Year-Old Hominid "Ardi" Is Greatest Scientific Breakthrough of 2009

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  • #giantmonsters

    Korean Pig Monster Movie "Chaw" Goes Splatstick

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  • #spaceporn

    "Super Earth" Discovered Orbiting A Red Dwarf Star

    Just 13 parsecs away, a planet astronomers are calling a "super Earth" is orbiting a dwarf star. Its radius is over twice that of Earth, and there's something very surprising in its core. More »
    12/17/09
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  • #quoteoftheday

    Why Do Westerners Fetishize Japan's Futuristic Weirdness?

    Since the late 1970s, a key idea in Western science fiction has been that Japan represents the future. Japan's "weird" culture is a figure for an incomprehensible tomorrow. But commentator Lisa Katayama says this idea reveals common misconceptions about Japan. More »
    12/16/09
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  • #madscience

    We Can Replace Your Blood Cells With Synthetics

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  • #inbrief

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  • #dvdreview

    Tarantino Explores His Alternate World War II For "Inglourious Basterds" DVD

    If you saw Inglourious Basterds in theaters, you may have missed a lot of the sly references in this weird alternate history of World War II. The DVD is packed with cool trivia, plus a very strange interview with Tarantino. More »
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  • #population

    India Will Be Most Populous Country in the World in 2025

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