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Soak Your Head With The Greatest Cocktails From Science Fiction

After a long week of conquering the stars — which may seem like decades to a stationary observer — you deserve a stiff drink. Luckily, science fiction has a huge selection of bizarre cocktails, from the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster to the Flaming Rum Monkey. Sure, some of them may be poisonous to humans, but that's just part of the fun. Here's our round-up of the awesomest cocktails from SF. Just make sure to strap your drinks tray down, and away we go. More »

11:25 AM on Fri May 9 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,906 views, 68 comments

Latest by clevermonkey: No scumble? Actually, I guess that's not a cocktail, technically, but something that (IIRC) "started out as apples". Also: It's been a while since I read Accelerando, but I seem to remember that Boris was not a person but more »

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Spot the Scifi Cliche! A Drinking Game

If only there was some way to evaluate the goodness or badness of science fiction, according to an objective scale. It would put an end to all fannish arguments, not to mention that whole "varying tastes" thing. Luckily, we've got the very thing, just in time for the weekend. And to increase its value to you, the end-user, we've made it a drinking game as well. More »

3:00 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
22,566 views, 63 comments

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Genocidal Aliens Have A Pure Artistic Vision

If only Spielberg's War Of The Worlds movie had looked as cool as this painted concept art, we'd still be rewatching it. The concept art is often grander and bigger than what ends up on the screen — even for movies we love — because of real-world constraints. Click through for a gallery of the greatest concept art from Serenity, Hitchhiker's Guide and Alien vs. Predator, mostly because it's Friday. More »

4:10 PM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By charliejane
8,256 views, 11 comments