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more about #afternoonreading BangarangRufio867: so not really a pin-cushion, but rather a voodoo owl controlling the world. Also, the owl's eyes look like boobies. more » Yellowphant: I think Neil Gaiman is the greatest storyteller out there. Maybe not the best writer, but by the time you reach the end of one of his books, it all co... more » gods-n-clods: How can Neil continue to get more ambitious but stay so low-key? First, he turns his 2-issue love-note to Batman into "Goodnight Moon", now he speaks ... more » Vulcan Has No Moon: I always wondered why Mary's "fate worse than death" was a career and independence...instead of slaving over 5 or 6 kids and husband all day. None of ... more » John Hazard: This is freaking creepy. An hour ago my girlfriend called and asked me to aquire "It's a Wonderful Life" so her kids could watch it on xmas eve. I fig... more » omnibus_spiritus: I'm skipping Its a Wonderful Liufe this year. I now watch it every two years as the more I watch it the more it pisses me off. George Bailey is just ... more » Smeagol92055: Huh. That was... interesting? more » ManchuCandidate: Look pa! The bell rings every time a Time Lord fucks with the time line. more » Jesse Astle: It's sad that we're seeing less and less animation of this quality on TV. Maybe its just the channels I get, but the majority of stuff I see is crap c... more » BloggyMcBlogBlog: The most interesting part for me was in Mr. Freeze's bio is that he was a cyrogenics huckster instead of an actual scientist who tragically lost his w... more » Mad as a Hatter: that's where i got the name "Mad as a Hatter" from the Mad Hatter episode title! ballerrrrr more » hdgotham: Excerpt from the text - "We will do no stories about Batman’s origin...that’s been done to death in the comics" Truer words were never spoken. If... more » Brian St. Claire: Holy butter on toast - This is completely and utterly awesome. more » hdgotham: An afternoon? Now I've lost like five days 'cause I have to go home and watch the whole run of the show. more » omgwtflolbbqbye: :O Wow. As a lifelong fan(atic/boy) of this show, which pretty much shaped the way I perceive Batman, this is pretty amazing. Now I know what all t... more » Possums: Batman: The Animated Series was definitely my favorite cartoon and these days I find myself usually unable to change channels away from it if I come a... more » PhilR8: Time to test the PDF capabilities of this Kindle that I just received. At 153 pages, this is exactly the sort of thing I want to use the Kindle for. more » jbq: Awesome! Must resist clicking link! Do not have time now! Aaaaaaarghhh... more » Nefilim: I actually downloaded the entire series, took about a whole week and 20 gigs of space but it was well worth it. Should have backed them up to disk tho... more » BrendCh06: I find it extremely cool that the same guy has been voicing batman for nearly 18 years now. I think Kevin Conroy's voice is what a lot of us hear whe... more » -
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This Owl Pincushion Is Preventing Space-Time From Fraying
Over at Significant Objects, Margaret Wertheim has published a terrific flash fiction story about one of the greatest discoveries in the history of physics: An owl pincushion is responsible for holding the fabric of spacetime together. How can this be? More » -
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Neil Gaiman's Interview with the Eldritch Horror
Rarely does the Great Old One Cthulhu get to speak on his own behalf, but in Neil Gaiman's story I, Cthulhu, the cosmic horror gives us a unusual peek into his life, straight from his own tentacled mouth. [Tor] -
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It's a Wonderful Life Takes a Trip Through the Multiverse
If you've grown bored of watching It's a Wonderful Life for the hundredth time, then perhaps it's time to read Robert Reed's twist on the classic film. In "A Woman's Best Friend," Clarence isn't an angel but a dimension-hopping hoaxster. More » -
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"This Is Batman, Not Jonathan Swift"
Here's an easy way to lose an afternoon: Someone has put the Writer's Bible for Batman: The Animates Series online, including never-revealed backstory and 22 early ideas for episodes. [Batman: The Animated Series Writers Bible PDF] (Via) -
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The Last Field On Earth
It's rare to find an eco-catastrophe story that strikes a note of hope (or that doesn't have explosions), but novelist Lydia Millet has done it in her short story "Alpha," which you can listen to free online. More » -
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Children Can Build Their Mechanical Parents, But Can't Put Them Back Together
Rob Davis' illustrated short "How I Built My Father (And Where I Went Wrong)" is a beautiful and sad bit of magical realism, set in a world where children build their parents from scratch, but still can't always fix them. -
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The Best Places To Find Your Next Free Book Online
You need some science fiction, and you need it now. Unfortunately, you don't have a ton of money to spend. But as long as you have an internet connection, these resources will help you get free books and stories online. More » -
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A Story About Computer Failure Came Before The First Robot Conquest Story
This year is the 100th anniversary of the first story about the Internet going wrong. E.M. Forster (better known for A Passage To India) wrote "The Machine Stops" in 1909, and you can read it online. More » -
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Fishing For Mermaids And Displaying Your Prehensile Tail For Strangers: It's A Living, Sort Of
If you love the work of Kelly Link, you owe it to yourself to check out "Six From Downtown," a collection of six vignettes about despair and alienation by Philippine writer Dean Francis Alfar. Plus, a poet explains magic realism! More » -
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Acidic Bullets Vs. Disintegrating Flame, In "The Werewolves Of War!"
Possibly the most gripping science-fiction story of all time has gone up online, featuring daredevil air pilots hurling acidic bullets against the implacable Slavs and their disintegrating flame. It's the futuristic year of 1938, in "Werewolves Of War." More » -
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What If the Beatles Never Broke Up?
Christopher Bird imagines an alternate reality where the Beatles stage an impromptu concert on SNL in 1976 and continue to make beautiful music. How might the face of music, television, and politics have changed if the Beatles had stuck around? More » -
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Anarchy In The U.P.?
If you're feeling that science fiction is just a little too organized for your tastes, NWSFS has the recommended SF reading list from this month's Seattle Anarchists Book Fair for you. If you need more, Bruce Sterling happily obliges. -
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Before "Paranormal Activity," There Was "Whisper," The Original Sleepcam Horror Story
Did the sleepcam in Paranormal Activity freak you out? Then you need to read Ray Vukcevich's short story "Whisper," published by Small Beer Press in 2001. It's not always a good idea to find out what happens while you sleep. More » -
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Rediscover A Hard SF Classic With "Superluminal"
Vonda McIntyre, author of Dreamsnake, has been a major force in the science fiction book world since the 1970s. Now you can rediscover McIntyre's classics, like her tale of posthuman FTL pilots in Superluminal, for free online. More » -
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When Earth Becomes a Nature Preserve, Where Do Humans Go?
When Earth is declared an off-limits nature preserve, humans settle in a giant ring encircling the planet. Inside, posthumans jockey for status while a young window-washer looks on. Welcome to Saturn Apartments - a manga series that's free online. More » -
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Jonathan Lethem's Crazy Friendship With Philip K. Dick
Literary scifi nerd Jonathan Lethem, author of Fortress of Solitude, has just published an essay about his lifelong relationship with the work of Philip K. Dick. It's wistful and weird, and now it's also available for free on his website. More » -
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Passive-Aggressive Aliens Want to Steal Your Gravel
In the latest issue of The New Yorker, an alien civilization announces its intentions to visit our planet. But they're not a benevolent race out to share their technology; they're actually quite passive aggressive and have designs on our gravel. More » -
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Why Supervillains Hate Global Warming
The melting of the polar ice caps has supervillains all in a panic. It's not just that global warming has stolen their thunder (though that doesn't help). The melting ice has also revealed their secret Arctic lairs. [The Onion]
