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more about #philipkdick Crashproof: Like any other intellectual property law, trademark can be either a benefit or a hazard. more » Clark D Rutledge: They should call it the Ono-Sendai Cyberspace One more » reddingofish: I think Google should make a phone for us "special" people and call it the Sebastian. more » Klebert L. Hall: See, I thought you meant they stole PKD's brain in the sense that they are a giant, paranoia-inducing corporation that wants to keep every single deta... more » Dirk Anger: Seriously, where the hell do you find those bizarre covers? more » SJ_Edwards: "Describe, in single words, only the good things that come in to your mind about your phone." "My Nexus One?" "Yeah." "Let me tell you about my Nex... more » Cash907Censored: No, they stole the name from that god-awful Trek film, the one that saw fit to bring Kirk in his Orsen Wells years back to life, and brought us the sc... more » Nivenus: Dear god, really? Really? I am sick of these lawsuits. And I am by no means a google fanatic (in my eyes they're rapidly becoming very much like what... more » JimBonJovi: First, I misread the title of this article and thought that Google was responsible for the theft of PKD's robotic head. Secondly, I think I will be b... more » gargravarr: That's ridiculous. I think she will find the word 'nexus' existed long before Mr Dick used it. Speaking as someone who likes PKD books quite a bit, ... more » Indigen: Isa Dick-Hackett Do you really? That is fascinating. No I would not like to see it. Please keep that thing away from me. more » MargaretMoony: Um, just letting you know that the sheep on the right has BOOBS. A SHEEP WITH A SET OF BOOBS. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Suing Google and hoping for a settlement is easier than getting a real job. more » radarskiy: It is obvious that Deckard was really a telephone. more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Maybe Joss Whedon should do that for the Wave thing aswell.. Lets start suing everything Google has done remotely geeky! more » Bill-Lee: Isa Dick? That's worse than naming your kid Hunter or Kelly Green. more » juanalaloca66: 1. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. 2. "Would you want a Roy Batty phone?" YES. With a "Time to die!" ringtone. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Why not just sue Google for having an ANDROID phone? HAHAHAH! In 12 year old child news, Isa Dick-Hackett makes me cringe. more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: What is even weirder is AT&T named their most recent satellite VALIS. more » Smeagol92055: I think she's got solid grounds for suing Google; after all, with escalation of technology the way it is, they'll catch up to Nexus-6 soon enough. more » -
#lawsuits
Did Google Steal From Philip K. Dick's Brain?
Philip K. Dick's daughter, Isa Dick-Hackett, is considering suing Google because their phone handset may be called the Nexus One. The Replicants in Dick's Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? were Nexus-6 models. Would you want a Roy Batty phone? -
#triviagasm
Tasty Foods That Would Rather Eat You for Dinner
Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US, a time when families gather around the table and chow down on tasty treats. But, when it comes to being eaten, some foods are less agreeable than others; some would rather eat you. More » -
#coverart
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 » -
#unfinishedmasterworks
12 Unfinished SF Novels We Wish We Could Read
Of all the alternate worlds we're dying to visit, the greatest is that mythical room containing every book that was never written. Here are the dozen unfinished novels by science fiction's greatest authors, that we wish we could read.
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#philipkdick
Dick Believed Blade Runner Would Revive a Dying Genre
Philip K. Dick died before Blade Runner was completed, but in a letter to film's production company, he praised what he'd seen and claimed it would breathe life into what he believed was a stale genre. [via Letters of Note] -
#adjustmentbureau
Philip K. Dick's Adjustment Bureau Adds Lost, Mad Men Stars
We'd lost interest in the Matt Damon/Emily Blunt vehicle Adjustment Bureau because it transformed a Philip K. Dick tale into a "love story." But the casting of Daniel Dae Kim and John Slattery, plus new details, adjusted our attitudes. More » -
#adjustmentbureau
Philip K. Dick Movie Is... A Love Story?
Philip K. Dick's 1954 story "The Adjustment Team" is a classic paranoid work in which the world turns out to be a fabrication, which melts away. So of course the movie, starring Matt Damon, is a "modern love story." Buh? More » -
#afternoonreading
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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#scientology
What If Philip K. Dick Was Worshipped As A Prophet Instead Of L. Ron Hubbard?
Over on an anti-Scientology forum, someone asked a really good question: What if Philip K. Dick had become a religious figure instead of the much worse science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard? The resulting religion would be a lot cooler. More » -
#books
Don't Ask The Wall Street Journal How To Wean Your Kids Off Reading Science Fiction
Somebody wrote to the Wall Street Journal's book advice column to ask how you go about convincing your 13-year-old nephew to stop reading science fiction. Thank goodness the WSJ's in-house book nerd was smart enough to say: You don't. More » -
#geowanking
A Map Of Your Future Mega-Cities And Megalopolises
The cities of the future are massive, sprawling, beautiful monsters, covering entire coastlines — and in some cases, entire continents. Whether it's Judge Dredd's Mega-Cities or William Gibson's "Sprawl," future cities always devour land. Here's a map of future megalopolises. More » -
#interview
Anne Dick Talks About "The Search for Philip K. Dick"
Anne Dick, the third wife of Philip K. Dick, still lives in the house she shared with the legendary and mysterious writer. I visited her there to talk about her new memoir, The Search for Philip K. Dick.
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#triviagasm
32 Heroes Who Must Play A Deadly Game — Or Die!
Everybody loves playing games — except when you're forced to by aliens, or your futuristic prison warden, or superpowerful beings. This Friday, Gerard Butler's forced to play and/or die in Gamer. But here are 32 other deadly-game stories, with clips. More » -
#alternatehistory
An "Alternate History For Newbies" Primer Makes A Stab At Creating An Allohistory Canon
Interested in diving into alternate history fiction? The Onion AV Club has an unusual recommendation: steer clear of both Philip Roth and Harry Turtledove, and start with a Pulitzer-nominated but seldom-discussed 1972 novel instead. More » -
#jonathanlethem
Why Jonathan Lethem Keeps Coming Back To Philip K. Dick
Motherless Brooklyn author Jonathan Lethem started his career channeling Philip K. Dick, and now Lethem is returning to Dick's orbit. Lethem is editing a collection of four Dick novels, and says his new novel is his most Dickian in years. More » -
#terrygilliam
Is Terry Gilliam Jumping on the Philip K. Dick Bandwagon?
It appears the movie industry will not stop until every novel and short story by Philip K. Dick has been made into a movie. And now Terry Gilliam has his eyes on adapting one of Dick's post-apocalyptic novels.
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#exclusive
How Androids Dream Of Electric Comic Books
The second issue of Boom! Studios' Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? is released today, continuing the graphic translation of Philip K. Dick's classic novel. We spoke to editor Ian Brill about how it came about, and how it's done.
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#lastlines
Our Favorite Last Lines From Science Fiction Novels
Science fiction is the literature of the future. So the best SF novels have endings that resolve the story and leave you feeling as though it continues after the last page. Here are our favorite last lines from SF books.
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#review
Do Androids Dream Of Word Perfect Adaptations?
Boom! Studios' new Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? takes the classic Dick novel into the comic medium without losing one word, resulting in an experience that's unique, rewarding and likely to make you forget Blade Runner. More » -
#bookcovers
Can You Come Up With A Science Fiction Book Cover Worse Than These?
Orbit Books is trying to create the worst science fiction book cover of all time — but they're up against stiff competition. Details, and a gallery of some of our fave bad covers, are below. More »
