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more about #ursulakleguin more comments → Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: "The most frustrating, annoying thing about the opposite sex is that they're not you." Actually that's the best thing about it. I really wouldn't wa... more » Starwatcher: Heinlein was a seriously twisted dude. Has anyone ever explored the psychological underpinnings of this guy? I'd be very interested in reading that. more » Klebert L. Hall: I suspect the premise is flawed. Many people who are too much alike don't get along at all; an opposite-sex (or same-sex, if that's what you like) clo... more » Davio: Damn, io9 seems to be telling me I must go back and watch Red Dwarf series 2 again. Fair enough. I give in. #robertaheinlein more » ZaxxonQ.com: I would SO bone myself! Being gay has that privilege to not worry about changing the sex of my clone/alternate universe/time traveling self. ^_^ #ro... more » bookwench: Ok, so: incest or masturbation? Assuming we're not in some freaky psychic-link parallel universe and each clone is alone in their own head... Mastu... more » bookwench: sometimes I quote topics from io9 to my poor, patient husband just to get his reaction. "clones having sex!" "...did you just say clowns having sex?... more » Corvus-Corax: Logan St. Claire is the crosstime analouge of Quinn Malory. #robertaheinlein more » MargaretMoony: You know, having sex with clone!me is just not something I can get behind (or in front of). #robertaheinlein more » Westender: I always said I'd never date someone would date someone like me, so I'm pretty sure I'd have high enough standards not to hook up with myself. #robert... more » Jeff Edsell: I'm finding a lot of the incest arguments fascinating. As an only child, I understand the taboo on more of an academic level. (Meaning I understand it... more » taz20075: Would you fuck me? I'd fuck me. I'd fuck me hard. #robertaheinlein more » firstanointed: I'm so glad to see this article because I've often said that I would never get married unless it was an opposite sex clone of myself. I don't think ma... more » Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.: Being a Heinlein fan-boy I have long ago come to terms with the fact that despite my utter revulsion for myself, I would totally do me. But, since nei... more » Platypus Man: Man, I read "All You Zombies..." in my Metaphysics class a couple years ago. I was blown away when, at the end, it's revealed that all 4 (or so) chara... more » -
#triviagasm
3 Ways To Meet (And Get Nasty With) Your Opposite-Sex Duplicate
The most frustrating, annoying thing about the opposite sex is that they're not you. Why can't you just meet your exact duplicate — except for sex? You'd be a perfect match. Luckily, science fiction suggests 3 ways it could happen. More » -
#rant
Escapism Is The Highest Form Of Art
Is escapism the enemy of smart science fiction? Are stories that let us escape reality always inconsequential fluff? That's what people argue — but the reverse is true. Escapism is a literary impulse, and escapist art is the highest art.
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#bookreview
Bad Boys of the Multiverse: An Alternate Universe Reading Guide
Have we gone multiverse crazy? Iain Banks' latest novel, Transition, is just the latest of a long line of sideways-traveling books, and this theme is more prevalent than ever. Here are some of my favorites, with spoilers and foul language. More » -
#margaretatwood
Margaret Atwood Says She Doesn't Write Science Fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin Disagrees
Margaret Atwood insists that her novels aren't science fiction, as everything she writes either has happened or could happen today. But in looking at Atwood's latest novel, The Year of the Flood, science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin disagrees. More » -
#unfilmablebooks
Is There Such A Thing As A Gloriously Unfilmable Book?
Hollywood has taken everything, from your childhood toys to the novels that haunted your dreams, and turned them into splashy vehicles for young Scientologists to gallop through. Are there any books that Hollywood absolutely can't turn into movies? Or shouldn't? More » -
#futurecities
The Most Fantastical Cities On Earth, As Chosen By Ursula K. Le Guin And Michael Moorcock
Their books take you to strange cities from other planets, alternate histories and mythical realms. But what real-life cities inspire Ursula K. Le Guin, Michael Moorcock, Nalo Hopkinson and China Miéville? The SharedWorlds project found out, with fascinating results. More » -
#triviagasm
10 Greatest Libertarian Science Fiction Stories
Looking for an antidote to Star Trek's utopian but overbearing Federation? Like your science fiction with a bigger emphasis on personal liberties? Then check out our list of the greatest libertarian science fiction...
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#awards
Ursula K. Le Guin, Wall-E, Patrick Ness And Nisi Shawl Sweep SF Awards
Here's Joss Whedon accepting the Ray Bradbury Award at the Nebula Awards ceremony. Also honored: Ursula K. Le Guin, Wall-E and Catherine Asaro. Meanwhile, Nisi Shawl and Patrick Ness scored Tiptree Awards More » -
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#springmatingseason
10 Authors Who Put Sex In Their Science Fiction
Sex and science fiction have not always been the most obvious partners; combining the two has occasionally defeated even the genre's greatest luminaries. But here are ten authors who successfully brought sex into the future.
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#triviagasm
Our Alien Origins: 21 Panspermia Tales
Planet Earth might be home sweet home, but is it really humanity’s birthplace? We explore science fiction stories where humans come from everywhere but Earth, be it by colonization, alien experiments, or good old-fashioned panspermia. More » -
#quoteoftheday
Ursula K. Le Guin's Secrets Of Creation
Ursula Le Guin did an interview with Vice Magazine (of all places) and explained exactly how you can make a mysterious technology, and a universe of 80 wildly different inhabited worlds, feel totally real. More » -
#books
Science Fiction Authors That Lit Geeks Think It's Cool To Read
For every lit author like Cormac McCarthy, who borrows science fiction themes, there are ten authors who start out writing science fiction, and then become beloved of literary hipsters. Here's a partial list.
