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dying inside

A Broken French Telepath in New York

There are dozens of movies about telepaths who are drunk on their power, like Jean Gray in X-Men or Carrie in Carrie. And there are psychics who struggle with the hideous responsibility their visions impart, like John Smith in Dead Zone. That's why I was excited to hear that at last we're going to get a movie that turns the telepath myth on its head. A French film company has bought the rights to Robert Silverberg's intense, disturbing novel Dying Inside, about a telepath who is losing his powers in a kind of ESP Alzheimers way. More »

3:00 PM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,737 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: 'Dying Inside' is one of the great underrated sci-fi stories. While on the surface it's about telepathy, it's really about coming to terms with your past while also coming to terms with your 'unknown' future. more »

time travel wars

Greatest Time-Travel Duels Of All Time(lines)

Some of the greatest battles in science fiction haven't involved dogfights or shoot-outs, but time-traveling smackdowns, with two different people trying to change history out from under each other. Like Marty and Biff, trying to wipe out each other's timelines in this clip from Back To The Future 2. As soon as you have more than one time machine, you can have timeline-altering sniper fights, and whoever can erase the other person's time line first wins. Start your paradox engines, and may the slipperiest time-trickster win! More »

10:30 AM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
9,370 views, 87 comments

Latest by Rhysesmum: OK, puting aside SF series such as Star Trek, Star gate, Far Scape, X Files and numerous others that have pulled out the trusty old Time Travel storylines, here are some movies that havent been mentioned yet. Heroes (series I know more »

poll

Which Scifi Drug Do You Wish You Could Take?

Science fiction is full of weird made-up drugs, many of which sound way more fun than boring old smack. There are drugs that make you telepathic, let you navigate space-time, or just give you trippy-ass visions. This wealth of options is due to the fact that science fiction fans are all drug fiends, says one famous author. Click through to learn more, and vote on which SF wonder drug you'd rather be tripping balls on right now. More »

12:20 PM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By charliejane
10,921 views, 126 comments

Latest by phoghat: @tetracycloide: A PanGalactic GargleBlaster! more »