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1. What does steam punk Fashion Consist of? January 27, 2012 Steampunk wear is a term derived from the era when steampower was widely used, i.e. in the Victorian period in Britain or the Wild West in the United States. It is an ideology that is part science fiction, part fantasy which incorporates speculative fiction as well. However, it is based more on the Victorian perspective of fashion, architecture, art and culture. The fantasy factor sets in because some of the machines envisioned include ‘lighter than air- air ships and mechanical computers. Steampunk attire came into trend in the 1980’s and the early 90’s. It adopts a fascinating style com... (read more) Author: Steve Butler

2. Science versus Fiction: Have New Mexico Environmentalists Been Telling the Truth November 14, 2011 While it can be a speculative musing whether or not Chris Shuey influences the editorial voices with the Gallup, and other New Mexico, media, it can do appear Mr. Shuey often have built the inspiration for his career using a uranium-related disaster. Conversely, can someone blame an ambulance chaser for working to make a living, too? For loss of a Three-Mile-Island episode in laid-back Gallup, New Mexico, Chris Shuey helped establish Southwest Research and Information Center to a vocal "expert" counterpoint contrary to the uranium industry by apparently piggy-backing the 1979 uranium mill tail... (read more) Author: john Mathew

3. Review-Cinco de Mayo August 06, 2011 Cinco de Mayo, Michael J. Martineck, 2010, ISBN 9781894063395 This is the story of present-day Earth that is changed forever. It happens in the blink of an eye. At approximately 10:20 PM on May 5, all 6 billion people on Earth get a blinding headache for a second-and-a-half. In that instant, everyone gets another person implanted in their brain; different thoughts, different memories. Person A gets Person B's thoughts and memories, and Person B gets Person A's thoughts and memories. There is no rhyme or reason about who gets whom. Alastair is a transit worker from Chicago who ... (read more) Author: Paul Lappen

4. I Am Not Prince Hamlet: The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock and other Meta-fictional Works May 03, 2011 Being meta seems to be all the rage in contemporary fiction. Popular books like The Jane Austen Book Club, The Eyre Affair and The Dante Club all build upon classic works of fiction (the Jane Austen canon, Jane Eyre and the Divine Comedy, respectively). They’re not traditional modern adaptations (think the movie Clueless to the novel Emma), nor are they speculative prequels or sequels (such as Wide Sargasso Sea, a speculative prequel to Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre); they’re something completely unique.The earliest evidence of this new sub-genre was most likely Michael Cunningham’s The Hours, ... (read more) Author: Paul Thomson

5. Steam Key Homefront PC Game March 17, 2011 I liked the tale that is advised and just how concentrated it can be. You will be aiming down the sights of assault and sniper rifles, chucking grenades (having a laughably poor animation), and killing loads and loads of enemies. That is traditional shooter fare. The single-player campaign is actually a good deal of enjoyable, but its inexcusable shortness is additionally Homefront's best downfall. Homefront is speculative fiction, set in a near-future, post peak oil planet that functions a considerably declined United states of america, along with a united Korea which has constructed a enor... (read more) Author: Sanu Wilson

6. Does the world really believe in Religion or see it as a Heritage of Disaster? October 03, 2010 If one is to believe all that one researches on the internet regarding religion, terrifying stories of death and destruction are portrayed. We have reached the 21st Century where in many sections of the world humankind still embraces intolerance. Tolerance is over-practiced in most democratic countries to such an extent that an ensuing weakness is exposed. In countries where religion is paramount, tolerance is seen as a weakness. The democratic populations of this world accept that all free thinking individuals have a right to worship as they so desire without discrimination and bias. Some rel... (read more) Author: Robin G Howard

7. SF-An escape from life using science fiction and speculative fantastic fiction August 05, 2010 Many ordinary lives feel static and mundane. We all need escapism of speculative fiction, fantastic fiction or science fiction for diversion in our leisure hours. Over the past 70 years so many decades of change arrived, from the Second World War to the present time. If you read Jim Long space agent stories you are a very special person. You the reader bring Jim Long to life. The creation of this character was made possible by me, a thirteen year old boy then, now aged into a mature man. In these days of financial and uncertain upheavals do you feel as though you want to escape from life... (read more) Author: Robin G Howard

8. Movie Review: Blade Runner August 03, 2010 It is the speculative nature of science fiction that separates it from fantasy. Where fantasy can be imagination run wild, science fiction is more steeped in reality and expands or speculates about technology and the places current technology can go. Science fiction, in this regard, very much intends to give the reader or viewer a change in perspective. By speculating on current technologies or social problems science fiction can sometimes become quite prophetic. One classic example is the short story The Pedestrian written by Ray Bradbury in 1951. Blade Runner, based on the Philip K. Dic... (read more) Author: Abhik Srivastava

9. AN AMAZING HAZY LOOK at the PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE July 06, 2010 The psychic thinker is here- a psychological exploration of different aspects of life in a thought provoking way. A New look at life - Why am I here? Who am I? What am I? Will religion let me down? Has it let me down already? What do I really know about religion? Life after death – personal psychic premonitions in Life! A touch of homespun philosophy. Asking the questions of life and questions invoking the sixth sense. Sometimes we all sit and think. Sometimes we doodle with a pen. Do we ever look in depth at what we are thinking? I am amazed at the amount of people who say 'when the ph... (read more) Author: Robin G Howard

10. Pocket Watch Steampunk 2010 April 15, 2010 If you've gotten always had a love of Victoriana or eras gone by, likelihood is good that you've run into the steampunk movement. Steampunk is actually a sub-style of speculative fiction that examines an alternate history Victorian era. Dressing as airship pirates, lady adventurers and top-hatted super spies is all a part of a day's work for somebody who loves the steampunk aesthetic. When you are looking for accessories, think about a pocket watch. Steampunk consists of all kinds of characters and tropes, but everybody needs to tell the time!When you are looking for the appropriate pocket wat... (read more) Author: Byron Burnett

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