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Driving Blind: Lego Casino Royal and Remembering GeoCities IFRL-TLC-Scenery-robert-heiser-751576-unsplash

Driving Blind: Lego Casino Royal and Remembering GeoCities

Ethan Gach May 17, 2013

It’s a beautiful day in the nation’s breadbasket which means the commute home will be deadly. Fortunately I’ll be...

“The Hierarchy of Contempt” IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Hirosage-UnexpectedRainfall

“The Hierarchy of Contempt”

Will April 23, 2010

After watching his excellent Bloggingheads dialogue, I stumbled across the website of Canadian science fiction author Peter...

The changing face of the apocalypse IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.venice-with-the-salute-314

The changing face of the apocalypse

Will October 30, 2009

Here’s an interesting nugget: Research shows that apocalyptic fiction has changed dramatically over the past 20 years:...

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