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09.10.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

When Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl added the Hugo to its collection of awards, it was I suppose inevitable that comparisons to William Gibson's Neuromancer would arise. Both were first novels that offered vivid glimpses into strange yet familiar futures. Both had strong literary style, in contrast to the more utilitarian prose of some “hard” [...]
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05.04.09 | Permalink | Comment?

The news stories from the past week are awash in stories and statistics about the spread of Swine A/H1N1 Flu. The number of confirmed cases is rising; the number of deaths as well. The cases are appearing in more countries and more states. Some people are wearing masks, which others scoff. In other places, the [...]