Fiction has to be plausible. Reality is under no such constraint.
Vexille has what is easily one of the best story lines of any sci-fi recently. If you’re into science fiction movies you owe it to yourself to watch this. A bit slow at times, I’ll admit, but overall great and thought provoking. (Just try to look past the fact that it’s a CGI anime, if you’re not into either.)
It’s up on Hulu for now, but I figured if I could embed and make it easy for you, why not?
Thoughts welcome.
Zombies. They’re sort of like vampires, but nowhere near as popular. Why is that? Aside from the fact that their mythology hasn’t yet been sexed up and corrupted, it’s because there’s not a lot of great zombie literature. Max Brooks’s World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Can you help a brother out?” To a lot of you reading this that conjures up images of a guy in dirty clothes, wondering the streets or sitting on the sidewalk, hand outstretched and asking for some cash. In this case, it’s sort of like that, but not really. Actually this edition is named as such because it seems a lot of people have been asking for help lately, some of which I’ll feature here. Mostly, though, this edition contains a few articles that have caught my eyes.
By the way, if you really, really want to know what I consider a must to read, and you use Google Reader, go ahead and add me to your “Shared” list: gnorbx@gmail.com. And yes, it’s always reciprocal. If you don’t use Google Reader, then check out my Shared Items. I warn you, though, I tend to go on thematic blitzes, so if everything there looks like it’s about transhumanism or self improvement or writing or philosophy, try going back a few pages.
Anyway, here’s the new Le Linkage list of sites you should visit: Continue reading ‘Le Linkage #17: “Can You Help a Brother Out?” Edition’
Title says it all, folks. This episode of the incidental series Le Linkage, where I post links to some of the more interesting stuff I found clogging the Intertubes, is all about reading. Mostly this consists of science fiction and fantasy, with a little comedy to boot. Hopefully there’s something for all.
As a side note before I begin: some of this stuff reminds both The Wife and I about a Far Side cartoon we both saw a few years back. A man is walking to his kid’s bedroom with a book under his arm and a smile on his face. A little kid laying in bed, covering up to his (or her?) nose, yelling “Daddy, please! Not another bed time story!” The caption on the cartoon: “Bedtime at the Stephen King household.”
Alright, now back to your regularly scheduled Le Linkage: Continue reading ‘Le Linkage #15: Another SciFi Edition’
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