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New Asimov Movies Comingbowman9991 writes "Two big budget Isaac Asimov novel adaptations are on the way. New Line founders Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are developing Asimov's 1951 novel Foundation, the first in Asimov's classic space opera saga, which has the potential to be as epic as Lord of the Rings. At the sam... |
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The Midas Plague and other stories: Your Black Friday Antidote.Stop by your library and get some cheap holiday reading material. I picked up an anthology of classic sci-fi stories last week and am cruising through them with great joy. Since I don't watch much football, I may keep reading right through to Black Friday. Space travel, telepathy and matte... |
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Suck at Guitar Hero? Buy this Robot [Cheater]Robots playing Guitar Hero are not new; one playing the game with up to 98 percent precision is, however. Wired found the Cythbot, a creation of southern California engineering firm Cyth Systems, at this week's Robo developers conference in Santa Clara. It's not actually for sale. Nor is it much ... |
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Friday Video: I Should Really Just Relax [Science After Sunclipse]James Madison and Isaac Asimov write for Mystery Science Theater 3000: Ah, the memories. Today's clip is brought to you by my officemate, who says he remembers where he was (a) the day the Challenger exploded and (b) the day he first saw MST3K (the episode was Gamera vs. Gaos). Read the... |
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Winespeak: scores, music and BraziliansEric Asimov had a thoughtful column on Wednesday. If you didn’t get a chance to see it, he interviews a leading violinist and discusses, among other things, the difficulty of describing both wine and music in words. “A great piece of music, and a great wine, holds your attention and h... |
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New Regency Will Venture to The End of EternityYet another brilliant Isaac Asimov story is headed to the big screen. New Regency has acquired the rights to Asimov's "The End of Eternity", a sci-fi time travel novel first published in 1955. The studio is looking to find a director who is interested in the project first, before looki... |
