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Microreview [film]: Warm Bodies, directed by Jonathan Levine
Ignore the stupid tag line!The MeatFollowing—or rather, shuffling awkwardly and groaning—in the wake of the recent rash of "__(insert supernatural being here)___falls in love with human girl and...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
After a brief hiatus we are back for another weekly recap in comics. The buzz of San Diego Comic Con is still ringing loudly and there isn't a better time to be a fan of comics. Check back later...
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Top 3's of Comic Con
This past week I went to my fifth San Diego Comic Con. I am still recovering from participating in events, panels, off-site parties, and more with more than 100,000 of my closest friends. The event...
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Microreview [crime fiction]: Frank Sinatra in a Blender
Frank Sinatra in a BlenderMatthew McBrideNew Pulp PressThe MeatTwo hundred and two pages. Matthew McBride didn’t need any more than that. Keep it simple, straightforward, and violent. That is what, in...
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Microreview [book]: Shattered Pillars by Elizabeth Bear
Bear, Elizabeth. Shattered Pillars [Tor, 2013]The MeatMiddle chapters in serialized trilogies pose unique problems. After all, there's no real beginning or ending--just a whole lot of middle. For the...
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Microreview [film]: The Adventures of Mark Twain
The MeatIf you were alive and creating memories in the United States during 1985/86, you likely remember the craze surrounding Back to the Future, and the craze surrounding Halley's Comet. Bright...
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Guest Microreview [book]: Hooded Man by Paul Kane
Kane, Paul. Hooded Man [Abbadon, 2013]The MeatSo, one review on here recently touched on the positives of book reviewing and I agree with those. However, Hooded Man by Paul Kane raises in my mind most...
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And Our SWAG-AWAY Winner is...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
The buzz of Comic Con is finally winding down and now I can focus on the books. My top comic related story from this week is the successful debut of Axe Cop on Fox this past weekend. I was behind the...
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We Rank 'Em: Best Computer (PC) Games of the mid-1990s
First, a caveat: this list is not a survey of the most influential or most well-known games of the mid-1990s, despite the fact that the mid-90s was arguably when the computer game industry really...
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Microreview [book]: The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
Wexler, Django. The Thousand Names [ROC, 2013]The MeatFlintlock fantasy is a term you hear a lot these days. The basic formula is fairly simple: take musket-era Europe as your source material, add some...
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Microreview [book]: The Emperor's Knife by Mazarkis Williams
Mazarkis Williams, The Emperor's Knife [Jo Fletcher, 2011]The MeatWhat a surprisingly confident debut! Well-written, hard-hitting, fast-paced, and quite enjoyable, The Emperor's Knife is a fitting...
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Microreview [crime fiction]: Ugly Behavior
Ugly BehaviorSteve Rasnic TemNew Pulp PressThe MeatThis will be a deeply ambivalent review. I’ll explain.Ugly Behavior, a collection of murder stories by dark fantasy author Steve Rasnic Tem, was not...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
I must admit that I am quite distracted this week. My son will be celebrating his sixth birthday on Friday, I will be attending Gen Con for the first time next week, and I have been prepping for my...
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Forza Motorsport 4
I'm back!Sorry to have been away for so long. I got a new job in a different city that required a lengthy move so I took a few weeks off. Don't worry, though, things are back to normal here at NoaF...
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Let's Define Terms, Shall We?
Ian Sales recently posted a piece on how to define science and/or speculative fiction, and specifically, how to contrast it to fantasy fiction. Both genres, he argues, are literatures of wonder, but...
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Microreview [book]: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Gaiman, Neil. The Ocean at the End of the Lane. [William Morrow, 2013]The MeatThe Ocean at the End of the Lane is about a child, but I'm not sure if it's intended to be a children's book. This is...
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Microreview [book]: Parasite, by Mira Grant
The Meat (literally) You know how allergies in children are multiplying exponentially recently, and how some people blame overuse of antibacterial soaps and overprotective parenting and...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
Well. It appears that there is an unstoppable force headed towards the earth and the Avengers are up for the call. What does this mean? Infinity, the next Marvel event, is here and Thanos found what...
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AiIP Review: Gerry and the Gin Factory and Other Short Stories
Gerry and the Gin Factory and Other Short Stories, by Kirk BattleThe Meat I am never quite sure how to talk about short story collections- do I talk about each story, just one, or all of them...
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