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It's hard to remember when the last time a science fiction or fantasy movie was in the lists for best actor, actress, writing, directing or best picture for The Oscars. Sometimes, one or two fantasies or science-fiction films will get into the People's Choice Awards, and they sometimes make it in ...

Well, I had an unexpected game at GenCon this year. If it had been a LARP, it would have been a Cthulhu Live game. Those who play in that game system know you have a high likelihood of going insane, if not actually dying. Probably the thing that most makes me crazy in everyday life is hunting fo ...

One of the perks of writing for Airlock Alpha is getting to be in on press conference calls with actors, creators and the powers that be of the cool stuff. Having the screener of Syfy’s version of “Treasure Island,” which airs May 5 beginning at 7, was particularly fortuitous for me this pa ...

You probably know by now that I am avowed Anglophile. I have been since I was a young girl falling in love with the young men who made British music in the 1960s. Ah, Peter Noone, Jeremy Clyde, Ringo Starr, and yes, even Freddie (looked like the quintessential nerd) Garrity! If you know all of ...

My original intention was to write about the Boston Comic-Con. You expect that Mother Nature might throw a freak snowstorm or hurricane at you causing your con to be cancelled. You don't expect that some horribly misguided humans will bomb a major sport event and wreak destruction on an unsuspecting ...

Unlike the spring surprise that you’d get from Monty Python’s candy shop, the spring surprises BBC America is delivering are entertaining ... and mostly harmless. Along with long-running hit series "Doctor Who" and Chris Hardwick’s chat show, "The Nerdist," fans will be treated to the debut ...

The recent and continuing foofaraw over who is a true geek and who is not shows how prone even the people who think of themselves as intelligent and enlightened can go horribly wrong in their judgment of others. One example of this is how young women in skimpy or skintight costumes are not reall ...

What could be better to bring people together than fannish food? OK, giving away huge sums of money might be better but that’s not in the realm of possibility for most of us. Let’s stick with food. Some fannish food is much better in theory than practice, such as the purple potato salad s ...

Back in the day, when you went to a science-fiction convention, you were guaranteed to see a multitude of bodies clad in t-shirts with "No matter where you go, there you are," a picture of Mr. Spock, or something of that ilk. You were also sure to see full costumes based on a favorite show, book or ...

If you’ve been watching "Warehouse 13" the past couple of seasons on Syfy, you might be thinking it’s about time for Artie and Dr. Calder to step it up in the romance department. Well, the powers that be for the show think so, too. You know, however, that the course of true love cannot run sm ...