Author: Alex Irvine
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If You Haven’t Already…
Read a banned book this week. Preferably in church. Or if that’s too confrontational for you, consult this list of Banned Books Week events to find one near you.
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A Question for John McCain
Senator: Is there anything Barack Obama *does* understand? — alexirvine.blogspot.com
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To the Stars!
A fascinating bit in Wired about what’s either a massive boondoggle and con-job or (much less probably) a tremendous technological leap forward. Mars in 41 days? Can tourist jaunts to Olympus Mons be far behind? (Also recently in Wired, this terrific piece about one of my favorite 80’s artifacts, Weird Al Yankovic.)
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Uh Oh
One more SFnal apocalypse scenario takes a step toward reality, as researchers in eastern Siberia discover a whole lot of methane escaping from the seabed. An isolated incident? Maybe. Let’s hope so, anyway.
Crooked House Fictions 