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[eldritchhobbit]

* Here are some Calls for Papers that may be of interest:
1. Ambivalent Ambiguities: Depictions of Race in Young Adult Dystopian and Science Fiction
2. The Once and Future Antiquity: Classical Traditions in Science Fiction and Fantasy
3. Alchemy in Harry Potter

In other news...

* From Tor.com: "This is Why Obi-Wan Lied to Luke Skywalker About His Father."

* Also from Tor.com: "Death of Dystopia."

* From New York Review of Books: "On Edgar Allan Poe."

* And from io9: "How Did Edgar Allan Poe Manage To Describe The Big Bang In 1848?"

Comments

[sittingduck1313.livejournal.com]

Personally, I think the only real difference between the Big Bang and, "Let there be light," is that the former avoids identifying a specific entity kicking it off.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

:)