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"Bioshock" Creator Ken Levine Tapped to Write "Logan's Run" Reboot

Bioshock creator and Irrational Games co-founder Ken Levine has been asked to put his considerable talents towards writing a reboot of the 1976 sci-fi classic Logan’s Run. According to Deadline, Logan’s Run is a “passion project” for Levine, but, despite his new gig, he will continue to work on games with the fine folks over at Irrational, which is great news, because we don’t want to wait three more years… more

Go Read Some Nora Ephron

Since the news of her death, I’ve become aware that many people know Nora Ephron as the amazing director and writer that she is but are unaware of her body… more

EXCLUSIVE: John Hodgman Reads the Prologue to Rob Reid’s “Year Zero”

What if aliens listened to pirated American music? And what if American music industry lawyers went after them to collect royalties and fines? And what if said aliens reacted by… more

Course of the Force Episode 2: The Wrath of Han

The search for the lightsaber continues, as Kyle Kinane joins the cause in Episode II of the Course of the Force webseries. As we saw in Episode I, Matt Mira… more
 

Let’s Talk About “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is coming out in theaters Friday and I knew I’d already read the book. After looking it up, I realized that this was my first… more

Book Review: “Redshirts,” by John Scalzi

Wanna read a book? Good. Want to read it in one sitting because you can’t put it down? Great. Like stuff that’s super amazingly meta? Oooh. Fan of… more

Remembering Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury died today at 91, according to a report over at io9, and it’s not hyperbole to say that he drew many, many people into the world of speculative… more
 

Book Review: “We Die Alone” by David Howarth

Originally, I was going to write a whole article about why I wasn’t reviewing Fifty Shades of Grey but that seems counterproductive. If you follow me on Twitter, then… more

Dave Hill on Discomfort, Japanese Toilets, and “Tasteful Nudes”

Dave Hill didn’t start as the Toast of the Comedy World. No, it took hard work, dedication to his craft, and several greatly uncomfortable detours to become what he is… more

So You Wanna Read About Comedy?

Like a lot of people on this site (maybe it just seems that way to me, I’m not sure), I consider myself a comedy nerd. It’s so much… more