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Anti-Folk

Posted on Jan 6th, 2009 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

I discovered a new genre of music: anti-folk ( Wikipedia article ).  My friend was playing some music from Juno which I've seen before.  The movie is decent, but the music is great. I looked... More »

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Ponderings Fictional

Posted on Dec 22nd, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

(1) I've noticed a correlation between the length of stories and the type of fiction.  Genre fiction tends toward short fiction... or is it short fiction tends towards the genre?  One thing is for sure,... More »

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sensawunda

Posted on Nov 28th, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

Sensawunda is the sf genre term for sense of wonder .  I've come across the term before, but I was just thinking about how its something I value highly in fiction.  I was reminded of... More »

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Horror and Science Fiction

Posted on Nov 22nd, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

My friend reads a lot of horror fiction.  I've never been all that attracted to horror even though it crosses over with the fantasy genre which is something I read quite a bit.  However, because... More »

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Tropes in SciFi

Posted on Oct 7th, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Explorer Marmalade

I'm watching the movie Stargate Atlantis: Rising .  Its decent.  The special effects are good and its fairly imaginative.  The acting is adequate... not awesome though.  The plot holds my attention if somewhat predictable.  I love... More »

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