‘It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.’ Over the past year or so I have been exploring ...

Everyone is talking about Iggy Azalea. She’s a big deal. Iggy is the first female rapper to top the US Billboard chart since 1998 (when Lauryn Hill’s classic ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ had us enthralled). While ‘Fancy’, featuring the awesome ...

How many TV shows, films, books, etc can you think of that reinforce the idea of ‘it’s ok to be different?’ I bet you can think of a lot of examples. Even the ol’ classic, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling. ...

The film reboot of 21 Jump Street was a pleasant surprise. I assumed it would be awful, trying too hard to cling to old ideas that did well back in the day without really adding anything of its own to ...

I have been re-watching the classic 90’s sitcom Boy Meets World in preparation for the spin-off series that starts airing on the Disney Channel on June 27th. I loved this show during its original run, never missing it in the ...

A lot of writers who hope to find success have an idealized dream of their novels bringing in enough cash to make a living. The reality is, very few authors ever achieve that. Most of us will be relegated to ...

Maleficent is a badass. There’s no two ways about it. She is one of the best baddies in the Disney animated classics archive: her voice, her look, her powers, everything about her is brilliant. What a legend. It’s no surprise ...

Before we get into anything else about this film there is one thing I want to say first: this is quite possibly the worst title for a science fiction film ever. Edge of Tomorrow is the most generic, bland, unappealing ...

Roland Emmerich is having a bit of a nostalgia trip at the moment. Work on Independence Day 2 is well underway and now he has announced that he will be rebooting Stargate. The original 1994 film was envisaged by Emmerich ...

Good news for all SFF short fiction fans – Tor.com has launched a new digital imprint. Like all their previously published free content (which will continue), the new imprint will publish digital products internationally that are DRM-free. While the focus ...