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Finksburg student goes from library volunteer to author
Zach Teal is just 17, but his love for books led him to write one of his own and to volunteer more than 250 hours at the Finksburg branch of the Carroll County Public Library.
"Two hundred and fifty hours is quite unusual for our teen volunteers," said...Tags: Libraries, Science Fiction (genre), Literature, Carroll County (Maryland), Book
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Toby's Columbia brings magic of 'Wizard of Oz' to stage
Everyone who has ever sat before a television or movie screen to enjoy the fantasy of "The Wizard of Oz" should plan to see how magical this family favorite becomes onstage at Toby's Dinner Theatre in Columbia. The production brings the beloved...Tags: Ray Bolger, Concerts, L. Frank Baum, Dance, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
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McDaniel College offers new minor in genre fiction
Coming unstuck in time, Pamela Regis was investigating the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. When the clocks struck 13, she dreamt she went to ... to Manderley? — no, McDaniel. Strange as it might seem, Regis' dream of jumbled-up...
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'Game of Thrones' returns on Entertainment Weekly's cover
The nerd-epic (and I use that term with the deepest feeling of endearment) "Game of Thrones" is returning next month, and no one is more excited than our friends at Entertainment Weekly (and me!). The magazine has dedicated not one, but four covers to the...Tags: Concerts, Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (tv program), Drama (genre), Television
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Small but vibrant crowd expected for Annapolis Comic-Con
He was always a skateboarder and action-movie fan, not to mention a punk-rock enthusiast, but from the time he turned 12, nothing excited Steve Anderson more than the approach and arrival of his favorite day, Wednesday.
That was the day the newest issues...Tags: Arts, Artists, Annapolis, Superman (fictional character), Peter Jackson
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Shore Leave offers sci-fi pleasures way beyond 'Star Trek'
If getting arrested and spending some time in a Klingon jail is your idea of a good time, then don't miss this weekend's Shore Leave 33. It could be the place your dream comes true.
"People love it," says Michael Schilling, a spokesman for the three-...Tags: Science, Genres, Battlestar Galactica (tv program), Star Trek: The Next Generation (tv program), Christopher Judge
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How 'Harry Potter' changed their lives
Thirteen-year-old Alexander Williams was always so reluctant to read that his school arranged to get him special help. But he felt differently about the stories when they were told on a big screen.
Most people who love the films begin with the books. But...Tags: J.K. Rowling , Halethorpe, Fort Meade (military base), Colleges and Universities, Pakistan
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At Balticon, it's all about science fiction and fantasy
Jonette Butler wants something understood: Balticon is not a comic book convention.
"It's nothing like a comic book convention," said the chairwoman of this weekend's Balticon 45, which started Thursday and will run nearly continuously through 4 p.m....Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Science, Adam West, Star Trek (movie, 2009), Hunt Valley
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'Rings' leads Oscar nominations
AP Movie WriterThe fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" led the Oscar field Tuesday with 13 nominations, best picture, director and supporting actor among them. Other best-picture nominees were "A Beautiful Mind," a dramatization of math...Tags: Ridley Scott, Muhammad Ali, Will Smith, Jim Broadbent, ABC (tv network)
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'Rings' wins British Awards
Associated PressEpic fantasy reigned supreme at the Orange British Academy Film Awards, where "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" won five awards, including best film and best director for its New Zealand filmmaker, Peter Jackson. The same film has the...Tags: Judi Dench, Baz Luhrmann, Academy Awards, Jim Broadbent, Warren Beatty
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Ring master
Sun Movie CriticNEW YORK - Peter Jackson, the New Zealand director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, almost begs to be described as a hobbit. His hair flies out like untrimmed shrubbery. His endomorphic profile suggests a yen for enormous Shire-style feasts. And he...Tags: Hugo Weaving, Genres, Academy Awards, Dominic Monaghan, Christopher Lee
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Maurice Sendak dies at 83; author of 'Where the Wild Things Are'
He had already been proclaimed "the Picasso of children's books" by Time magazine when Maurice Sendak, then in his 30s, wrote and illustrated "Where the Wild Things Are," a dark fantasy that became one of the 10 bestselling children's books of all time....
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