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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, Literature, Fantasy (genre), Carroll County (Maryland), Book
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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...
Tags: Science, Genres, Colleges and Universities, Students, Fantasy (genre)
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March 21: The Cult of Katniss
Jennifer Lawrence is relishing her last few weeks of anonymity. The 21-year-old actress understands that her starring turn in"The Hunger Games" is about to change her life. Opening Friday, the highly anticipated film, faithfully adapted from Suzanne...Tags: Jodie Foster, Arts, In a Better World (movie), Science, Kristen Stewart
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'Mass Effect 3' FAQ: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
It’s been just under three weeks since “Mass Effect 3” was released, and obviously all the hardcore fans of the series got their copies the instant they could. However, a lot of gamers are still on the outside looking in, wondering...
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Total Recall remake: why bother?
I have a bad feeling about the remake of "Total Recall," the sci-fi thriller that was adapted from Philip K. Dick's 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale." The1990 movie, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, was a...
Tags: Kate Beckinsale, Sharon Stone, Thriller (genre), The Adjustment Bureau (movie), Colin Farrell
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A sample of fresh arts ventures for 2012
In the arts world, fresh ideas are generated on a perennial basis — and this year is no different. Three new cultural projects in a variety of media promise to spice things up considerably in 2012.
On the theater front, look for the inauguration of...Tags: Arts, Concerts, Artists, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Getting a ducky start to the new year
The illuminated duck will drop over Havre de Grace, Saturday, Dec. 31, with fireworks on the Havre de Grace Middle School grounds on Lewis Lane. Thank you Susquehanna Hose Company volunteers for continuing this tradition in Havre de Grace. Happy New Year...Tags: New Year's Day, Slavery, Science, Ellis Island, Japan
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Is there life on Mars?
Is there life elsewhere in the universe? It's a question that has long intrigued astronomers and science fiction buffs alike, and now the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched its most ambitious attempt yet to find the answer....Tags: NASA, Science, Astronomy, Fiction, Mystery (genre)
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Anne McCaffrey, sci-fi pioneer, dies at 85
Anne McCaffrey, the science fiction writer who has crafted a half-century of work, has died at age 85.
Her publisher said, "It is with great sadness that Del Rey Books and Random House report the passing of beloved author Anne McCaffrey ... best known...Tags: Science, Fiction, Book
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'Cowboys & Aliens': Round up the popcorn posse
When the western and science fiction genres meld in "Cowboys & Aliens," the entertaining result makes the Wild West seem even wilder. It's a wildly preposterous movie, which is exactly what makes it ideal for summertime viewing in an air-conditioned...Tags: Genres, Olivia Wilde, Native Americans, Alan Ladd, Harrison Ford
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'Paul' is not exactly a heaven-sent comedy
For a lightweight comedy about two unconventional dudes sheltering a fugitive space alien, "Paul" sure comes weighted down with conventional movie "values."
We all know the list by now: It's better to be socially inept and unkempt than neat and...Tags: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Paul (movie), The Perfect Game (movie), Comedy (genre)
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Getting a little sci-fi action for Father's Day
Poor California has suffered its share of unnatural disasters at the movies — everything from giant ants and radiated octopuses to body-snatching space pods and English-mangling Terminators. So it's good to see someone finally sending in the Marines...Tags: Jason Sudeikis, Paul Newman, Armed Forces, Hugo Weaving, Oliver Stone
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