How Do Mixed Marriages Work? When fans marry non-fans (and even fans of different fandoms)

Apr 1, 2008 | Intergalactic Medicine Show

My husband and I are both science fiction fans, which means we had a great deal in common even before we met. His book collection mirrors my own, and he understands my ridiculous references like, “All tapes turn into Best of Queen” and someone has “a...

FCC Plans to Investigate Wireless Spectrum Auction

Mar 21, 2008 | eWeek

9/11 Commission joins the chorus of observers calling the auction results out of key. The Federal Communications Commission will investigate complaints that a contractor tried to extort potential bidders for a block of the spectrum set aside for emergency responders,...

Hello World: Leaving MMOs for tabletop games

Aug 1, 2007 | Intergalactic Medicine Show

There are dozens of collectable card games in the world, but Ricardo Piper chose the pink ones. “I’ll play anything that catches my interest,” Piper says as he held his Yu-Gi-Oh cards, which happened to be enveloped in individual pink wrappers, a...

‘La Bohème’ Is Romantic, as Long as I’m Not the Star

Feb 18, 2007 | New York Times

I DIDN’T marry my husband for his money, I swear. I married him because he is brilliant, funny, compassionate and handsome. He is also unlike any man I had ever dated. You see, he has a job. A man with a job wasn’t a situation I had much experience with. I was raised...

When Your Book Becomes a Movie: Pitfalls, Rewards, and Volkswagen Beetles

Jan 1, 2007 | Intergalactic Medicine Show

It is common but rarely remarked-upon knowledge that nine of the top ten highest-grossing Hollywood movies are science fiction or fantasy (unadjusted for inflation. Adjusted for inflation, it’s six of the ten). [1] Less remarked-upon than that, and nonetheless...