From Elvish To Klingon: What's The Point Of A Fake Language?
Invented languages are perfect for science fiction and fantasy -- they force us to think in cultural terms different from our own.
Invented languages are perfect for science fiction and fantasy -- they force us to think in cultural terms different from our own.
The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 09.19.2011
"My eyes! My eyes! You're forcing them O-Pen!" Songs originally written by Anthony Burgess for a musical adaptation of his classic novel, "A Clockw...
The Guardian | Stephen Bates | Posted 07.12.2011
At least 20 unpublished stories by Anthony Burgess, the author of A Clockwork Orange, have been discovered by researchers sorting through his papers a...
Posted 05.25.2011
Designers, visual artists, and art directors alike all know the importance of good fonts; they are crucial, sneakily underestimated, and can repel or ...
Posted 05.25.2011
From Flavorwire: By Kathleen Massara Dialect can be used as a class marker, or as something that identifies your hometown, your race, or your pr...
Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011
A hand placed firmly on an extraordinary looking book, "This is about it...65 years of work." The story - and hand - belongs to legendary movie poster...
American Library Association | Posted 05.25.2011
15 of the most iconic, popular, and/or celebrated movies of all time -- all of which are based on books that have been banned, formally challenged, or burned.
Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011
Two teenage girls kicked a homosexual man to death as he lay unconscious in Trafalgar Square in a shocking killing likened to a scene from the movie C...
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
The plan isn't going into effect until 2013. Think you're tired of TV ads and screaming folks at town hall meetings now? Picture a more local version of that for the next four years -- not a pretty sight.
Mike Miley | Posted 05.25.2011
Tarantino gets singled out as being morally vacant because he makes violence funny, and he's successful because he's really good at it.
Gregg Hurwitz | Posted 05.25.2011
While I don't believe that stories cause someone to commit violence, I do believe that as a creator, I have a responsibility not to provide a game plan for criminals shopping for information.
Michael Adams | Posted 02.13.2012