Frankenstein

Cara Santa Maria

A Real-Life Doctor Frankenstein?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Video, Galvanism, Isaac Newton, Electricity, Talk Nerdy to Me, Corpse Reanimator, Luigi Galvani, Mad Scientist, Mad Science, Giovanni Aldini, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Deep Brain Stimulation, Cara Santa Maria, Frankenstein, Electrophysiology, Science News

2012-05-16-Screenshot20120516at3.52.36PM.pngGiovanni Aldini may not be a household name, but his contributions to science cannot be ignored. Neither can his macabre demonstrations of the power of electricity on the human body.

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Babar Peerzada Dazzles in The Elephant Man at Theatre 68

Xaque Gruber | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: London, John Hurt, Acting, David Bowie, Pakistan, Babar Peerzada, Theatre, The Elephant Man, Jamie Harris, David Lynch, Los Angeles, Frankenstein, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Hamill, Los Angeles News
Xaque Gruber

There's nothing more inspiring than an artist spearheading a creative project grassroots-style. Such is the case with Babar Peerzada, and his labor of love, a stellar revival of The Elephant Man.

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TCM Fest: "Frankenstein's Gonna Bite Me and Kill Me," Said Five-Year-Old Mel Brooks

Debra Levine | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, James Whale, Tcm, Tom Brown, Debra Levine, Frankenstein, TCM Classic Film Festival 2012, Fest, Entertainment News
Debra Levine

In conversation with Turner Classic Movies creative exec, Tom Brown, prior to the TCM Fest screening of his great comedy classic, Young Frankenstein (1974), director Mel Brooks dug deep into his memory bank. "They were playing Frankenstein at the Commodore Theater in Williamsburg [Brooklyn]. My mother took me ... You know, the big guy who scared the shit out of us?"

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V Is for Vampire

Varla Ventura | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Percy Bysshe Shelley, Frankenstein, John William Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, Vampires, Weird News News
Varla Ventura

I had no idea what I had stumbled upon when I began reading The Vampyre, initially attracted only by its title.

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In Priase of My Dumb-as-Dirt, Stupid Phone

Pamela Haag | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Smart Technology, Speeding Cameras, Frankenstein, 2001, Smarts, American Idiot, Smartphones, Smart Phones, Technology, Culture News
Pamela Haag

My cell phone is an idiot. It's a straight-up, dingbat dumb-ass. It can't do anything, except make phone calls, and has no competency to tell me where...

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How The First Cell Formed

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Cell Membrane, Origin of Life, Video, Frankenstein, Self-Assembling Membranes, Artificial Cell, University of California San Diego, Artificial Life, Science News

How did the early earth's "primordial soup" suddenly change into a living cell? New research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society...

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Dark Horse Comics and Imprint Sequential Pulps Writer Teams Up With Artist Tim Burgard for New Tarzan

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Comic Books, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Tarzan, Comics, Artist, Writer, Superman, Martin Powell, Tim Burgard, Frankenstein, Disney, Batman, UK Weird News, Weird News News
Alexandra Holzer

Come take a leap with me into the mind of a real-life veteran comic book man...beware you may end up in one of his novels so be nice and get yourself one of his books!

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Two Actors Share Best Actor Award For Danny Boyle's Frankenstein

Posted 11.20.2011

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The Associated Press LONDON — "Frankenstein" co-stars Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch both won the best actor prize at London's Evening...

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Meatless Monday: Modern Frankenstein

Ellen Kanner | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Institute for Responsible Technology, Environmental Working, Frankenstein, Jeffrey Smith, Gmos, Organic Farming Research Organization, Food Democracy Now, Just Label It, Environmental Working Group, Center for Food Safety, Denise Ryan, Poblano, Pumpkin, Tortillas, Mary Shelley, Food, Green News
Ellen Kanner

Frankenstein waited too long to make things right. It's not too late for us.

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Hottest Authors: 12 We'd Love To Be Haunted By

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Langston Hughes, Attractive Authors, Ernest Hemingway, Sexy Authors, Sexy Halloween, Sylvia Plath, Frankenstein, Chekov, Hot Authors, Jack London, Books News

Ghosts and books go hand-in-hand. Be it William Shakespeare or Stephen King, writers have long been penning poltergeists. While most literary ghosts a...

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Both Nutzoid and Thrilling: Almodovar's The Skin I Live In

Erica Abeel | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Horror Films, Frankenstein, Elena Anaya, Film Society, New York Film Festival, The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodovar, Antonio Banderas, Entertainment News
Erica Abeel

Drawing on tropes from horror flicks about mad scientists -- think an Ibero Frankenstein -- The Skin I Live In is a macabre trip.

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Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Real Steel

Dan Persons | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Shawn Levy, Emotion, Frankenstein, Dakota Goyo, Aaron Eckhart, Drama, The Sylvian Experiments, Hugh Jackman, Evangline Lilly, Success, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Real Steel, Richard Matheson, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Love, J-Horror, Kyofu, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

The official Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots movie is still in the planning stages, but until then, we have Real Steel, the family-friendly take on a world in which the squared circle has been commandeered by mechanical pugilists while the humans stay safely in their seats.

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Aaron Eckhart To Star As A Modern-Day Frankenstein

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 12.07.2011

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Aaron Eckhart will star in a Frankenstein movie set in the present day called "I, Frankenstein," according to Variety. The script is based on a graphi...

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One-Hit Wonders Revisited: Happy Anniversary to The Last Picture Show

David Galenson | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Catch-22, Joseph Heller, J.D. Salinger, Peter Bogdanovich, One Hit Wonders, Gone With the Wind, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Last Picture Show, Arts News
David Galenson

All the artists mentioned here appear to have been conceptual innovators, and that their puzzling declines may be a result of the fact that age is not the friend of the conceptual imagination.

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Moonlight Was Present On Night Mary Shelley Came Up With 'Frankenstein,' Scientists Confirm

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.27.2011

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It wasn't a dark and stormy night when author Mary Shelley actually came up with the idea for "Frankenstein." In fact, the moon was shining through he...

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British Library Launches Classic Book Reading App

BBC News | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Classic Books App, iPad Apps, Book Apps, Charles Dickens, Frankenstein, Oliver Twist, Mary Shelley, British Library Ipad App, Classic Books, Ebooks, Books News

A "treasure trove" of more than 60,000 19th Century books is being made available by the British Library in a new iPad application....

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Most Evil Book Villains: Readers Reveal Their Favorites

Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Moby Dick, East of Eden, Best Book Villains, Iago, No Country for Old Men, Wuthering Heights, Book Villains, Harry Potter, Frankenstein, Lord Voldemort, American Psycho, Othello, Oliver Twist, Captain Ahab, Books News

Yesterday, Random House (@randomhouse) tweeted, "The #NY rain is making us feel slightly evil, which brings us to ask. Who is your favorite villain in...

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Meet The Daughter Of Frankenstein

Debra Levine | Posted 07.08.2011

Read More: James Whale, Hollyweird, Boris Karloff, Sara Karloff, Horror Movies, Frankenstein, Film, Arts News
Debra Levine

Boris Karloff's only daughter doesn't like frightening movies. "The Wizard of Oz scared me when I was seven. Now I leave the room during Murder, S...

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The Dirtiest Word in Hollywood

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: My Fair Lady, Zombieland, Kill Bill, American Beauty, Best Movies by Farr, Westworld, Austin Powers, Movies, Dune, Steve Martin, Scary-Movie-Remake, The Terminator, The Pink Panther, Robocop, The Crow, Marketing, Imdb-Pro, Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man, Movie Sequels, Best Movies on DVD, True Grit, Iron Man 2, National Treasure, Frankenstein, Indiana Jones 5, Michael Caine, Ghostbusters 3, Independent Film, My Fair Lady Remake, Colin Firth, Movie Remakes, Hollywood, Entertainment News
John Farr

A few weeks back, I read an announcement that the now white hot Colin Firth might be signing on for a re-make ofMy Fair Lady. Not since Steve Martin decided to put a new spin on The Pink Panther have I been so moved to ask, "Why?"

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Obama's Deficit Frankenstein

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Erskine Bowles, Jan Schakowsky, Frankenstein, Ruth Marcus, Dick Durbin, Andy Stern, Deficit Commission, Alan Simpson, Kent Conrad, Barack Obama, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

The Deficit Commission issued its report, and the president has a problem. Like Frankenstein, he built a creature from discarded parts and it took on a life of its own. And like its fictional counterpart, it's threatening to destroy its creator.

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Turkenstein: Dave Arnold's Bionic Turkey Preparation (PHOTOS)

Caroline Shin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caroline Shin

2010-11-24-turkenstein.jpgMaking a "perfectly juicy, perfectly tasty" turkey requires some unusual steps, according to Dave Arnold, director of the French Culinary Institute.

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Friends, Monsters, Lovers: Bringing Mary Shelley Out of the Shadows

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Novel About Friendship, Joanne Rendell, Friendship Expert, Living News, Relationships, Crossing Washington Square, The Professors' Wives' Club, Frankenstein, Intergenerational Friendship, Friendship Advice, Friendship Book, Out of the Shadows, Book About Friendship, Book, Homeschool, Books News, Mary Shelley, Friendship by the Book, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Out of the Shadows (NAL Trade, 2010) is my friend and colleague Joanne Rendell's third novel. Each of her books is beautifully written; their stories ...

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Dan Black Gives Us Symphonies, Discusses Mashups and "Awesome Bizarreness"

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lollapalooza, UK, Notorious B.I.G., Rihanna, Synthesizer, Symphonies, Biggie Smalls, Perry Farrell, Mash Up, Herbie Hancock, Frankenstein, Dan Black, Owl-City, Jane's Addiction, Kid Cudi, Fireflies, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

I spoke with the hybrid innovator about his current album and living life in the "synthscape," as his bio calls it.2010-06-09-danblack.jpg

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The New York Times' Best Books Of 2009

The New York Times | The New York Times Book Review | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Ackroyd, Barbara Kingsolver, Best Books, Lorrie Moore, Books, Literary Prizes, Harold Evans, Sag Harbor, Wolf Hall, Margaret Atwood, Frankenstein, Jay McInerney, Holiday News, Ishiguro, Jay, Booker Prize, Cheever, Colum McCann, National Book Awards, Columbine, Karen Armstrong, Bestsellers, Ayn Rand, Notable Books, Open, New York Times, Jonathan Lethem, Alice Munro, Andre Agassi, Books News

The Book Review has made these selections from books reviewed since Dec. 7, 2008, when we published our previous Notables list. It was not easy pickin...

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Sing Any Good Books Lately?

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Odyssey, Jack Kerouac, Frankenstein, Books, Bram Stoker, Sting, David Gray, Music, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Edgar Allen Poe, Classics Rock, Wuthering Heights, Ulysses, Jackson Browne, Harold Robbins, Alan Parsons, Elliott Murphy, Books News
Laurence Hughes

The mission of my blog is to highlight popular songs that are based on, inspired by, or allude to books and authors -- "Books Shelved in Songs," as I say on the site.

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