Category Archives: Wild Speculation

Whatever Happened To Susan?

One of the biggest mysteries left unsolved since the beginning of the Doctor Who relaunch in 2005 is what happened to the Doctor’s granddaughter, Susan Foreman. When last we saw, her fate was left in the air: Susan continues to … Continue reading

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Bruce Sterling Will Now Tell Your Fortune

If yo aren’t already, go read Bruce Sterling’s annual new years future cast, State of the World 2012. A taste: FUTURE CHANGE AS SEEN BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1. Continue trend of seize the planet’s physical means of … Continue reading

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Business Opportunities Involving the London Bridge

Of all the novels we could be living in, this is not the one I would have suspected: Hansard is the official printed transcript of the proceedings of the houses of parliament — in other words, the working log of … Continue reading

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All Truth Is Crooked, Time Itself Is A Circle

Battlestar Galactica Season 4 starts Friday at 10PM and speculation as to the fate of our intrepid fleet runs rampant. Who is the final Cylon? Who will survive to reach Earth? What will they find when they get there? As … Continue reading

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There’s Truth In Here, Somewhere

I think I’ve figured out the secret mystery to Lost: It’s all just a viral literacy campaign from the secret Inner Head of the ALA, whom everyone knowns are acid head mystic lit fiends, promoting the most mind bending books … Continue reading

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Books on the Big Screen

The Onion’s AV Club has an article discussing 21 books they think should be made in to films. There’s a few good one sin there that I could get excited about (Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell!) plus some that I’m … Continue reading

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A Future made of Steam and Rivets

Warren Ellis asks an intriguing question: Is it possible that steampunk is making a comeback as acquiescence to the notion that our more recent apparently plausible models of the future will never come to reality? To a large degree, I … Continue reading

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Harry Potter Predictions

Salon has their predictions for how Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows will turn out. it’s a mixed bag, which just underscores what an accomplishment J.K. Rawling has made: able to write a multi volume epic that not only has … Continue reading

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