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Finding Hashtags That Are More Than Just Annoying/Ironic/Irrelevant Cries For Attention

April 20, 2015by Kevin Cullen 7 Comments

I’m not going to lie. Up until recently (I’m talking within the past couple of years) I really, really hated hashtags. They popped up across all kinds of social medias, […]

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Haunting, Tragic, Wonderfully Bittersweet – Neil Gaiman’s “Ocean at the End of the Lane”

January 19, 2015by Kevin Cullen 3 Comments

One thing that I’ve noticed, time and time again, is how damn good Neil Gaiman is at writing an ending. From Sandman to Neverwhere to The Graveyard Book, Gaiman wraps […]

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My List of Favorite “NSA is Watching You” Novels

December 11, 2014by Kevin Cullen 1 Comment

With the recent whistleblower scandal revolving around the NSA’s ability to literally wiretap anyone, we figured now would be a hell of a time to brush up on some of the more  “Big […]

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Bring Forth the Underappreciated Artists (Flash Review of Dave McKean’s Cages)

August 14, 2014by Kevin Cullen 2 Comments

Ponderous, melancholic, intense, Dave McKean’s monster of a graphic novel is best read slowly over a series of overcast days. Its characters are odd and sometimes unsettling, making them, if […]

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Entertaining, With Little Engagement – Lauren Beukes’ “The Shining Girls”

July 16, 2014by Kevin Cullen Leave a comment

The Shining Girls is a fascinating read: it’s got time travel, a ruthless serial killer, a girl who survived being disemboweled, and a time travel logic that hits each point in […]

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Interview Spotlight: Cory Doctorow, Author of Pirate Cinema and Little Brother (PT. III OF III)

July 2, 2014by Kevin Cullen 1 Comment

Part III of our Interview Spotlight series shines brightly on Cory Doctorow, author of such cyberpunk titles as Pirate Cinema and Little Brother. Well-known throughout the interwebz as a figurehead […]

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Interview Spotlight: Charles Stross, Author of Accelerando and Rule 34 (PT. II OF III)

June 29, 2014by Kevin Cullen Leave a comment

Part II of our Interview Spotlight finds Charles Stross at the front and center of the cyber-punk world. With a career that didn’t begin with writing, Stross has grown into […]

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A Well Woven, Yet Unfinished Adventure (Carlos Zafon’s The Prisoner of Heaven)

January 27, 2014by Kevin Cullen 2 Comments

While the book itself is filled with excellent prose and lively characters, The Prisoner of Heaven falls short in the actual storytelling department. Compared to Zafon’s previous two books, which […]

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There’s Sex, Drugs, and Violence – “Blacksad” Review

November 5, 2013by The Artificial Selection Project 15 Comments

Back when Walt Disney and his brother began their film production company, with a focus on animation, they held themselves and their artists to the highest possible standard.  In the […]

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Weekly List of Fresh Calls for Submissions

November 1, 2013by Kevin Cullen 3 Comments

Check out our list of what we think are pretty nifty literary mags that are currently open for submissions. If you have a literary journal that you’d like featured here, […]

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