Inherent in science fiction are a number of contradictory impulses: imaginative wonder and scientific exactness, romance and realism, childish joy and adult seriousness, the desire to escape and the passion to know. No modern writer expresses and explore...

Philip José Farmer is a prolific science fiction writer whose success is based on his deft mixture of three primary components, "religion, sex, and violence," in each of his many works, according to Franz Rottensteiner in Science-Fiction Studies....

“One morning I had that feeling, one that I think a lot of people have, of waking from some sort of unfulfilling dream and wishing you could go back for just a few more minutes,” said Jake Paltrow, the 32-year-old brother of willowy actress Gwyneth...

Thanksgiving isn't just at Grandma's house anymore. These days, there are lots of possibilities, and a little surfing on the Web will help you pick one that suits your fancy. For example, do you want something with a traditional, historic...

Looking for a quick getaway before or during the holidays, someplace with a Christmas theme but a change from your same old local observances? Take a few minutes and sample just a few of the affordable ideas that can be found on the Internet.Take in...

Last fall, NBC made a big miscalculation with "Friday Night Lights," airing it on a night that wasn't Friday.This confused many viewers. After all, "Saturday Night Live" airs on Saturdays _ not on, say, Thursdays.The season wore on, and "Friday Night Lights," a critical hit,...