Greg Bear is one of the most important writers in science fiction today. He has won the prestigious Nebula Award three times, and he also has two Hugo Awards to his credit. In the St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, David Brin stated that few SF...

13.5p - Aim - Direct marketing, or rather junk mail, is the bane of most people's lives. So the key for businesses is how to get their target customers to actually read what they receive, rather than just bin it. And this is...

The nephews of entrepreneur Michael Green are developing a new -look direct marketing business Nigel Bolitho Tangent is a technology company with two distinct platforms. The first, Toolkit, aims to provide blue-chip companies with locally targeted marketing material. The second, Taobase, enables...

Last night's season finale (which precedes a final season) offered one benediction after another, and just about every one felt unearned. The show played with the viewer. It hinted two or three times at climactic violence and each time delivered hugs-and-kisses instead. Notably, in the...

In the 1987 movie "Broadcast News," Aaron Altman, played by Albert Brooks, has one shot at the anchor's seat, only to be beset by a rabid case of flop sweat. William Hurt's character, the slick but shallow Tom Grunick, later describes Altman's moist meltdown as...