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Terrifying Twats: Vicious Vaginas in Sci-Fi Movies
Terrifying Twats: Vicious Vaginas in Sci-Fi Movies
By Sarah Bennett
May 28, 2013

Giant monster or mammoth lady-parts? Here's how modern sci-fi films equate she-genitals with scary beasts.

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Mr. Rogers or Mr. Spock?
Mr. Rogers or Mr. Spock?
By Sarah Bennett
May 28, 2013

 Mr. Rogers and Mr. Spock-- one capable of great emotion, one not, both ever so wise. See if you can tell said bits of wisdom apart.

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Literature Sees The Future (and It's Weird ): 8 Dystopias Realized
Literature Sees The Future (and It's Weird ): 8 Dystopias Realized
By BBP Intern
May 07, 2013

Whether dystopian, utopian, or just plain hyper-real, the future is out there for all to read, as long as you're willing to look between the lines. Here are 8 examples of elements from dsytopic novels that have come true, in one form or another.

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Disenchanted: 8 Fantasy Worlds I Would Never Want to Live In
Disenchanted: 8 Fantasy Worlds I Would Never Want to Live In
By Jake Flanagin
April 08, 2013

Ever dreamed of slaying orcs in Middle-earth? Befriending a talking beaver in Narnia? Well, I’m here to tell you that such things are far better left in the abstract.

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Revenge of the Nerds: Sci-Fi High's Author Yearbook
Revenge of the Nerds: Sci-Fi High's Author Yearbook
By Emily Morris
March 04, 2013

What would happen if all our favorite Sci Fi authors went to high school together, in the process, creating a rift in the space-time continuum? ​Ray Bradbury is most certainly Class Sweetheart. But who is Best Dressed? 

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