http://dir.salon.com/topics/science_fiction/?source=rss&aim=science_fiction en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT By Rebecca Traister Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/07/24/scully/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/07/24/scully/index.html?source=rss Fox Mulder was brilliant and sexy in "The X-Files" -- but it's Dana Scully who has my heart. By Elizabeth Hand Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/07/11/disch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/07/11/disch/index.html?source=rss In his many dark, satirical, heretical books, the pioneering science fiction author contemplated death with elegant despair. By Thomas Rogers Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/04/02/bsg_explainer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/04/02/bsg_explainer/index.html?source=rss A complete primer on the smartest sci-fi TV show ... maybe ever. Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/18/rendezvous_with_arthur_c_clarke/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/18/rendezvous_with_arthur_c_clarke/index.html?source=rss Back in the day, 50 cents would get your mind blown. Thanks for the psycho-computers and ominous aliens, Arthur. By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/13/ellison/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/13/ellison/index.html?source=rss Science-fiction legend Harlan Ellison on the new movie starring himself as a "funny, weird old guy" -- and how the WGA wound up as Hollywood's "bitches." Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/11/paul_krugman_in_outer_space/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/11/paul_krugman_in_outer_space/index.html?source=rss A science fiction geek's delight: Aliens, interest rates, relativity theory and Isaac Asimov jokes By Rebecca Traister Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/10/23/dumbledore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/10/23/dumbledore/index.html?source=rss What happens when authors like J.K. Rowling can't stop telling their own stories? Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/11/doris_lessing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/11/doris_lessing/index.html?source=rss Dystopian futures don't just belong to the cyberpunks. Doris Lessing could play post-apocalyptic with the best of them. By Laurel Snyder Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/09/10/lengle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/09/10/lengle/index.html?source=rss Madeleine L'Engle wrote children's books that were too complicated for grown-ups. I'll miss her. By Dennis Lim Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/08/11/william_gibson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/08/11/william_gibson/index.html?source=rss William Gibson has been hailed as a prophet and a futurist, but his eye is on the present moment. He talks to Salon about virtual readings, emerging technology and his new novel -- set in 2006. By Salon staff Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/25/summer_reads4/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/25/summer_reads4/index.html?source=rss Thrills and chills: These mysteries and science fiction novels will transport you to a higher plane. By Simon Reynolds Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/05/12/jetpack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/05/12/jetpack/index.html?source=rss Science fiction promised us a tomorrowland of jetpacks, Smell-O-Vision and male mammary implants. So what happened? Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/20/un_lun_dun/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/20/un_lun_dun/index.html?source=rss Pollution is evil in China Mieville's newest novel. The kids will understand. By Laura Miller Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/03/05/mieville/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/03/05/mieville/index.html?source=rss The imaginative world of an alternative London created by China Mieville just may take adults back to their slack-jawed, book-drunk days of youth. By Salon staff Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/14/Phillips_int_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/14/Phillips_int_excerpt/index.html?source=rss Julie Phillips introduces the fascinating subject of her biography: A sophisticated, adventurous woman who wrote science fiction like a sophisticated, adventurous man. By Laura Miller Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/10/phillips/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/10/phillips/index.html?source=rss Before JT Leroy there was James Tiptree Jr. -- the writer and alter ego of Alice Sheldon, a beautiful woman who struggled under the weight of her talent, depression and sexuality. Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/04/10/barth_anderson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/04/10/barth_anderson/index.html?source=rss Mexico, the U.S. and "The Patron Saint of Plagues." By Karen Joy Fowler Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/03/17/butler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/03/17/butler/index.html?source=rss The great African-American science fiction writer saw herself as a reclusive outsider, but to her peers she was a beloved insider. Page Rockwell Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/17/sci_fi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/17/sci_fi/index.html?source=rss Newsweek says spaceships are fun for both genders. By Cory Doctorow Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/11/14/themepunks_10/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/11/14/themepunks_10/index.html?source=rss Kodacell's in trouble, but Andrea's on a new story: Russian biotech weight-loss clinics. Chapter 10 of "Themepunks." By Cory Doctorow Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/11/07/themepunks_9/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/11/07/themepunks_9/index.html?source=rss Rat-Toothed Freddy is up to no good, while Lester is a man transformed. Chapter 9 of "Themepunks." By Cory Doctorow Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/31/themepunks_8/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/31/themepunks_8/index.html?source=rss In the midst of death and mayhem, Perry thinks up the ultimate killer app. Chapter 8 of "Themepunks." By Cory Doctorow Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/24/themepunks_7/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/24/themepunks_7/index.html?source=rss Can Kodacell save the homeless? Chapter 7 of "Themepunks." By Cory Doctorow Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/17/themepunks_6/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/17/themepunks_6/index.html?source=rss Never mind the inventors -- Andrea's posts make things happen. Chapter 6 of "Themepunks." By Cory Doctorow Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/10/themepunks_5/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/10/themepunks_5/index.html?source=rss Lester solves messiness! Chapter 5 of "Themepunks."