Following are news items of the fantastic from the previous week.
Internet Responds To Young Female Star Wars Fan Who’s Being Bullied – Techland – TIME.com
techland.com
Members of geek culture rise up to defend a girl bullied for her Star Wars fandom.
War and Social Upheaval Cause Spikes in Zombie Movie Production
io9.com
There’s been a huge spike in the production of zombie movies lately, and many of them seem to be inspired by war. Everything from 28 Days Later to Zombie Strippers make explicit reference to wartime, as did seminal 1968 zombie flick Night of the Living Dead.
A history of zombies in America
io9.com
The early success of AMC series Walking Dead confirms it: Though zombies have been hot for a while, they are now officially the new vampires. Why do Americans love zombies, and what does it say about us?
SciFi 101: Science-Fiction: A Genre In Decline? | AirlockAlpha.com
airlockalpha.com
The cancellation of Caprica, though it came as no surprise given the poor ratings, has prompted a number of interesting columns, blogs and analyses that tried to make sense of the situation.
Is Werewolf Culture Dangerous?
www.werewolves.com
A brief item looking at whether identification with werewolf as a culture is a dangerous phenomenon.
The Burning Bush They Buy, but Not ESP or Alien Abduction – Beliefs
www.nytimes.com
Most anything goes among most of the religion scholars at the American Academy of Religion’s annual meeting, unless it involves the paranormal.
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