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What if you could file-share someone's consciousness? Would it be a violation, or the ultimate communication therapy? A short story by Cory Doctorow.

It didn’t make any sense. One second they were sitting there playing their banjos and singing songs of oppression, civil liberties, and the inexplicable and eternal wrath of God. The next they were being pissed on, out of thin air more...

Watch the 1988 Soviet adaptation of Bulgakov's classic satire with English subtitles.

"They're made out of meat." "Meat?" "Meat. They're made out of meat." "Meat?" "There's no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and probed them all the way more...

For fans of Bulgakov (May 15, 1891 - March 10, 1940), an acclaimed Soviet novelist and playwright. He is best known for the novel The Master and Margarita, which the New York Times Book Review called one of the greatest more...

I am happy to share with you this this audio adventure from Power Records, “Captain America and the Falcon in “And A Phoenix Shall Arise”.

Who knew a pen could inspire such fear and loathing?

THIS WAS AN OLD MAN. Not an incredibly old man; obsolete, spavined; not as worn as the sway-backed stone steps ascending the Pyramid of the Sun to an ancient temple; not yet a relic. But even so, a very old more...

This Hugo Award-winning novel is great for geeks. Read the review (no spoilers) and then read the book at Vernor Vinge's site!

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Annotations, chapter by chapter, for Bulgakov's satirical novel "The Master and Margarita." Many possible explanations of names, situations, quotations or other elements which can be helpful to understanding the book have been included. Imagery from the the locales featured in more...