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Who to Expect (You May Be Surprised) at This Weekend's Sci-Fi Expo

By Alicia Auping
Feb 7, 2014

It's cold outside, but it's time to snap out of that video game coma and break out of hibernation because signage for Jaws and a giant TARDIS outside the Irving Convention Center in Las Colinas can only mean one thing: Sci-Fi Expo 2014! So, burrow out of that cozy blanket...
10 Great Halloween Costumes That Don't Reference Breaking Bad

By Alicia Auping
Oct 25, 2013

Dealing with the end of a great TV show is similar to dealing with a painful breakup, and we know you're breaking sad. But it's something we all have to come to grips with. Recently, we helped you out twofold by distracting you with another titillating show, The Walking Dead,...
Try Our Walking Dead Drinking Game. It Pairs Nicely with Zombie Attacks.

By Alicia Auping
Oct 11, 2013

What are we to do without the nail-biting, stress-inducing, emotional roller coaster of Breaking Bad? Why, tune into the flesh-biting, stress-inducing, emotional rollercoaster of Walking Dead, of course. Walter White meet Rick Grimes. He's not afraid to cry. And we drink to that. In fact, we drink to everything. We...
The Stars of the Indie Publishing World Are Descending on Half Price Books Tomorrow

By Alicia Auping
Oct 11, 2013

If you didn't get enough literary nerdiness at last weekend's FenCon, never fear. The indie publishing industry descends on Dallas this weekend with vengeance. Indie Vengeance. As in IndieVengeance Day. Get it? No? Either way it goes down Saturday, October 12 at Half-Price Books (5803 East Northwest Highway)...
Your Tutorial for this Weekend's FenCon X

By Alicia Auping
Oct 4, 2013

If Comic-Con's gotten a little too mainstream for you or maybe you're looking for something a little more highbrow, don't worry -- you don't have to miss out any of the convention fun. This weekend's FenCon is a literary science fiction and fantasy convention with all the same geekery as...

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