Monday, June 1, 2009
Republibot Sends Sci-Fi News to the Right
A new sci-fi news website is growing as a resource for conservatives who feel the rest of the pop culture world is in a political galaxy far, far away from them.
A new sci-fi news website is growing as a resource for conservatives who feel the rest of the pop culture world is in a political galaxy far, far away from them.
Now you can kick off your Star Trek shows, climb into Star Wars bed and read the fan fiction you stored on your Transformers flash drive–all thanks to the summer’s more creative movie-marketing merchandise.
As the 2008 Wimbledon fortnight played itself out, the event offered all of its traditional trappings–immaculately mown grass, clean yellow tennis balls, breakfasts of strawberries and cream and well-dressed faceless alien androids.
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