FICTION popularity and FICTION trends

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Nearly a decade after they last saved the earth from aliens, the Men in Black are back - and critics seem pretty okay with that. The science fiction sequel earned a 66 percent "fresh" rating, according to the critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. That's a far higher number than those received by recent box office duds "Dark Shadows" and "Battleship." At the very least, ...

At first blush, it sounds like a torturous way to read an 8,500-word short story. But in a nod to the social media age, The New Yorker is offering up new fiction on Twitter in a series of 140-character bursts.

The "success" of private equity must mean that everyone must be an entrepreneur, an engineer or an M.B.A. "Change" that worked in the conditions of the '70s must be the solution in times that even Brooks admits are "radically different."

Bob the Super Hamste writes "The BBC has an opinion piece from science fiction writer Elizabeth Moon who believes that everyone should be chipped or barcoded at birth. Her reasoning is that it would prevent identification mistakes and even allow soldiers to identify combatants from non-combatants. Her comments came as part of a discussion on future wars hosted by the BBC World Service." ...

A new New York Times bestseller has captivated BooksOnBoard audiences on both sides of the Atlantic this week: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel. - - 'Historical fiction is one of those genres that doesn't often make its presence known on our top t...

Another masseur is claiming John Travolta made sexual advances toward him, but he says he willingly accepted them - and called the "Pulp Fiction" actor a "great kisser."

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama can hold his own when it comes to pop culture: He's up on "The Avengers" superheroes, has a handle on the Kardashians and says he catches up with TV hits during long flights on Air Force One. But the president punted to wife Michelle when he was asked about the erotic fiction book "Fifty Shades of Grey."...

Economist Robin Hanson poses an odd challenge to atheists: A few days ago I asked why not become religious, if it will give you a better life, even if the evidence for religious beliefs is weak? Commenters eagerly declared their love of truth. Today I'll ask: if you give up the benefits of religion, because you love far truth, why not also give up stories, to gain even more far truth? Alas, I...

The American Ambassador’s residence in Prague was built in the late nineteen-twenties by Otto Petschek. The Petscheks were among the wealthiest families in Czechoslovakia, and the mansion was lavish: long curving corridors, ornate bathrooms, a swimming pool in the basement. The Petscheks were also German-speaking Jews . . .

NEW YORK (AP) -- Charles Baxter, a fiction writer whose books include "Harmony of the World" and "Gryphon," has won a $30,000 prize for short fiction....

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's quarterly earnings, dragged down by a loss from science fiction bomb "John Carter," beat Wall Street expectations with 21 percent profit growth driven by its theme parks and media networks.

Die Firma Deep Ocean Technology will ihren Gästen einen Ausblick auf den persischen Golf, etwa 60 Meter unter dem Meeresspiegel, bieten. Was wie Science Fiction des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts klingt und aussieht, soll jetzt in Dubai Realität werden. mehr...

IRVINE WELSH IS sitting comfortably in the lobby-bar of the Clarence Hotel when I arrive to meet him, on the day his latest novel, Skagboys, hits number one in the UK fiction charts.

In an incident which appears be a perfect plot for any reality-based fiction work, an American college dropout after being brutally attacked by a group of street robbers has turned a mathematics genius.

Science fiction publisher Tor UK decides to drop anti-piracy restrictions from its electronic books.

A GROUP of high-tech tycoons wants to mine asteroids, hoping to turn science fiction into real profits.

HBO's "Veep" is a funny and sharp take on our political absurdities -- with a dazzling Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Companies that have existed for centuries could be gone in a generation unless they make a single radical change. Publishers who want to stay in business are going to have to start selling books without digital rights management, says science fiction author Charlie Stross. DRM locks customers into individual ebookstores and devices, which is the primary way that Amazon perpetuates its strangleh...

Pulitzer Prize judges failed to reach a decision when none of the three finalists received a majority in the voting process.

Les relations entre TF1 et la chaîne qatarie se multiplient.Articles en rapportLe CNC engage un plan de relance pour la fiction françaiseApple accusé de manipuler le prix des e-booksLe FSI investit dans ViadeoThierry Jadot à la tête d'Aegis Media FranceLa Tribune revient en hebdo dans les kiosques

Flying cars aren't just science fiction anymore....

1994 was great for movie fans. "Pulp Fiction." "The Shawshank Redemption." "Forrest Gump." But bond investors definitely would rather forget that year.

Spanish film production has almost ground to a standstill in 2012

COMPANY spent £158m to make science fiction film and another £63m promoting it

LADS' magazine FHM was axed yesterday, a victim of a tough advertising market and the internet.

The iPad, the Twilight fiction series, and takeaway chicken and chips are all new entries into the official basket of goods used to calculate inflation, while traditional photograph printing and step ladders are out.

Fiction is greater than fact in hip-hop and grandiose tales of street life – albeit usually far from reality – make for better records But amid a perpetually growing milieu of poseurs and tall tales Young Jeezy has always been perceived as the real deal; hustling earned him significant wealth...

The tiger is the most fascinating of all India's creatures - a beast that haunts the pages of fiction way more than its slim numbers haunt the jungles. But Jenny Coad was determined to see one.

Pain? Just turn it off! It may sound like science fiction, but researchers have now succeeded in inhibiting pain-sensitive neurons on demand, in the laboratory. The crucial element in their strategy is a chemical sensor that acts as a light-sensitive switch.

A new book examines whether the poor can hope in rising India

'Stealing' trainers by downloading a blueprint then covertly printing out a 'copy' at home may seem like the work of science fiction - but a site already offers the blueprints, and printers already exist.

A hard-headed and successful businessman I know is puzzled by my fondness for reading fiction, or ‘storybooks’ as he calls novels and short stories. “It’s all made-up stuff, all lies. How can you waste your time reading nonsense, when there is so much in our real lives for us to explore? You’re all escapists from reality, all of you who read storybooks,” he says. I agree with him. People like...

SMILES OF satisfaction must have greeted the announcement of the five category winners of the 2011 Costa Book awards. Particularly impressive are the decisions taken in the fiction and biography sections.

New biopic is latest in German-inspire push to do 3D movies on something other than fiction or nature

The American author David Guterson won the annual Bad Sex in Fiction award in London this week for passages of his novel “Ed King.”

Anti-britische Iraner stürmen die Botschaft Londons, richten schwere Schäden an und lassen mitgehen, was ihnen in die Hände fällt. Dazu zählen Bilder von der Queen - und ein Plakat zum Kultfilm "Pulp Fiction".

LONDON (Reuters) - Julian Barnes, who won this year’s Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and Carol Ann Duffy, Britain’s poet laureate, were among the nominees for the 2011 Costa Book Awards announced on Tuesday. English author Barnes is one of four shortlisted for the best novel category for “The Sense… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

Compared to recent dramatic events -- Qaddafi's demise in Libya, Tunisia's groundbreaking elections, the Coptic killings in Egypt -- Jordan's latest cabinet shuffle barely registered as a news blip. Indeed, King Abdullah's dismissal of wildly unpopular Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit had been expected as early as this summer. Still, many analysts greeted new Premier Awn Khasawneh with hope and a...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Sunday described as ‘pure fiction’ a US media report about possible American plans to secure the country’s nuclear arsenal in the event of any extremist threat, saying no one should ‘underestimate’ its capability to defend its national interests.A statement issued by Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua said the article ‘The Ally From Hell’ in The Atlantic journal ...