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a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. The term science fiction was popularized, if not invented, in the 1920s by one of ...
Performing Arts
Popular Indian cinema's propensity for cannibalizing American films bore exuberant fruit in the Hindi-language sci-fi spectacular Krrish (Rakesh Roshan), featuring Hrithik Roshan, the director's son, ...
Kornbluth, C.M.
American writer whose science-fiction stories reflect a dark, acerbic view of the future.Lem, Stanislaw
Polish author of science fiction that veers between humanism and despair about human limitations. His books have been translated into more than 35 languages.Diller, Barry
As the so-called telecommunications superhighway continued to develop at breakneck speed during 1998, U.S. entrepreneur Barry Diller remained one of its prime movers by consolidating the string of ...
RADIO: The Boom of Science-Fiction TV
"Star Trek," the show whose mission was "to boldly go where no man has gone before," celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1996. First televised in 1966, the series ran for only three seasons before it ...
Jolie, Angelina
American actress known for her sex appeal and edginess as well as for her humanitarian work. She won an Academy Award for her supporting role as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted (1999).Media and Publishing
By 2001 the late 1990s rush to complete megamergers seemed to have ended in the United States, as each of the six leading American broadcast networks had aligned with a much larger ...
Media and Publishing
Singer Janet Jackson drew large fines from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for her performance in the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, in which she, through the assistance of her singing ...
Business and Industry Review
There was no doubt that 1995 would go down in history as the year the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers refused to lie down and die. It would also be remembered as the year the toy industry tied the knot ...
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