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...fantasy lover. Forrest J Ackerman, who died Thursday at 92 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, was all these things and many more: literary agent for such science fiction authors as Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, A.E. van Vogt, Curt Siodmak and L. Ron Hubbard; actor and talisman in more than 50 films (The Howling, Beverly Hills Cop III, Amazon Women on the Moon); editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and creator of the Vampirella comic book franchise. But each of these trades was an exponent of his educated ardor for science fiction, fantasy and horror, and his need...
...lying on soft meadow grass with a Delphic member, remarking that a cloud looked like a bunny. The member retorted, “No, it’s a Delphic. They’re all Delphics.” To always have a relevant conversation topic, bring along a talisman related to the club’s storied past. Grave robbing is encouraged. When conversation fails, take the initiative to start a Greco-Roman wrestling tournament. But bring your own oil, (Bilotti found that out the hard way). On the other hand, you could try a pie-eating contest. Only...
...ever going to do a third Talisman book with Stephen King? I believe so. Steve and I agreed years back that we would do a third one, and that would be it, because Black House virtually sets up, and all but promises a follow-up. And then we would have a three-volume fantasy novel. That's perfect. That's probably what it wanted to be from the beginning...
...World War I -- that the French avant-garde set a standard against which his own burgeoning inventiveness could be tested. But it is significant that when he finally got there in 1921, he took with him a handful of dried grass from Montroig as a talisman of memory, to help him with the big painting he rightly considered his first masterpiece: The Farm. Frontal as a nursery ark, bathed in the raking dreamlight of early morning and constructed with the geometrical clarity of a Renaissance townscape, this was Miro's summation of memory. As its first owner, Ernest Hemingway, wrote...
...France, dismissal wasn't particularly unjust, just brutal. In its third game, against Italy on June 17, France lost its talisman Franck Ribéry to injury barely 10 minutes in, then lost defender Eric Abidal to a red card 15 minutes later for hacking Luca Toni in the box. Andrea Pirlo's subsequent penalty put Italy ahead and then Thierry Henry capped France's night by deflecting Daniele De Rossi's free kick into the net in the second half. This is a sorry end to a generation of greatness. But all was not lost. After the game, French...