2 posts tagged ‘pulp fiction’

• Dark sci-fi genius wrote at superhuman speed — Barry Malzberg

  Boing Boing, Jan 2, 2025

  Could a human writer complete a readable novel in just 27 hours? Barry Malzberg, who died last week at 85, did it — and it wasn't even his most impressive achievement. In February 1969, a 29-year-old Malzberg sat down at his typewriter and churned out Diary of a Parisian Chambermaid at a pace of 60 words per minute. — Read the rest The post Dark sci-fi genius wrote at superhuman speed — Barry Malzberg appeared first on Boing Boing.

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• 11 movies to check out on Prime Video in January

  AV Club, Dec 31, 2023

  Amazon’s Prime Video revs up the new year with new originals and several movies focused on automobiles and other modes of transportation. A few short months before Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga races into theaters, check out George Miller’s original postapocalyptic adventure Mad Max starring Mel Gibson to see why Max became… Read more...

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