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Retrofantasma: Starman and Runaway - TheRetrofantasma: Starman and RunawayThe Independent WeeklyIt's followed by Runaway, Michael Crichton's flick that stars Tom Selleck as a cop dealing with fugitive house-androids and, even worse, Gene Simmons. Expected to be a big holiday hit, this Blade Runner lite was hugely overshadowed by The Terminator, ...Posted on 16 May 2012 | 6:54 pm
Introducing: Shara Yurkiewicz - ScientificScientific American (blog)Introducing: Shara YurkiewiczScientific American (blog)Michael Crichton is a bit different from the rest since he writes science fiction. I enjoy most of his works, but A Case of Need is the medical novel that really stands out in my mind. Which story of yours do you like best? I'm going to cheat and pick ...
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 9:06 am
Kaleidoscope: Some auto theaters buckKaleidoscope: Some auto theaters buck downward trend, surviveAurora Advocate"The group I went with chose a terrible double feature: "Drop Zone" starring 1990s action hero Wesley Snipes and "Congo," an adaptation of a Michael Crichton novel that had something to do with gorillas in the jungle. "Both movies were interminably bad ...
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 8:25 am
Denver cops donate books to stock library atDenver cops donate books to stock library at veterans complexDenver PostSgt. Bobby Waidler, 39, organized the drive, collecting books that ranged from slick coffee table tomes to paper back novels by Michael Crichton and other popular authors. Books poured in from officers, their family members and friends.and more »
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 11:10 pm
Is DDT Here to Stay? - Audubon MagazineIs DDT Here to Stay?Audubon MagazineAs the author Michael Crichton put it in his scientifically dubious but bestselling 2004 thriller State of Fear: “Banning DDT killed more people than Hitler.” Used precisely and in small quantities, DDT can, in fact, play an important role in ...and more »
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 3:13 pm
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Boffins cram binary data into livingBiological non-volatile storage survives reproduction Pic In a move that could have appeared in a Michael Crichton novel, Stanford University brainiacs have written and read a binary digit encoded in a DNA cell sequence which survives cell reproduction - a non-volatile genetic bit.…Posted on 23 May 2012 | 1:15 pm
Epic Mini-Series "World WithoutA sequel to "The Pillars of the Earth," the eight-hour project will premiere this fall on the cable channel.
Posted on 22 May 2012 | 2:34 pm
Genetic Fiction: A Scholar's FavesGenetics scholar Misha Angrist discusses his favorite novels that touch on genetics and genomics
Posted on 21 May 2012 | 12:59 am
Retrofantasma: Starman and RunawayWhen: Fri., May 18, 7 p.m. Price: $8 The science fiction and fantasy cinema of the early 1980s had a great and profound influence upon a generation of moviegoers who would grow up to constantly talk about how awesome the science fiction and fantasy cinema of the early 1980s was, and sometimes even make films themselves.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:15 pm
Denver cops donate books to stock library atThe apartments are new, and occupied by veterans, but the fourth floor library was without books until Tuesday, when some District 1 cops donated a couple of hundred that they collected in a book drive for the formerly homeless vets.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 11:16 pm
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New Crichton novel, 'Micro,' coming in fallA new, posthumous story of science gone wrong is coming in November from the late Michael Crichton, with help by Richard Preston.Posted on 22 May 2011 | 1:00 pm
Jasper Johns' 'Flag' fetches $28.6M at NYCJasper Johns' seminal work "Flag" from the collection of the late best-selling author Michael Crichton sold for $28.6 million at a New York City auction Tuesday, an auction record for the artist.
Posted on 11 May 2010 | 4:34 pm
Crichton collection features world-classBest-selling author Michael Crichton approached art in the same way he did his writing — through extensive research — but also by developing close friendships with many of the artists whose works he collected.
Posted on 1 April 2010 | 6:50 pm
Johns' 'Flag' owned by Michael Crichton toMichael Crichton was the mega-selling thriller writer behind "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain" and TV series "ER." He was also a private and passionate art collector who bought works by 20th-century masters including Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns.
Posted on 5 February 2010 | 8:48 am
2 posthumous Michael Crichton releasesTwo new Michael Crichton novels, one of them unfinished, have been scheduled for release.
Posted on 6 April 2009 | 1:52 pm
Michael Crichton
Pirate Latitudes (Mass Market Paperback):Pirate Latitudes (Mass Market Paperback): The Caribbean, 1665. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island ... http://t.co/wmymJHDHPosted on 24 May 2012 | 3:43 am
New Post: Michael Crichton’s JurassicNew Post: Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Summary & Conflict
Posted on 24 May 2012 | 3:18 am
There is a Michael Crichton novel waiting toThere is a Michael Crichton novel waiting to be born here. RT @washingtonpost Ronald Reagan's blood is up for sale http://t.co/nkTlRhUx
Posted on 24 May 2012 | 3:04 am
Hey you guys, Michael Crichton is awesome.Hey you guys, Michael Crichton is awesome.
Posted on 24 May 2012 | 2:51 am
Rising Sun (Mass Market Paperback): DuringRising Sun (Mass Market Paperback): During the grand opening celebration of the new American headquarters of an ... http://t.co/Ukv4Og77
Posted on 24 May 2012 | 2:29 am
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Jurassic Park & The Lost World –Jurassic Park & The Lost World – Michael Crichton. Filed under: , Michael Crichton. Click image to view fullsize. Jurassic Park The novel which became a Spielberg film of the same name. An island off Costa Rica is to become the world's most ...Posted on 23 May 2012 | 7:18 pm
Musings on Michael Crichton:Now we have 18 of Michael Crichton's published books in digital format—the 17 novels published under his own name and Travels, one of his five nonfiction books (if you count the different editions of Jasper Johns as two ...
Posted on 22 May 2012 | 3:05 am
Michael Crichton's Akira TanakaI really thought that I had posted this many months ago, but after a search, I realized I had simply emailed a few friends about it. When I finally got around to reading Rising Sun by Michael Crichton (I've never seen the movie) ...
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 10:42 pm
Eaters of the Dead - Michael CrichtonI read Eaters of the Dead once, in 7th grade during my Michael Crichton kick. It was probably my favorite of the 7 or so of his books I read that year. Largely because it was the only one that got to the point. That was a frequent ...
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 1:31 pm
Stores we like - Colonial GoodsMichael Crichton mentions the city in his book “Travels” (1988). —. There are few sights as exciting as landing in Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong at night. The mountains, the water, the lights of the buildings make it magical, like ...
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:55 pm
