Arthur C. Clarke: Childhood's End What amazes me about Clarke is that his writing is unbelievably compact without losing any punch. Full Article at The Network Garden

Stanley Kubrick did 2001: a space odyssey? I’m looking at the book right now and it says Arthur C. Clarke. I was wondering what (or “Who”?) was behind the regeneration process. Full Article at Discover

THE BOX The Box is the latest picture from writer-director Richard Kelly, who with the cult fave Donnie Darko proved that he's one filmmaker able to think outside the box (ouch). Full Article at Charlotte Creative Loafing

Time to look to bulk fantasy for invention inspiration. Indistinguishable from magic and all that rot. Full Article at Slashdot

Speculative fiction has produced some of the most intriguing story titles ever. But which are the best of the best? Billions of possible names ... Arthur C Clarke in his library. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

The Astrodome is vacant, but still standing. I’ve had 2010 in my player for the last few months—yes, it is a good film—and it gets played, at least partially, about once a fortnight. The cast is terrific. Full Article at Sports Blogs

Okay, so this may not be important breaking news about astronomy, but it may answer a burning question posed by most people who have watched or read "2001: A Space Odyssey": that is, why does the computer HAL-9000 sing the song 'Daisy Bell' as the... Full Article at Universe Today

Here is an article on research on building a space elevator. It is good that they start the article with a quote from the 1979 Arthur C. Clarke novel "The Fountains of Paradise". That was the first that I had ever heard of the idea. Full Article at Town Hall

In George Lucas’ first film THX 1138, the future of the world is an ascetic’s paradise of monochromatic environments, clean lines, barren surfaces, and shaved heads. Full Article at Unclutterer

The contest is intended to encourage development of a theory that originated in the 1960s and was popularized by Arthur C. Clarke's 1979 novel "The Fountains of Paradise." Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat

A start-up company from the Seattle area won $900,000 on Friday in a NASA contest to build a miniature prototype of a machine that could one day climb from Earth to outer space. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

We're all for more natural interaction with our gadgets. But for the love of Arthur C. Clarke, please don't give eye-tracking to any computer named HAL. Full Article at Popular Science

Abstract: "The question Artsutanov asked himself had the childlike brilliance of true genius. A merely clever man could never have thought of it -- or would have dismissed it instantly as absurd. Full Article at Nanotech Now

And Arthur C. Clarke wrote the script, at least in one version of the story. Space skeptics point to holes in the Apollo archive (like missing transcripts and blueprints) or oddities in the mission photos (misplaced crosshairs, funny shadows). Full Article at LewRockwell.com

Years ago the futurist, inventor and sci-fi author Sir Arthur C. Clarke had a brilliant idea: Instead of launching rockets to get up into orbit, why not build a "space elevator?" Full Article at Core77

The legend that is Sir Arthur C. Clarke is formidable. As a science fiction author who knew how to mix imagination with scientific reality, Clarke left the world a legacy of wonderful stories as well as a firm contribution to science. Full Article at Wired

First proposed in 1895, and popularized by the Arthur C. Clarke book The Fountains of Paradise, space elevators have a rich history in the culture of space travel. Unfortunately, the history of their engineering success is far less impressive. Full Article at Popular Science

This concept image from NASA shows what a space elevator and transfer station could look like. Full Article at CNN

Award winning British author Richard K. Morgan has been hired by EA to oversee the stories of three new games. Full Article at Eurogamer