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We Could Be “Eggheads”: Sliders and the Celebrity of Smart

Black Futuras: How Three Pop Divas Adapted the Image of Metropolis’ Maschinenmensch

Choose Wisely: 25 Memorable Deaths in Science Fiction and Fantasy

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