The rise and fall of quicksand. - Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine
Slate Magazine
He cites the trash compactor scene in Star Wars as the last major innovation in quicksand cinema: The heroes are standing in muck, but the danger has been

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Geeks come out to play
Malaysia Star
It doesn't matter if you prefer Star Wars to Star Trek, DC to Marvel, or Tolkien to Phillip K. Dirk; nor does it matter if you are a video game, comic,

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Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for Aug. 26-Sept. 1
North County Times
12; permanent exhibits include the historical 19th-century tall ship the Star of India, the turn-of-the-century ferryboat Berkeley and the 1968 submarine

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