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  • The blogger behind Brain Stab examines his (her?) preference for sf over fantasy: "I've never been too fond of swords and sorcery stories, and I think the reason is the deus ex machina cop-out that is so often applied to the genre, namely 'Magic.'"

    July 2007 2007

  • The blogger behind Brain Stab examines his (her?) preference for sf over fantasy: "I've never been too fond of swords and sorcery stories, and I think the reason is the deus ex machina cop-out that is so often applied to the genre, namely 'Magic.'"

    SF Tidbits for 7/24/07 2007

  • Update: I noticed that I’ve been linked on SF Signal, alongside this post on Brain Stab about the unbearable deus ex machina nature of magic in most fantasy stories.

    fantasy vs scifi « Love | Peace | Ohana 2007

  • That’s part of what the Brain Stab post is ranting about, the distressing reliance upon “Well it’s magic, just trust it!”

    fantasy vs scifi « Love | Peace | Ohana 2007

  • Corby had entered and won a competition to model for Stab, which is known for its edginess and celebration of parties and sex.

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

  • Corby had entered and won a competition to model for Stab, which is known for its edginess and celebration of parties and sex.

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

  • So when Scream 2 came it became a movie within a movie called "Stab".

    David Arquette and Courtney Cox Have Signed For Scream 4, Wes Craven Maybe Not | /Film 2009

  • "Stab" is an eerie tale about a young boy who befriends an innocent-seeming orphan girl who steals around in the night stabbing living creatures.

    Visions of Disheveled Angels 2008

  • "Stab, " said Harry, holding the locket steady on the rock.

    Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007

  • Scream movies, whose knowledge of horror conventions and cliches is one source of the series 'unique brand of meta-comic relief (I imagine the movie-within-a-movie slasher series' Stab 'will make a reappearance as well).

    Hollywood.com - Recent News 2010

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