Sites That Make You Think

• Boundless is a webzine for Christian college students. Articles are uploaded each week covering topics from God's grace to life at college to the philosophy of The Matrix. Take a look!
• Breakpoint features articles on politics, culture, bioethics, entertainment, and more from a Christian perspective. You can also sign up to receive daily commentaries via email.

Movie Sites

• Screenit.com is a great resource for finding out what's in new movies. For parents and other concerned citizens, screenit.com lists all possibly objectionable material in movies. This is also my favorite source of movie reviews.
• Yahoo's Upcoming Movie site represents the entreprenuerial success of a guy named Greg, who for several years maintained his own website where he posted all news, rumors, and wishful thinking mentioned *anywhere* about upcoming movies. Last year Yahoo brought him aboard on their movies website. This guy really keeps his ear to the ground. If you want to know about Indiana Jones IV or the latest Jurassic Park installment, this is the place to go.
• The International Movie Database is a vast conglomerate of info about every movie you've ever heard of, and all the others, too. If you want to know who the cowboy was at the end of "American Grafitti" or how many remakes have been made of The Jungle Book, this site is for you. It also includes TV shows.
• This site really isn't about movies at all - it's sort of an online petition to to have your favorite TV shows put on DVD. If enough people sign this, the People In Charge might see fit to put some those (cult) classics in a useful format. My picks are SeaQuest and Macgyver!

Science Fiction Sites

• For short science fiction, SF mags have always been the way to go, and the "Big Three" still going strong are Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (aka F&SF). These sites offer some of the magazines' editorials, book reviews and other non-fic stuff for free, although you usually have to subscribe to get any of the stories.
• The times are a'changin', though, and some of the best short SF of the last couple of years has been coming from the Sci-Fi Channel's online lair. The cable channel may have creature-feature weekend every weekend, but the web site has been publishing award-winning stuff, and it's FREE, with at least one new story every Wednesday. Another up-and-comer on the online spec fic scene is Strange Horizons, which posts new poetry, articles, and fiction every Monday.
• For non-fiction about SF, one of the most impressive sources online is the Internet Review of Science Fiction. At the beginning of every month they post a new issue full of critical essays, book reviews, interviews, and a nicely-done short fiction review column. Free registration required.
• If you're into writing fantasy, science fiction, or horror, then The Rumor Mill is a great place to meet up with other writers, compare notes, and get inspiration.
• An invaluable online resource for the spec fic writer is ralan.com, where you can find practically up-to-the-minute info on markets from the brand-new webzine that will graciously print your fiction for free to the top-paying markets like SciFiction.com.
• There's very little SF published under the Christian banner that's any good, and a lot of the "regular" SF is actively hostile to Christian principles. I was relieved to find Christian Fandom, which is a sort of rallying site for Christians who enjoy SF. Besides discussing SF in general, the site supports Christians who want to write SF.
• And if you're interested in SF from a Christian perspective, the ChristSF mailing list is a good place to look in on now and then.

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