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Teaching The Odyssey to students can be overwhelming. How can you teach a classic epic poem with glorious language and texture and somehow make modern students care?

An analysis of the character development of Odysseus's son Telemachus during books one to four of the Odyssey.

Etrian Odyssey takes a retro dungeon-crawl mentality, mixes it with DS touch screen capability and provides an intriguing, if hardcore, RPG experience.

Edith Hall's The Return of Ulysses examines Homer's epic poem The Odyssey and its inspiration on works of film, art and literature.

Play as a mixed party of mortals and immortals in a quest to regain what is most important in all of our lives - our memories.

Long before Harry Potter, there was Circe, great sorceress of the Greeks, who tried to enslave the great Odysseus.

Blessed with some of the best role-playing games to date, the Xbox 360 is the clear leader in console gaming when it comes to RPG's. Find out which ones are worth buying.

Kubrick's film 2001 is widely regarded as ambiguous, but to what extent is it useful or indeed necessary to read Clarke's novel in order to understand the film?

Comparing today's technology with that found in the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, reveals interesting parallels and gaps.

The Lost Odyssey Strategy Guide is highly recommended for the main quest's maps, walkthroughs, and the quest appendices, but the sidequests are very incomplete.

Gamer moms should not miss playing Lost Odyssey, but they should wait until their children are at least sleeping through the night before tackling this massive JRPG.

Bonnie Henderson's detective work has uncovered fascinating stories of debris washed up on just one mile of Oregon coastline, from rubber duckies to minkie whales.

A look at the advertising business search for a new base. Rapidly-changing media technology dictates the direction, forcing industry leaders to develop new strategies.

A 2001 Toyota Rav4 that may need new valve seals. Or does it? And a 1999 Honda Odyssey EX with shifting problems.

Brief biography of ancient Greek poet Homer, known as author of two earliest European literature.

These homeschool world history curriculum programs follow a four year chronological cycle. Learn the similarities and differences between three classical history programs

Thinking about taking a workshop for writing science fiction or fantasy this year? Here are the top ones.

Here's a list of events that may be of interest to F&SF readers and writers

It's sort of sad to refer to Moon as a throwback, but Duncan Jones's feature debut is just that.

The expression "between Scylla and Charybdis" means to be caught between two opposing dangers. The Greek myth behind the expression explains why.

Kubrick's flimsy debut remains something of a novelty, albeit one that is doggedly unremarkable in all but its quirky narrative presentation.

The Sumerians spent a great deal of time developing many innovations that would forever change the course of civilization.

A review of Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke's 1968 cult classic sci-fi film, "2001: A Space Odyssey."

City of Chicago Navy Pier sets off a spectacular fireworks display on New Year's Eve. Dinner Cruises offer a front row seat along with celebratory food and drink.

Using a strong thesis supported by specific examples, you can write an effective essay on a literature exam. But it's also vital to budget your time and review your work.

Attending one of the intensive science fiction and fantasy writers' workshops, or boot camps, may help you get your professional career off the ground.

The American Film Institute, AFI, has named the "Top Ten Science Fiction Films of All Time.' Stanley Kubrick's '2001 A Space Odyssey' tops the movie list.

Francis Ford Coppola's stunning remake of Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' is brutal, sensuous film-making, incisively poking at the heart of humanity and sanity.

The model for the Carlisle Indian School was Ft. Marion in St. Augustine, Florida. Here Richard Pratt took the opportunity to try his assimilation experiment.

The Coen brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Universal Pictures, 2000) follows the path of Ulysses Everett McGill, played by George Clooney.

Usborne publishing has packed a great deal into this Greek myths book, providing an interesting insight into two of Homer's great works - the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Sausages are the worlds first prepared food. They are made from ground meat, fat, salt and spices that are packed into a casing.

The key to identifying terms is learning the parts of a good definition, and studying with them in mind. Then, organize your literature exam time to write effectively.

A user's guide to exploring Kefalonia, Ithaka, Lefkas and Zakynthos, the quartet of islands at the southern end of the Ionian chain

A few of the clubs that students can join are as follows: Mathcounts, Science Olympiad, Envirothon, Future Problem Solvers, Odyssey of the Mind, and Builders Club.

Moon opens July 3rd, 2009 in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. It's a rarity of the Sci-Fi genre, telling a human story in a simple space-bound environment.

Amidst all the bombastic robots, cartoons, and hangovers of the summer movie season comes a quietly affecting sci-fi thriller.

Do you know the classic story of clever Odysseus and cruel Polyphemus?

A rich imagination is integral for the makers of any memorable science fiction project, but how true are some of the scenarios that made it to the screen?

Paradise Lost by Symphony X embodies the band's usual musical tastes, but adds an invigorating balance of epic storytelling and memorable instrumentation.

For over 20 years, Nobuo Uematsu has been the man behind many of video game music's most powerful and iconic moments.

With four robotic spacecraft in orbit and two Geologist rovers on opposite sides of the planet's surface, it's a challenge to sort out the current Mars missions.

A great addition to any science fiction book club, the Twilight Zone graphic novel collection adds a new dimension to Rod Serling's stories.

Practical help for Sci-Fi, fantasy and horror readers and writers in finding addresses for information, writing or publishing books, or other needs.

Whatever the theme or locale, the director often set some of his most compelling sequences in a most unusual - if common - place.

On the 30th anniversary of its release, does the original Star Trek movie still hold up?

Among the most important duties one owed one's deceased loved ones was continual remembrance of them in order to assure them of eternal life in a land of bliss.

The Holy Machine shares themes with several Beckett shorts; La Macchina from which it took its central idea, Valour, The Turing Test, Perimeter and Piccadilly Circus

You've heard of it, but do you know the whole story of the Trojan Horse?

A review of James Joyce's modernist classic 1922 novel Ulysses