LOS ANGELES --At a suburban hotel here, in a windowless conference room called the "Hollywood" suite, a rapt circle of geeks sings songs about spaceships. Accompanied by acoustic guitars, clarinets ...

I love the highly-specific title of this academic paper by Melissa Tatum, Robert Spoo, and Banjamin Pope: “Does Gender Influence Attitudes Toward Copyright in the ...

HOUSTON — As two dozen people eased into their seats in a small hotel conference room, Rob Balder stood at the edge of the stage for a preconcert sound check. An iPod, plugged into the room's sound ...

What has 30 legs, five laptops, four kazoos and one Yoda? A filk singing circle. Filk is a little-known genre of folk music composed and performed by science-fiction fans, usually revolving around sci ...

If you’ve ever been at a science fiction or fantasy convention late at night, you’ve heard people singing ballads based on their favorite stories and characters. That’s the magic of filking, and at ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Some singers and songwriters gathered recently in the East Bay to sing their songs - albeit singing slightly off-beat - and deliberately so. It's a new type of music on the ...

Buying a first house used to mark entry into adulthood—and the beginning of wealth-building. But a shifting economic landscape is threatening to close the door on this American milestone. WIRED ...

Filk is a little-known genre of folk music composed and performed by science-fiction fans, usually revolving around sci-fi and fantasy themes.... Filk Music: Odd Voices for a Digital Generation Filk ...