Ten alien abductions, from V to X-Files Nov 6, 2009
For those unfamiliar with Carter, hes the OTHER huge creation by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the writer behind Tarzan. Carter made his bones in a series of pulp adventures wherein he marries a princess of Mars and battles all manner of alien menaces. (MSNBC -- Technology)
L. Ron Hubbard Pulp Fiction Classics From 20s and 30s Wow Seniors at AARP National Convention Oct 30, 2009
Like other great pulp writers that included names such as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie and Dashiell Hammett, Hubbard rapidly became a mainstay of popular fiction in the 20th century. However, Hubbard was unlike most authors of the day, as his stories covered a wide spectrum of genres, including adventure, western, mystery, detective, fantasy, science fiction and even some romance, using his own and 15 pen names. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Guilty pleasures Sep 20, 2009
Sure, Gene Wolfe may challenge your intellect, Ursula K. LeGuin may move your soul, Philip K. Dick may blow your mind and Umberto Eco may make you feel stupid, but theres nothing like Edgar Rice Burroughs tales of John Carters adventures in Barsoom (and visions of Dejah Thoris, the princess of Mars. for pure escapism. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Making history. Or not. Sep 8, 2009
It s all about counterintuitive pairings: T.S. Eliot and Mickey Mouse; Harry Truman and Vladimir Nabokov; Henry James finds himself in bed with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Marcus and Sollors promise, to which one can only say: Wow, I d like to see that. Some of the matches aren t made in heaven. (Boston Globe)
IN MY LIBRARY: JANE GOODALL Aug 30, 2009
by Edgar Rice Burroughs. That was the first book I bought. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Three More for Mars Aug 25, 2009
Based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs series of books, John Carter of Mars follows the adventures of a Civil War soldier who becomes stranded on Mars and embroiled in the planet's ongoing war. Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton directs from a script he wrote with Mark Andrews, with the film due in cinemas in 2012. (IGN FilmForce)
Mason City man renowned as author, expert on weird poetry Aug 24, 2009
As a boy growing up in Mason City, he was influenced by the work of Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard author of Conan the Barbarian and Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. It s been kind of an obsession with me, Tierney said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Tarzan reconsidered in Paris exhibit Aug 12, 2009
The venue the anthropological Quai Branly museum dictates the serious treatment of Edgar Rice Burroughs' creation, who has been deconstructed in an effort to understand Western culture and how the West views the rest of the world. Curator Roger Boulay says the exhibit titled, naturally enough, "Tarzan!" which runs through Sept. 19, has "philosophical aims" but in an amusing way, "without pretension.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Robot Chefs Run Restaurant in Japan Aug 7, 2009
Science fiction fans have been hungry for news of robotic chefs running restaurants ever since Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote about automated restaurants in his 1912 novel A Princess of Mars. Anthony Boucher wrote about a robot chef in his 1943 short story Robinc. (Fox News)
LAKE ELSINORE: The house that nobody lives in Aug 3, 2009
Neither city officials nor the town's historical society have uncovered a single scrap of evidence linking the 1920s Olympics hero and the most renowned film portrayer of the Edgar Rice Burroughs' protagonist to the approximately 80-year-old house or to Lake Elsinore. About the closest Weissmuller gets to Lake Elsinore in the most exhaustive biography on the star ---- "Twice the Hero," by David Fury (Artist's Press, Minneapolis) is a funeral held in Glendale for one of his ex-wives, actress Lupe... (North County Times)
Tarzan creator once lived here (226) Jul 27, 2009
The Phantom of Pocatello, Edgar Rice Burroughs, lived here, worked here, visited the raucous saloons on Saturday night, smoked cigars with the railroad boys, and told tales of far-off adventures on Mars and the deep dark jungles of Africa ... Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) lived and worked in Pocatello from June 1898 to January 1899 ... In late 1899, Edgar Rice Burroughs contributed a poem to the Pocatello Tribune, "The Black Man's Burden," a parody of Kipling's "The White Man's Burden," which... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
After were gone, our machines would keep going Jul 17, 2009
Classified as fantasy or sci/fi, but the greatest love story ever told: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Hollywood never even came close to getting it right. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Hollywood's most wanted look familiar as films revisit old 'Enemies' Jun 29, 2009
Also: Conan the Barbarian (based on 1932 stories by Robert E. Howard, remake of the 1982 film due in 2010); John Carter of Mars (based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs stories, coming in 2012 with Taylor Kitsch);The Three Stooges (coming in 2010, with Jim Carrey, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro); and The Lone Ranger (2012, with part-Cherokee Depp as faithful companion Tonto). Most have been made multiple times, such as Gulliver's Travels (2010, Jack Black), A Christmas Carol (November 2009, Jim... (USA Today -- Life)
Paris museum studies Tarzan Jun 23, 2009
The two-dozen Tarzan novels by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs are not much read any more, but the character remains famous worldwide through television, films and comics ... But he says this queasiness is mainly generated by the Hollywood versions of the story, not by Edgar Rice Burroughs' original novels. (BBC News -- Europe)
Lost in translation: 10 of the best lost lands Jun 4, 2009
The Land That Time Forgot (1975) If Edgar Rice Burroughs were a modern-day Hollywood screenwriter, would have a lot more time on their hands. Burroughs was all about high-concept. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Chabon Heads to Mars Apr 16, 2009
first reported an item, which has since been picked up by , that novelist and screenwriter has been tapped to adapt Edgar Rice Burroughs' pulpy sci-fi classic John Carter for WALL.E director. Chabon confirmed the news to. (IGN FilmForce)
Collectible Dinosaur Movie Posters Mar 24, 2009
Doug McClure stars in this fantastic dinosaur yarn based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Poster tagline/auction result: "The Adventure You Will Never Forget!"/$131. (Suite101.com)
How Did Chimpanzees Get So Strong Anyway? Feb 26, 2009
Edgar Rice Burroughs' fictional anthropoid apes were likewise. Even Jules Verne's gentle ape, Jupiter, had the muscle to. (Slate)
Famed Author and Accomplished Explorers Club Member L. Ron Hubbard Honored by New York's Publishing Industry Feb 25, 2009
Already established as one of the top selling writers of high adventure, mystery, western, SF and Fantasy in the world of pulp fiction--with its 30 million monthly readers--the name L. Ron Hubbard (along with any of his 15 pen names), was regularly seen besides the likes of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in those pulpwood pages. Hubbard used his experiences on expeditions to good effect. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'The Lost City of Z' author to speak at Museum of Science Feb 24, 2009
In the book, Grann has an explorer's eureka moment that's decidedly more Isaac Asimov than Edgar Rice Burroughs: " 'There,' I said to my wife, pointing at a satellite image of the Amazon on my computer screen. 'That's where I'm going.' The image revealed the cracks in the earth where the massive river and its tributaries had ruthlessly carved the land. Later, I was able to show her the coordinates more clearly using Google Earth, which . . . allowed anyone, in seconds, to zoom within meters of... (Boston Globe)
