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by Tamara Hogan I'm a complete hoor for reality shows showcasing the creative process:  Project Runway and Top Chef in all their incarnations. No Reservations . And summertime is THE time for the hottest competitive reality show of them all:  So You Think You Can Dance, which aired its season finale last night. After 60 performances (!) contemporary dancer Melanie Moore was named the winner. For those of you who don't watch, the country's top aspiring dancers audition for the show, with 10 guys and 10 girls being selected to compete for the title of "America's Favorite Dancer." I admit that most seasons I don't particularly care who wins. I don't even vote once they open the judging up to viewers. I tune in twice a week, through the humid dog days of summer, to watch talented (hardbodied, flexible) dancers challenge  themselves with new and unfamilar genres, and work wit...

by Tamara Hogan “Before you say something is out of this world, first make sure it is not in this world.” — Michael Shermer I’ve always been fascinated by science fiction and alternate history stories: Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series. The classic Star Trek TV series and its many TV and movie spin-offs. The Star Wars franchise. And, of course, “The X-Files.” While the first three works operate from a baseline assumption that humanity is not alone in the universe, "The X-Files" did not.   As someone who works in technology, I naturally relate to Dana Scully, the rational, skeptical scientist who needs to see hard data before she believes anything - but Fox Mulder’s pain, dreams and yearnings definitely strike a chord. What if? Given this fascination, is it any surprise that when I (finally) wrote a novel, the majority of the characters would be… of extra-planetary origin? Aliens, if you really want to get technical about ...