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Hungry For Immortality

July 28, 2016by lalancaster Leave a comment

What do myths tell us about societies and their views on immortality? Most myths imply it’s unattainable or undesirable. Recently, I saw an article on Listverse called 10 mythological ways to become […]

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Culture and Society, Immortality

Top Fictional Immortals

April 20, 2016by lalancaster Leave a comment

Who is your favorite fictional immortal? A poll at Fandomania.com had voters nominate the top 100 fictional characters of all time. As a sci-fi author writing about immorality, I wondered how many […]

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Culture and Society

Modern Immortals: Nicholas Cage

October 8, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

In 2011 a photo was placed on ebay. It was a simple picture of an unnamed man taken after the Civil War. According to the seller, it was worth 1 million […]

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Aging, Culture and Society

Human Immortality In Literature

July 9, 2015by lalancaster 2 Comments

People have always dreamed about immortality. The Epic of Gilgamesh, 4,000 years old and thought to be the first work of literature in human history, is the tale of a […]

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Immortality, Writing Science Fiction

Modern Immortals: Keanu Reeves

February 8, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

Some people (fans?) assert Keanu Reeves is immortal. They cite that he is fifty but still looks twenty, even though he has never visibly aged or had plastic surgery. Some […]

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Aging, Culture and Society

The Blood-Youth Link

May 8, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

  The mythic link between blood and youth is strong. Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory (1560-1614) is thought to be one of the most prolific serial killers and was rumored to […]

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Aging, Biology

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