There are writers who disown entire books after they've written them, but sometimes writers like their stories on the whole, but feel a twinge of regret over one a small (or not-so-small) detail. Here are a few decisions that the writers, in hindsight, wished they had thought through a little better.
The truth is out there, and this determined kitten, whose name is Mulder, isn't going to let a pesky household door get in his way. Ergo, he has figured out how to open doors, by jumping onto the hand and pulling it down with his entire body.
Gillian Anderson — best known for playing supernatural skeptic FBI agent Dana Scully on The X-Files — is now an author, and her first novel is being described as a "supernatural/science fiction thriller."
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OMG guys...This happened. It's glorious and adorable!
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Yes, I counted. It's called investigative journalism? Maybe you've heard of it? (Sidenote: I may have counted wrong.) In this supercut, America's favorite skeptical Catholic alien autopsist expresses her awe/wonder/horror/surprise/erotic delight(?) by saying "Oh my God" a hilarious number of times. Which is…
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A new procedure that combines DNA from one man and two women may help produce embryos free of genetic disease. Some people are concerned about the technique, however — maybe because it resembles the scariest X-Files episode ever. [Sun]
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In honor of the passing of Gidget the Taco Bell Chihuahua yesterday, we've compiled a tribute to the commercial achievements of our favorite animal thespians, from Morris the Cat's unsuccessful presidential bid to the duck that's torturing Ben Affleck.
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Newly released Ministry of Defence files reveal that British investigators interviewed a woman about her dog-walking alien encounter. Good to know they were taking it seriously?
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe premieres today, shrouded in its own set of Clintonian conspiracy theories. Can Agent Scully rekindle our fangirldom? Are our two special agents still an item? Who's the casting director that saw rapper Xzibit and thought "FBI agent?" Oh, and about that plot: it sounds like a mediocre…
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