SPECIAL NOTE: There’s a TAFF race on (Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund) and one of the candidates is an Amazing Stories contributor – John Purcell. Based on that alone, Amazing Stories is endorsing John for this race. There are a lot of other reasons as well to do so, not the least of which is John’s publication of your publisher’s rant in Shitgibbon: The Ranthology. John is also a talented writer and fanzine publisher, plus, I think he plays guitar. You can read John’s candidacy statement here and here. You can learn about all of the candidates here and you can obtain a ballot here.
SOCIAL
Canada Tries Basic Income: An SF idea whose time may have come
Hiding Under the Covers Won’t Work: Ten Steps for Getting Rid of Trump
I Can’t Get Anywhere Without Driving Over a Structurally Unsound Bridge. You?
Hillary Wanted to Take Our Guns. Really? Then Why Is This The Trump Administration?
Trappist-1 a Target for Trump Refugees
If You Really Need to Read More About Milo….
A Web Series About Being a Woman Online
ENTERTAINMENT
Elon Musk Thinks We’re Already in the Future
New Streaming Service for Classic Film Buffs
Nebula Noms with Free Reads (via File 770)
Diane Severson Mori at Practice
Shades of Day World (or maybe A Woman A Day?) Paid Work Breaks for Sex
INDUSTRY
New Release: Boundaries, Border Crossings and Reinventing the Future
Puppy Protection: Just Read the Review
NY Metropolitan Releases 375,000 Digital Images
Ursula Was Doing It Long Before Most of Us
District of Wonders Close to Stretch Goal
SCIENCE
Is Gandalf Behind This? France Using Eagles to Take Down Drones
Seven Earth-like Planets and Three in the Goldilocks Zone (12 Days of X-mas); NASA Presser; Trappist-1 in the Night Sky; Virtual Tour
Find Your Own Damn Exo-Planet!
Lift Off AND Landing of Falcon 9 (I get shivers every time I’m able to write “lift off AND landing”!)
Nasty Stuff You Should Know: What is VX?
UAE Joins Race to Colonize Mars
High Altitude Balloons to Reach the Edge of Space…with Tourists