SPECIAL NOTE: some items may be slightly dated, but it’s all good stuff!
Other Special Note: My sincere thank yous to everyone for their kind wishes regarding Karen’s passing. Your words and thoughts would have been appreciated by Karen, and they have eased my travels. ~Steve
KICKSTARTERS:
Science Fiction for the Throne
SOCIAL
Facebook Targets “Insecure” Teens
Why Isn’t deGrasse Tyson President?
Former Dominionist Confessions
Stephen Hawking Doesn’t Feel Welcome in ‘murika
Its the end of the world as we know it, and I fidget fine
Internet Addiction is REAL. Stay here and get your fix
ENTERTAINMENT
Star Trek Discovery: Already Being Pushed Back Again, Already Getting Fan Diss
Valerian Trailer (I’m underwhelmed)
Wrath of Khan STILL (way) better than JJ Abrams Trek
Beauty and the Beast Set a Record
Just in Case You Need Some: Fireproof Skulls
They thought it back then, still thinking it now: Trump is an Alien
Cute 50s pic and another
No Matter What, Star Trek Will Always Love You
Guilty Pleasures: Transformers Reveal
Most Assuredly, this is NOT what Newt was playing with while hiding in the ducts
More Wonder Woman (hey, I’m unattached now and my name is Steve…)
Galactic Journey – New Worlds (and old)
Last Jedi Photos (oh please let it be the last!)
and Justice League is in New Hands
INDUSTRY
European Grand Master H. W. Franke
Brin Opines on Trump, Us and Heinlein
Jemisin Reviews in the NY Times
(relatively) New Release: Jim C Hines Terminal Alliance
Pushing Back the Roots of Fandom, kinda
Shelley, Frankenstein and SF’s Influence
Pay Your Bills With Copywriting (not a scam ad)
SCIENCE
NASA Budget Cancels 4 Earth Science Programs
Yet Another “See our solar system like never before” post (this will keep happening)
Why Not Train Eagles: Drone zapping Laser for the Army
deGrase Tyson Explains Time Travel
Project Mercury Photos (when men were men who sat atop giant roman candles…and women worked the numbers)
Brian Greene on the Politicization of Science
Two New Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductees
That Star is Driving Astro-Engineers Nuts
We’ll have these before the male pill – 3D Prnited Ovaries
Be Careful, that Bug may not be a bug
Black Holes, Mr. Rico! Billions of ‘Em!
Go Read The Great Milo… then look at this
How the Spaceship in Arrival Might Have Worked (via David Brin)