SOCIAL
Social Media info now a component of US Visa Application Background Checks
Major Anti-Trust Investigation Targets Tech Giants
When They See Us series prompts boycott of former prosecutor’s books
List of Companies Backing Anti-Abortion Politicians
Albright – Don’t ignore fascism’s rise until it is too late
THIS Is How Awesome Health Care can be in country’s that have universal health care
Trump Admin Bans Rainbow Flags at Embassies – Many Embassies Defy the Directive
ENTERTAINMENT
Ten Best Trek Episodes of All Time (someone should do a roundup of all the historical posts titled “the ten best Trek Episodes of all Time”….) Actually – mini ST editorial – I’m partial to TOS and am thinking that if someone mashed up Ellison’s City on the Edge of Forever with Gerrold’s The Trouble With Tribbles (The Trouble With Tribbles in the City On The Edge Of Forever) we’d have an unassailable best Trek Episode of All Time, no more ten best lists needed ever again. What happens is, see, that a lab tribble goes for the trip along with McCoy (it was in his pocket), Edith finds the tribble as it is giving birth and, following an incident at the soup kitchen, realizes that tribbles could feed millions for pennies. Meanwhile….
Speaking of Bests – Here’s a “Best Aquaman Cosplay – Evah”
Suchartikul and GRRM on the Cover
Why reading a book is better than reading the internet
Great Art – Snow White as Boba Fett
Science Fiction Authors Predict the Future (yes, they do – it’s part of the job)
Dutch and Flemish Fans, You Have a Website
Magic the Gathering tapped for TV show
Gaiman shuts down Good Omens troll
INDUSTRY
NY Times Kicks Off Op-Eds From the Future with piece by Ted Chiang
The Return of the Greenwich Village Trilogy announced – matched set from Dover Press
Rich Handley gets gig with Eaglemoss graphic novels
Amazing Stories is picking up some attention
The State of Black Science FIction draws our attention to the golden age of black horror films
Blacktasticon 2020 is prepping
Compuserv Coverage of RAH Passing
SCIENCE
Watch the world burn – timeline of global temperatures
Rotating Black Holes Might Be Portals for Hyperspace Travel (hey physicists, catch up, will ya!?)
This month is a good time to look at Jupiter
Neural Networks (try to) create names for cats
Siri can now help record encounters with police at traffic stops
‘Mutant’ strain of fact-resistant humans threatens species’ survival
