SOCIAL
Luke Skywalker Disses Palpitane’s Daughter
Traveling to Volunteer at a Con? You might not want to say “Volunteering” – try “Attending” Instead (Border Patrol is sometimes interpreting “volunteering” as work and denying entries) More
When a Piece of the Arctic Floats By – Kinda Hard to Deny Climate Change (Even tho it looks really cool!)
BREAKING: Study that said reading SF made reader’s stupid now refuted by actual evidence… (read our commentary)
ENTERTAINMENT
“New” Colorized and Dubbed Version of Metropolis Trailer (if these are the lengths we have to go to to get audiences who can’t handle B&W silent films to watch them, just send them to an MCU flick and tell them to say “Scorsese” sent you, instead)
Amazing Stories is still coming from AppleTV (Check out the other SF&F shows scheduled as well)
Where’d the Action Take Place in Wells’ War of the Worlds? Here are some maps: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (If you are going to flee the War Machines, it’s a good idea to know where it’s safe to go)
Looking for a Deal on a Theremin?
Phillip Pullman Does Not Like Tolkein
Cory Doctorow on Youtube Explaining What SF Authors Do
Alien vs Predator Birthday Cake
Martin says Superhero flicks are not high cinema
Pennywise & the Joker Team Up to Fight Real Clowns
INDUSTRY
New WP Podcast Moonrise – About Apollo – Getting a Lot of Attention
Film Fans and Fanzines – a History
Sandford Calls for Change of Clarke Award Name
Greg Bear Story Collection Sale
Check out the 48th Worldcon’s Souvenir Book
Working Future Anthology features work…in the future (Could have just titled it “Monday”….)
New Releases from Book View Cafe Members
How to Design Convention Name Tags
Skull Sugar Lumps: Gonna start a crowdfunder to get me a ton of these…
SCIENCE
If there is a Planet Nine, it might be a Black Hole
October is Meteor Month – Draconids & Orionids Coming Soon
Space Rocks May Be Spying On Earth!
