EXPERIMENTER PUBLISHING releases cover and contents list of its latest publication – CENTS OF WONDER Science Fictions First Award Winners
Jewish Futures Kickstarter
for anthology announced, fronted by Award Winning Author Michael Burstein & Ian Randal Strock
Tony Peek comments on the changing definition of “Nerd”
Samuel Delany discusses Joanna Russ
Huffpost offers to show everyone how to delete personal info from the web
Our friend – Somtow Sucharitkul (composer, conductor, author) – can now add Indy Film Star to his resume
Becky Kyle draws our attention to this statement from George Takei
Neil Rest furthers the conversation on neurodiversity and fandom
World Fantasy Convention is coming fast and they want you to know it’s a great place for a book launch
Nicolas Lopez unearths a great poster predicting the Sputnik future of 1958
Glynn Owen Barrass shares this NSFW photo of an SF – “Themed” sex toy
DART Scheduled to Impact Tomorrow!
Mini-Editorial: First they demonstrated that reading electronic books negatively affects comprehension and retention when compared to the reading of physical books. Now, a study demonstrates that using GPS and mapping programs negatively affects spatial memory when compared to reading a map. (Remember those gate-folded monstrosities?) Years ago I protested against the introduction of electronic paintball guns because using them negatively impacted an officials ability to enforce the rules. How many more examples do we need to accept the fact that electronic tools are being used to enable rather than educate? Habitual Use of GPS….
Issues with WEBB instrumentation may affect some imaging missions
Bob Eggleton wants us to know that he will be a guest at RetroExpo!
A review of the Rings of Power calls it a show “wrapped in a plastic Tolkein veneer”
Other Mini-Editorial: Rings of Power may very well be the property that demonstrates to Hollywood that beyond a certain point, you can’t buy an audience. Or at least the audience you bought is under no obligation to stay bought. It may also be the disaster that demonstrates to Hollywood that you can not treat “art” like a “commodity”, but that latter hope is a deeply forlorn one.
