AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS
Sara Felix has been creating Tiaras, logos and jewelry for fans
Curt Phillips shares an article about Czech author Miles J. Breuer
Camestros Felapton remarks on the Federalist’s attempt to rewrite Sad Puppy History (it fails)
Hank Fox suggests a Star Trek themed rocker for those who are parenting
Doug Ellis shares the Euro-art lineup for April’s Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention
DAW lets us know that Seanan McGuire’s Aftermarket Afterlife is now on sale
Lynne Fahnestalk and her Rivet of Robots will be appearing at Norwescon 46
Tony Peak shares some alternate Dune book covers that are a bit more pointed than most
Lawrence Watt-Evans will be a GoH at Cosine 2025
M. Christian shares his and other’s views on sex in 2040. (I’ll be 82. I hope future sexbots have a defibrillator attachments.)
Jack Dann reminds us that JMS’s Harlan Ellison Greatest Hits is now available for pre-order
AMAZING NEWS
Did you know that there’s an online round-up of Book Festivals? Check out their calendar.
NESFA announces Boskone 62’s current guest line up
The other Dune movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary
Some folks apparently believe that The Creator is going to dominate streaming. (Probably more accurate if you remove the ‘r’ from that last word.)
A Century of Women in Speculative Fiction Media on a day adjacent to International Women’s Day
SF Foundation calls for articles on SF from the 1870s
Heinlein the character: a roundup of stories in which the author is characterized
A LASFS zoom meeting will feature some pieces from Craig Miller’s Star Wars Memories
This photo gallery suggests that it is 2001, and not “the Force”, that is strong in Dune
New theory of gravity eliminates the need for dark energy and dark matter! (It’s a “Pushmi-Pullyu” thing.)
The SF-Foundation announces the Peter Nichol’s Essay Prize for 2025.
WEBB telescope spots more cosmological conundrums: “dead galaxies” that died too young
Stone tools in Ukraine reveal hominims inhabited Europe over 1.1 million years ago
Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, dead at 68
Harry Potter actor says people should be “over” it by now
Speaking of Dune: Buzzfeed shares book adaptations that “broke fan’s hearts” (several are genre)
MINI EDITORIAL: One of the greatest things that Fans have contributed to the world is their understanding that being an adult does not have to mean the abandonment of a sense of wonder, taking joy in the fantastical or losing oneself in imagination. It IS possible to drive responsibly while pretending that your car is an X-Wing fighter.
