AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS
Adam Gaffen shares some Inside Star Trek secrets
Bruce Richard Gillespie announces the publication of the 55th (!) anniversary issue of SF Commentary
AMAZING NEWS
Fandom
Pulpfest, the annual convention for pulpsters, now has a Youtube channel
The Shadow Fans know what covers lurk in the heart of this video homage
Some Fanzine aficionados are calling this one of the most gorgeous fanzines they’ve ever seen
Science
74,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption almost wiped out humanity
Europa mission will be able to detect signs of life in a single ice grain following new test development (And you used to wonder how Spock could tell so much about anything by just looking into that scanner, didn’t you?)
Space
A Nova is expected to be visible in the night sky soon – and it’s not Betelgeuse
Literature
Murania Press announces The Blood ‘n’ Thunder Guide to Pulp Fiction: 2024 Edition
Film & TV
Esquire offers up a list of the Best 50 SF Films of All Time. (Your humble publisher has seen 49 of the 50 listed. Placement on the list I’ll disagree with. Inclusion, not so much.)
Christopher Nolan may be re-making The Prisoner. (No need – the original was just about perfect)
Borderlands Trailer: looks like it could be fun!
Alien Franchise’s Latest – Alien: Romulus trailer
Retro
Keith R. A. Decandido is re-watching the glory of Babylon 5 for Reactor
Social Commentary
Boomers explain (some) of the things they find annoying with the modern era and that non-Boomers agree with: “I just want to speak to a real person on the telephone when I have to call a business.” comes in at number 7.
Just For Fun
Upcoming Events
Philip K. Dick Film Festival (4/4 – 4/7 2024)
Independent Book Store Day is almost upon us (4/27/24)