AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS
David Agranoff reviews an Indian Science Fiction novel
Nnedi Okorafor reveals the title of her latest novel out in January from William Morrow
David Langford publishes the June, 2024 Ansible
More Langford and John Clute: Some Stats for the Science Fiction Encyclopedia 3
Fandom
Indian Fan requests assistance in working towards a Worldcon based in India
Nominations for Australia’s Ditmar Awards are now open
Science
AI empowered super computer could actually (and accurately) predict tornadoes
Space
In the new Space Race, the US has the edge
Industry
Voice Actors are getting hit with the AI bomb
Service offers to distribute physical books to book fairs
Literature
Bill Campbell (Rosarium) shares the “joy” of being a Black centered publisher
Can Science Fiction “fill the gaps in science?” asks this article. (Apparently the Pidu District Industrialized Science Fiction Project thinks so.)
Film & Television
NPR covers the conclusion of ST:D. Refers to it as “underappreciated pioneer”
An appreciation of Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The War of the Popcorn Buckets is heating up
Just For Fun
This take on Godzilla reveals an essential truth
Events
Betsy Wollheim will be doing a Zoom Meeting on June 14th
Social Commentary
Mini Editorial:
Referencing the above article under Social Commentary, one of the interviewees asks “Why would I give money to a country that doesn’t want me to exist? Even if $10 went towards a tax that actively harmed people, that’d be my money I gave them.”
THIS is the question every site selection voter should ask themselves about any upcoming Worldcon bid.
Featured Image source: Fine Art America/ Kartikeya Sharma
