AMAZING NEWS: There May Be Hope After All edition 7/28/24

Of Special Note

Glasgow 2024 is conducting a “Consultative Vote” on the proposed addition of Independent Film Award categories for  current members.  The non-binding vote takes place from July 22nd thru August 5th

AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS

David Gerrold visited our table at the Buffalo NASFiC, incidentally holding a copy of his comic A Doctor for the Enterprise, our very first print publication

Chris Garcia takes a look at Glasgow’s Business Meeting Agenda in the latest issue of Claims Department

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki Asimov’s Reader’s Choice Award from 2022 finally arrives!

and also announces that his latest anthology is now open for submissions

C. J. Cherryh highlights Marvin the Martian and the Turner Classic Movies Fan site

Erin Underwood reviews Star Wars:  The Acolyte

John O’Neil announces changes coming to Black Gate (good changes!)

Steve Fahnestalk lauds his wife Lynne in this announcement of Lynne’s Science Fiction Coloring Book

David Gerrold shares thoughts on Harlan Ellison on his Patreon page

Al Sirois’ book signing covered on Jeffrey Griffin’s Triad Today podcast

Ruby Kapture  shares this audio rendition of Ray Bradbury’s The Creatures That Time Forgot

Fandom

Deborah P Kolodji, Fan and former President of the SFPA and founder of the Dwarf Stars Award, passes.

Jim Burns proposes “Cranky Old White Man” convention badges.  I’ll hang a Grand Old Dodderer ribbon on mine!

Awards

Latest Hugo Controversy Gets Mainstream Coverage – CNN, The Guardian, Polygon, Hacker News, MetaFilter, Locus, Whatever

Nnedi Okorafor and Nicola Griffith inducted into the Musseum of Pop Culture’s Science Fiction Creator’s ranks

Damien Walter discusses Hugo Controversies

Space

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory shares 25 stunning images on its 25th anniversary, as NASA struggles to keep the project going

An interesting take on a re-usable booster

Science

Article suggests that an AI “intelligence Explosion” is implausible

Scientists create room temperature Time-Crystals.  Can Sleestaks be far behind?

Industry

On Medium, 9 new agents are seeking writing clients

Literature

The Haffner Press newsletter announces Henry Kuttner titles: DARK WORLDS: TALES OF HEROIC FANTASY by Henry Kuttner, Other HENRY KUTTNER titles in Preparation, Low-in-Stock Henry Kuttner Titles, Out-of-Print Henry Kuttner Titles

MVPress announces Summer Spotlight – Middle School Madness

Simon&Schuster announce a limited time sale

Reactor republished Jo Walton’s essay on Heinlein’s Friday

The Folio Society announces a new edition of A Canticle for Liebowitz

Film & TV

DeadPool & Wolverine heating up theaters and has some very unexpected and exciting cameos (spoilers!)

Is This The Most Expansive Fictional Universe?

Retro

Interesting site on the re-use of pulp images on other magazines and books (with some great artwork!)

Social Commentary

DOJ says that TikTok did gather US user’s views on political issues and could be used to influence the election

Karla Marie shares some interesting insight into dealing with neurodiversity

Just For Fun

Unveiled:  Long lost footage from Miskatonic U’s South Pacific Expedition

This is HORRIFIC!  AI illustrations showing what animals would look like if they resembled children’s drawings

Events

Uncanny Magazine’s Kickstarter for Year 11 is closing and just needs a few more backers

Mini-Editorial

There was a decent response to a Facebook query asking Science Fiction Fans supporting Kamala Harris’ run for the Presidency to identify themselves.  A page supporting that notion may be in the works.

In the Future

Monday’s Free Fiction: Sowing the Seeds of Gliese by Mike Welt

Tuesday: The Big Idea: Caitlin Rozakis

Wednesday: Unexpected Questions with Joe Mahoney

Thursday: What Happened to the LOST in SPACE 1998 Remake?

Unexpected Questions with Nefarious Bat Press

Friday: Matt’s Reviews: Clade by James Bradley

Featured Image Credit:  NASA:  Chandra X-Ray Observatory – Centaurus A