- Cat Eldridge Review: Folkmanis Puppet: The Fiddler
By Cat Eldridge: You know already that I collect very cool things and the Fiddler puppet from Folkmanis that’s looking down upon me from a bookshelf is no exception. The description on the Folkmanis website does it scant justice: Before … Continue reading
- 2025 Dublin Literary Award Longlist
The longlist for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award was released on January 14. It features 71 books nominated by 83 libraries from 34 countries around the world. Sponsored by Dublin City Council, the €100,000 award is the world’s most valuable annual prize for a single work … Continue reading
- 2025 BAFTA Film Awards Nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts unveiled the BAFTA Awards 2025 nominations on January 15. Non-genre film Conclave leads the field with 12 nominations. Dune: Part Two and Wicked are in the middle of the pack with seven each. The BAFTA … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 1/18/25 “All These Pixels Are Just For Us” Said Tom Clickishly
(1) CLOCK NOT RUNNING OUT ON TIKTOK? Yesterday’s Deadline’s article “Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok In U.S.” initially reported — …the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that the app owned by China’s ByteDance must sell itself … Continue reading
- Official from Hunan Province Moots a Chinese Worldcon Bid
By Ersatz Culture: Reports have surfaced today on various Chinese media sites, about an official from Hunan province who is mooting a bid for a future Worldcon, as part of another regional “SF industry” push. However, it seems to me that … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 1/17/25 Now Either Put On These Glasses Or Start Scrolling That Pixel
(1) OKORAFOR Q&A. On NPR’s 1A “Nnedi Okorafor’s ‘Death of the Author’ explores the relationship between art and AI”. Nnedi Okorafor is back on 1A. And this time, the award-winning speculative fiction author is turning her eyes and her pen from … Continue reading
- Chinese SF Responds to Influx of Foreigners on Xiaohongshu
By Ersatz Culture: As covered in various English language media (e.g. BBC, The Guardian, CNN) a large number of westerners have been showing up on the Xiaohongshu (aka “REDnote”) social media app, ahead of the possible imminent closure of TikTok in the US. … Continue reading
- Producers Guild Awards 2025 Nominations
The Producers Guild of America has announced the 2025 nominees for the Producers Guild Awards to be held on February 8. The finalists of genre interest follow. The complete list is here. Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Award for … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 1/16/25 Let’s Read Our TBR Piles, And Travel Mental Gigamiles
(1) IS ANYONE STILL PUBLISHING GAIMAN? Publishers Weekly tries to track down whether Neil Gaiman has any works scheduled to come out — “How Neil Gaiman’s Publishers Have Responded to the Sexual Misconduct Allegations” – and discovers it is much … Continue reading
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