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The FIRST EVER direct images of planets orbiting a sun other than our own!
Of Special Note
Kristine Kathryn Rusch shares this important warning about the ovulation tracking app “Ovia”
Other Special Note
Important information from the SSA regarding policy changes
Fandom
Ars Technical shares information on an app that stymies AI crawlers
Space
Fantastic pics of Io from the Juno mission
A VERY intriguing hi-res capture of the Andromeda Galaxy
Science
The CDC has ordered mass retractions and revisions of submitted papers
A quick and engaging summary of the Big Bang theory
Excellent animation of the seasons on Mars
Industry
Anvil Magazine has an open call for fiction out
Reviews
Patrick T. Reardon reviews Heinlein’s The Door Into Summer
David Agranoff reviews Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
New Releases
Paul Di Filippo shares the Italian edition of The Summer Thieves
Brenda Cooper shares a sale of her collaboration with Larry Niven
Matthew Hughes’s dying Earth novel Henchmen is now available
Literature
Social Commentary
Jon Stewart of the Daily Show blasts the administration’s anti-DEI insanity
Ann Stolinsky shares info about the Authors Guild suing Idaho Book Bannings
Joe Haldeman shared this info about an upcoming economic blackout protest
Just For Fun
Nnedi Okorafor shares some pics of her visit with George RR Martin (and our condolences to her for the recent passing of her mother)
David Lubkin shares some interesting pics of movie posters from theaters in Africa
In the Future
Monday:
The Horror Writer by Robin Kirman – FREE STORY
New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Wednesday:
Whatever Happened to PREDATOR?
Thursday:
Matt’s Reviews: Seed To Harvest by Octavia E.Butler
Featured Image
An illustration for Heinlein’s The Door Into Summer from the Easton Press