- Top 10 Stories for May 2025
Seattle Worldcon 2025’s use of ChatGPT as part of the screening process for program participants was publicly acknowledged by Chair Kathy Bond at the end of April. Bond initially defended the decision as saving volunteers time but rocked by the … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 5/31/25 Scroll Tuesday Night
(1) MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING. And don’t read the URLs of these two links, either, which also contain the spoiler. Gizmodo asks “What the Hell Just Happened on ‘Doctor Who’?” – and then answers the question. No spoiler in the first … Continue reading
- Daniel Dern Review: The Adventures of Mary Darling
By Daniel Dern: (A shortish review, because you shouldn’t need a lot of info or (my) opinion to decide to read this book.) Pat Murphy’s new book, The Adventures of Mary Darling (Tachyon Publications, May 2025) opens, give or take … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 5/30/25 If They Could Scroll Me Now, That Old Karass Of Mine
(1) NANOWRIMO SITE VANISHES. [Item by Dan Bloch.] Earlier this week NaNoWriMo shut down their website without any notice. People are commiserating on Reddit. What a freaking waste. A huge, passionate and vibrant community founded on conquering the impossible, brought down … Continue reading
- Gary Whitehouse Review: Murderbot (2025)
By Gary Whitehouse: The wait is over! The small screen adaptation of Martha Wells’s Hugo and Nebula winning book series The Murderbot Diaries began in mid-May (2025) on Apple TV+. Cutting to the chase: It’s good! The Murderbot TV series opened with … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 5/29/25 They Came And Took Our Spindizzy Away From Us
(1) THE BAR’S MY DESTINATION. [Item by Mike Kennedy.] Another “distraction” for GRRM fans to complain about: “George R. R. Martin’s Cocktail Bar Brings Ancient Apothecary Vibes To Santa Fe’s Drink Scene” says Tasting Table. …The legendary author, whose literary … Continue reading
- AudioFile Magazine’s SF and Fantasy Audiobook Picks for June
AudioFile Magazine highlights their sff audiobook recommendations for June 2025. DOWN IN THE SEA OF ANGELS REVIEW Eunice Wong does an outstanding job of narrating this combination of dystopian fantasy, historical fiction, and sci-fi. First, the listener meets Maida in 2106; … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 5/28/25 Things File Apart, The Pixels Cannot Scroll
(1) WALDROP AND WINDS NEWS. George R.R. Martin says a feature-length adaptation of Howard Waldrop’s A Dozen Tough Jobs is on the way in “Howard Meets Hercules” at Not a Blog. GRRM also has a little message for everyone who … Continue reading
- Mia Tsai Announces ConCurrent Seattle as Alternative Program to 2025 Worldcon
Author Mia Tsai has announced ConCurrent Seattle, a one-day SFFH con intended to be an alternative program to Worldcon, will be held Thursday, August 14 at the ACT Theatre in downtown Seattle across from the Sheraton. “ConCurrent was created as … Continue reading
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