SPECIAL NOTE: A website for Ukrainian SF Fans can be found here. Thanks to Carsten Schmitt for the link.
New finagling with the Drake Equation suggests there are 36 “contactable” civilizations in our galaxy
Podcasters read a Harlan Ellison lawsuit
Dr. Strange takes on a Cowboy over Gay Themes in Film
Batman filmmakers did not want “urban” actress who later became THE Catwoman
Octopi older than dinos (evidence mounts for extraterrestrial origin…jk)
Adam-Troy Castro’s Judi is not available to read on the Lightspeed magazine website
Endurance has Endured: Shackleton’s ship discovered
Next Week Vintage Pulp & Paperback Show
Another take at defining Science Fiction
Ahoy! White Hole off the Port Bow! Astronomers may have had their Ahab moment
People are STILL trying to claim that John Carter was a decent film except for the marketing. (Hint: No, it wasn’t)
David Brin comments on Apple’s Foundation...thinks it needs less blush, but otherwise the makeover is ok
Orlando NASFiC Bid discusses Chengdu, boycots and Disney
Book Odyssey Youtube channel discusses the differences between “classic” and “modern” “scifi”. Hints: they’re both Science Fiction
Ukrainian & Russian SF authors “predicted” the Ukraine invasion
Giant Spiderlings Ballooning Down on You
Moshe Feder and Jon Henri Holmberg created and popularized this montage of Female SF Authors. (Not all of them are in there, but regardless, how many do you recognize? How many have you read?)
Nnedi, the Okoraformeister, signin copies!
Mark Hamill takes on anti-gay Ben Shapiro
Darrell Schweitzer announces multi-volume anthology of Weird Tales, ummm, tales
KKR examines Sanderson’s Kickstarter
White Nationalism Continues to Grow in both size and political influence
Persecution of the Readers and the Librarians Has Begun (If you listen closely at Bradbury’s grave, you can hear a “whirring” noise)
THE Catwoman lands in THE cat litter on THE SNL
