Ed Dwight is finally going to space!
The serialization of Dave Creek’s Chanda’s Legacy (Part 5) continues tomorrow!
Also: Fan Ellen Klages will be a contestant on Jeopardy! this coming Wednesday, the 22nd
AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS
David Langford (Ansible) shares some interesting SF themed postcard stamps
James Davis Nicoll discusses the lethality of major SF/F/H awards. (I’ve a few suggestions of my own in the comments.)
Michael Swanwick’s collection is a Locus Award finalist
Bob Eggleton muses on offering prints for one of his latest cover designs
Samuel Delany talks about his love for Theodore Sturgeon
Sandra Bond shares the passing of David Redd
Joyce Scrivener jumps on the Ted Sturgeon bandwagon
Taral Wayne shares more of his fan art
A Bit Off The Beaten Path
Fandom
John Purcell announces the near completion of his latest fanzine Intermezzo
Science
James Webb Sun Photos (highly detailed)
A “first ever” video simulation of traveling through a Black Hole
Ancient trees are revealing new insights into our climate crises
Animation of How a auroras are created
Space
Speaking of volcanoes – here’s the biggest eruption ever recorded from space
Very cool animation of the axial tilt of the planets of our solar system
An earthlike world has been discovered within the habitable zone of its star
Industry
Voice Over Talent Suing AI Companies
Literature
David Brin shares his take on Forty First Lines from SF&F
Philip Jose Farmer gets a little love
Just For Fun
A very cool short video of a diorama depicting a scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey
Events
Samuel R. Delany will be giving a lecture for Pride Month at the Free Library in Philadelphia
The US State Department has issued a global warning to LGBTQI+ traveling citizens
Retro
A signed edition of Heinlein’s Starship Troopers is being auctioned. Bidding starts at $24,000.
A vintage newspaper article about a collector of vintage pulps – Howard DeVore
Social Commentary
Lani Dunn shares an AI project using data owned by the creators, yet they are still being castigated for “theft” (forget the squirrels, the Luddites are out today)
A “video portal” connecting two cities reveals some unsettling truths about our species
