Kevin R. Grazier is a planetary scientist and friend of mine who has regularly landed gigs as a science consultant on a number of popular Hollywood movies and TV shows. Including GRAVITY.
In this week’s viewing: It’s that late-season moment when the plot cards are all on the table and fisticuffs break out in all directions!
Is it possible to restrict science fiction by establishing definitions?
A loving tribute to the memory of one of the most important figures both in the history of our genres and in American popular culture and the literature of the 20th century.
I broke with my standard rule of not buying hardbacks from a new author until I’d actually read the work. Do I regret that decision? It’s hard to say…
There are two broad strains of horror fiction. One assumes that the world is falling apart, and depicts that process. The other assumes that the world is eternal, and depicts it falling apart.
Aunque los organizadores del Encuentro Fractal han querido desvincular la razón de su evento al mundo de la ciencia ficción, solo en un lugar como este evento en Medellín pueden darse cita autores como James […]
Ten works from ancient history that every science fiction reader should be familiar with.
The theory is still a theory, but it suggests that life may have started very early on the earth (and now possibly on Mars because it, too, had ancient volcanoes), and it says that life is constantly being created way down deep in the earth. Or on any planet, moon, or body with an active volcanic core.
We never got to find out what happened to Peggy Carter after Captain America left her.
This is a valid desire. It is, after all, why most of us write—to share our stories and messages with as many people as possible.
Not all witches are always out to suck a child’s soul – or fatten them up and eat them
A timeline of the development of science fiction, from one fan’s viewpoint.
Black Age of Comics Convention An artist, entrepreneur, author, art therapist, educator, and publisher, Turtel Onli founded the Black Arts Guild (BAG) in 1970, which was based in Chicago. The BAG sponsored art exhibitions and published […]
As far as main characters go, Zinzi’s got a lot of problems before the book even starts.
Under the Dome is worth your time if you’re looking for a decent show, and it definitely surprised me in how engaging and unpredictable some of its main plot lines are.
Fantasy cartography is like playing SimCity; first you create and then you take an almost gleeful joy in the destruction before rebuilding from the ashes.
I was deep into Gundam Wing starting in middle school, and it was the catalyst for me to start taking drawing and writing very seriously.
An interview with Argetinian illustrator CARLOS DANIEL VÁSQUEZ
Le but de Besson n’est pas de faire une oeuvre de science fiction mais un film de cinéma. A vouloir être grand public, il finit par vouloir plaire aussi bien à ceux qui aiment le genre qu’à ceux qui n’en sont pas des amateurs réguliers.
Face it, no-one needs to buy a fiction book. It’s not like underwear, or food, or a roof over their heads. It’s entertainment.
The space art of Marilynn Flynn – one of the few earth-based artists to have her work flown in space.
A Photo gallery from this year’s Worldcon
Very Cool websites you should visit – after reading Amazing Stories
Take a trip back and see what the buzz is from last week and last month. Special Note: Comments are still closed on the SF piece.
Maybe it’s time for fans to relax about how the mainstream media sees us. We do sort of rule the world.
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