The Artful Collector: Your Guide to ArtSpeak – Part 3 (final)
The art of speaking “art”, or, the art world’s version of technobabble.
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Comic Review: Sally of the Wasteland
Sally of the Wasteland is a lot like the classic riverboat adventures we all read as kids, but without all the cutesy Sawyer-Finn à la Twain type shenanigans.
Book Review: The Necromancer Candle and Two Other Stories by Randy McCharles
Multiple winner of Canada’s Aurora Award, Randy McCharles presents three tales of dark fantasy in The Necromancer Candle and Two Other Stories.
The Five Year Retrospective: Babylon 5, Season Two
When people talk about what they love about Babylon 5, season 2 is usually where that love comes from.
Comic Review: Video Nasty #1 – 2
Video Nasty is a hard-boiled, gritty suspense-thriller of a comic book.
Shadowrun 20th Anniversary vs. 5th Edition
What makes for a good RPG edition? Organization. Editing and – SUPPLEMENTS!
The Secrets Behind Wingman’s Battle Scenes
“Where do you get your ideas from?” Mack Maloney, author of the Wingman series, answers the perennial question.
Weird Things About the Moon(s)
We see it almost every day and some might think we know all there is to know, but the Moon still has many fascinating secrets to tell.
Lost Curiosities: Babies on Display
In 1909, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition would put babies on display, going so far as to raffle off Ernest, a one-month old orphaned child.
Book Review: The Shadow Academy by Adrian Cole
As end of the world stories go, this book has an interesting premise. A worldwide plague is a very popular idea and when Cole flips the premise on its ear at the end with his secret revelation, he provides new ways to look at both science and civilization.
Amazon Enters the Book Subscription Business
Who is going to win the Book Subscription War (I)?
AMAZING THINGS: BFI/Palgrave Team Up for Days of Fear and Wonder
Palgrave Macmillan releases a series of in-depth film critiques to accompany the BFI’s SciFi Days of Fear and Wonder coming this October.
AMAZING NEWS: 7-27-14
Wiscon, women, black SF authors, Crom, Loncon3, UAE Mars Mission, SpaceX and more!
ABSOLUTE ZERO: Very Cool Websites: Loncon3
Today we bring you Loncon3’s website, the website for Worldcon. It’s quite an impressive feat – one of the best online presences of a Worldcon we’ve ever seen. www.loncon3.org Even if you aren’t going, give […]
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THE NAME BADGE by Taral Wayne
Sitting around one of the tiny tables at Bitondo’s Pizza, Middleton, Cooter and Tuttle looked down at the worn namebadge. They were all thinking the same thing … that, in some way, the innocent-seeming scrap of card was somehow responsible for Arn Metzger’s death. None of them believed in supernatural causation, but they all had a keen appreciation of psychologically-driven malaises.
Things that Never Were
Hoaxes – from fakecons to television series – are a staple of the fannish world.
MOVIE REVIEW: Does TRANSCENDENCE transcend its genre?
Does the movie Transcendence transcend the “sci-fi” label? Steve checks it out.
Religious People Talking About Aliens?!
I think it’s a bit unlikely aliens would be that interested in Earth-based religions, but you never know. They’re like, aliens, you know?
Focus on LOCUS, or: The Fannish Beginnings of an Industry Standard SF Genre Newszine.
Examining a fannish institution: Charles N. Brown is gone, but Locus a newszine “covering the science fiction field,” remains the definitive industry trade magazine for the SF&F genre, an absolute must read for authors, editors, publishers, reviewers, and all fen
AMAZING THINGS: GIANT 35TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE PAPERBACK NOW ON SALE!
Amazing Stories GIANT 35th Anniversary issue is now on sale!
FREE FICTION: Tomorrow – The Name Badge by Taral Wayne
A new story by Taral Wayne tomorrow.
The Hero’s Journey: Part 3, Defining Your Hero
Nina continues her series on the Hero: all heroes have a role, and most come with a gift.
El Lector in Fabula en la Ciencia Ficción. (O Todos pueden leer CF Dura)
A profile of the Finnish author Hannu Raijaniemi by our Spanish editor.
Anime Roundup 7/24/2014: Too Much Fun
In this week’s viewing: After disposing of the worst premiere of the season, the lineup is brutally cut to the maximum of five shows. Who will survive?
When Apes Ruled the Future
The Planet of the Apes franchise was once our biggest and brightest, until a little film called Star Wars came along.
Recap: “The Box”, The Strain, Season 1, Episode 2
Hmmm. Watching grass grow is boring. But, The Strain?
Book Review: Virtual Vengeance by Thomas JJ Starr
The book starts well, with a scene of the main character, Russian Yuri Petrov, hacking people’s credit card information; he and his friend end up in big trouble with the police when they hack the wrong person’s account. It is a tense, tautly written scene with a real kick at the end.
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