Review: The Power of the Maleficent
Maleficent is an entertaining movie for both children and those who grow up with a special fondness for Sleeping Beauty, fantasy and folklore.
Maleficent is an entertaining movie for both children and those who grow up with a special fondness for Sleeping Beauty, fantasy and folklore.
M.C. Carper interviews fan, illustrator and graphic designer Guillermo Romano.
In this week’s viewing: Nanana and Brynhildr celebrate the power of friendship, and more!
Oxum represents all the traditionally feminine values. But she is also patron of witches.
A conference on alien contact inspires a change in careers
Dianne gets to be a pirate. (We all want to be one too….)
In this week’s viewing: Ghosts, witches, the Devil, and more!
The artful collector talks about illustrations, and the blurred line between private and commercial art.
What has changed in Science Fiction? The best authors in the genre answer that very question.
Dragons were given their title sometime around the13th century, their name coming from the Greek word δράκων, (drakon) meaning “giant seafish”. Legends in both the Orient and Europe spotlighted these fire breathing serpentine creatures. Heroes […]
I have often wondered to what extent Tolkien might have drawn on the African pantheon…
An interview with New Zealand actor Bruce Hopkins, portrayer of Gamling of Rohan
a review of a collection of mystical Bolivian fairy tales.
Does Macy’s tell Gimbels? This week a review of the upcoming “Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol. 2”
In this week’s viewing: People are losing all sorts of body parts on all sorts of shows.
Nebula Awards Weekend fast approaches. RK fills us in on some of the history of the awards.
A look at building a collection of SF/F art in the modern era.
An interview with YA author Sarah Mansilla.
German things sound so Teutonic! Like this organization in Germany, Bundesamt für magische Wesen. Can’t you just hear the Wagner?
A YA fantasy that is for adults and accessible to teens; about a young woman who might be living in two worlds. And if so, are either or both real? Which one?
Writing advice from a stellar line up” David Brin, Gary K. Wolfe, Michael Moorcock, C.J. Cherryh, Ursula Le Guin, Neil Clarke and Michael Swanwick!
In this week’s viewing: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Brynhildr in the Darkness stock up on main characters, and more!
A discussion about collectors who change WHAT they collect, over time.
A look at the audiobook, A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan.
Male gods of storm and thunder exist in many pagan religions. It is more unusual to see the powers of sky and weather personified as a female. It is said that in battle, Oya always goes ahead of Xangó, just like lightning precedes thunder.

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