Please Stop Talking About the “Rise” of African Science Fiction | Literary Hub
Tade Thompson is a bit miffed that African SFF keeps “rising” but never seems to arrive….
Where We Come From, Where We Are Going
Why we’re going about doing what we’re doing the way we’re doing it.
A Good Title
You can’t judge a book by its cover, but the title, well, the title is a different story.
“Alien” octopuses “arrived on Earth from space as cryopreserved eggs”
Article suggests frozen alien eggs are responsible for the Cambrian Explosion.
Amazing Stories: Investing in Sunglasses
Ray Bradbury reminds us why we’re looking for positive futures
2018 SF/F ON TV—MY PERSONAL TAKE
This week Steve gives his personal opinion about TV SF/F. What does he watch and why? See if you watch the same things!
Brief But Pointed Notes Regarding Boskone Panels
Some lessons about privilege and bias during this year’s Boskone panels.
Heinlein in Reflection
Chris Nuttall summarizes his recent retro reviews and continues discussing one of fandom’s perpetual subjects.
What’s Happening with the TV Show?
NBC no longer producing Amazing Stories TV show. (Or shouldn’t be.)
DR… WHO? O la Feminazi vuelve a atacar
There has been a strong reaction to the announcement that the next Dr. will be played by a woman. This article gives the reaction of some Spanish speculative fiction professionals.
NANOWRIMO and COLUMN 25 REDUX!
Steve uses his personal time machine to share an early post about Modesty Blaise—he’s off doing NaNoWriMo! (Don’t know what that is? Read on….)
Halloween As It Should Be!
One week before Halloween, Terence Jackson shares shares images of costumes old and new.
De Razas y Sexos (segundo round)… Pasando por la Muerte de Micha
Tanya Tynjala responds to critics of her column decrying the sexism in some fandom.
De Razas y Sexos Pasando por Gente que Parece no Tener una Vida Real
Tanya Tynjala takes on sexism in Spanish fandom.
(Some) Historical Perspective for Younger Fans
James Davis Nicoll is conducting an interesting experiment: younger fans read older works of SF and then provide their commentary. James started this following a challenge from Adam-Troy Castro (essentially: using classic SF is not […]
The 7 Levels of Recommending
Maimonides never created a hierarchy of recommending, but if he had, it might look something like this.
REVIEW: MAR./APR. 2016 F&SF; plus US STAMPS FOR SF WRITERS?
This week Steve reviews the new March/April issue of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (F&SF), and talks about a postage stamp series that never came about, honouring SF writers, and the reasons behind it.
AMAZING NEWS: 1/24/1…”some call it heavenly in its brilliance”
aliens, aliens and more aliens; Boskone, space flowers, ice volcanoes, Groot, drones and Star Trek. Plus Suicide Squad and GotG. And – you guessed it – even more.
In the Future, We Will All Look Like Moe Howard
Jaden Smith’s debut as a model for women’s clothing harkens back to a 1970 Life magazine article.
Reconciling with Puppies – “…to dream, the impossible dream, to reach the unreachable star….”
Listen to puppies? We’ve already tried that.
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