Interview: Greg Viggiano, Executive Director of The Museum Of Science Fiction
An interview with Greg Viggiano, Executive Director of the Museum of Science Fiction
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Chi-Fi Gets It Right
K. Ceres Wright highlights the recent announcement by the Chi-Fi convention that they are rescheduling their convention because the venue might not be welcoming to fans.
Review: Try to Remember by Frank Herbert
Try to Remember by Frank Herbert is a fitting finale to the 1969 edition Best of Amazing anthology and a fitting story to represent what is best about Amazing Stories. First published in the October 1961 issue, the novella is one of those stories that makes the reader think.
What Were You Expecting, Baby?
A look at criticism of Space Dandy and some thoughts with relation to Cowboy Bebop.
HISPACON 2013. Algunas reflexiones
Tanya provides a con report of Hispacon 2013, and offers some interesting comparisons to Nordic conventions like Finncon.
The Club House 1/10/2014
It’s awards season once again and Earl Terry Kemp profiles some works that are eligible for various Hugo Award categories.
Judith Merril, o una vida militante
Laura Ponce profiles one of science fiction’s most influential women, author and editor – Judith Merril.
Asni’s Art Blog: The Concept of Time
January, named for the two-headed god Janus – who looks back to the past and forward to the future, is an excellent time to explore expressions of time in fantastic art
Quique Alcatena—Dibujante por M. C. Carper
M.C. Carper interviews Quique Alcatena about his work and interests.
More Fannish Nostalgia: My First Convention; My First Fanzine
Steve recounts the details of his fannish deflowering
Isn’t All Science Fiction and Fantasy Alternate Reality?
C. E. Martin (yes, but which one?) wonders why we bother to distinguish some works as “alternate reality” when in fact, all SF and fantasy takes place in alternate realities.
How Lame is Kubrick & Clarke’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Today? Or: More Importantly, Was It Lame When First Released?
Graeme shares the experience of watching 2001 A Space Odyssey during its original release and ruminates on the films impact then and today.
19th Century Reality Television, or: The 1835 Moon Hoax
Mr. Cameron examines and discusses the FIRST Moon Hoax (the one that faked a populated world, as opposed to the later one that proposed a depopulated, unvisited world) and makes comparisons between journalism in the 1800s and reality television of today.
Fotos de Fan: Hispacón 2013 (Quartumcón)
En primer lugar, déjenme disculparme por las pésimas fotos. Realmente como fotógrafa me muero de hambre. Pero igual quería compartir con ustedes las fotos que tomé y algunas que tomó Ricardo Acevedo y Carlos Suchowolsky. […]
Asni’s Art Blog: Happy 25 December!
Astrid gathers together a wide ranging and truly eye-opening collection of artistic expressions of Christmas – pensive, acerbic, ironic, humorous and haunting.
A Rant on Goodreads
Commentary on the internet trolling that has become the Goodreads comment section.
Happy Holidays From Amazing Stories
Our holiday present to our viewers – the holidays as depicted on various pulp magazine covers.
Satoshi Kon and Christmas Miracles
You may have heard of the famous Japanese directors Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki. You should have heard of Satoshi Kon – and now you will….
Pets in Space!
Does science fiction suffer from animal animosity? Where are all the outer-spacey pets? Who banned fish tanks from the Enterprise? C.E. Martin wants to know.
Entrevista con la Escritora Galesa Jo Walton
Tanya Tynjala interviews Hugo and Nebula award winning author Jo Walton at 2013’s Swecon.
Interview with Jo Walton (English)
Tanya Tynjala translates her talk with Jo Walton (a first? A translated Spanish language interview with an award winning Welsh author conducted at a Swedish science fiction convention?)
Interview: Jarvis Sheffield, Founder of the Black Science Fiction Society
K. Ceres Wright interviews one of the great influenctial forces behind black science fiction, Jarvis Sheffield, founder of the Black Science Fiction Society
Beat the Christmas Frenzy and Find Your Focus
Ms. Munteanu offers some personal reflection on the influences and meaning of the holidays – especially for writers and cats.
Sharing Science Fiction
It has become stylish of late to attack and dismiss “golden age” and “classic science fiction”. Doing so does none of us any favors.
Why “I Don’t Like Anime” Doesn’t Really Make Sense
Morgana Santilli discusses etiquette of how to say you aren’t interested in anime, and the prejudice you show in saying you don’t like anime.
Friday Fanzine – Journey Planet 17
Journey Planet 17 reviews and celebrates the history of Worldcon and is probably one of the best fanzine issues to be published in 2013.
Where Has All The Wonder Gone?
C. E. Martin laments the sameness of today’s fictional offerings and makes the case for something new.
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