De lo virtual a lo presencial: las tertulias en Hispanoamérica
El pasado fin de semana se llevó a cabo la centésima Tertulia Caraqueña de Ciencia Ficción, Fantasía y Terror.
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Le paysage éditorial de la Science Fiction et de la Fantasy en France – les collections spécialisées des grands éditeurs.
Le paysage éditorial de la Science Fiction et de la Fantasy en France
The Geek Test: What’s Your Score?
I believe people of all types should be able to join in geek events and have fun whether they’re sufficiently geek credentialed or not, but I wondered how one might one go about quantitatively evaluating “geekiness”
A Science Fiction Primer
Media SF – in all of its varieties – is firmly and uncontestably rooted in the literature (whether it acknowledges its sources or not). The problem for the audience of media fare is that the mainstream definition of “sci fi” is overly broad, encompassing bad examples along with the good and offering no inherent means for distinguishing one from the other .
Is Science Fiction Fundamentally Retro?
Jaron Lanier says science fiction is fundamentally retro. Is he right? Do SOOPER SPACE ROCKETZZZ run on Ribena?
César Vallejo, ¿autor de ciencia ficción?
Si a un peruano cualquiera le piden que nombre al poeta más conocido del Perú, lo más probable es que responda “César Vallejo”.
¿Qué está pasando? Acoso sexual y racismo en la Ciencia Ficción.
Tanya Tynjala addresses the issue of sexism in Science Fiction outside the confines of the English speaking world,
Dreams and Perceptions…The Stuff of Science Fiction
I firmly believe that we ultimately define ourselves through our experience and our approach of the unfamiliar. A new relationship. A stranger in town. A different culture. An alien encounter…
News That Can’t Wait For Sunday: the (Free) SBC Geek Festival
SBC Geek Festival August 25th Cultural Center Neighborhood Baeta Neves. Plaza St. Joseph, s / n º, Baeta Neves.
Interview: Sunila Sen Gupta, Dragon Lady
Hello! My name is Sunila Sen Gupta, I’m a 45 year old biologist turned illustrator and graphic designer in training, based in Switzerland. I am self-taught in illustration and have been working professionally for ten years now.
Nobody Goes It Alone: Best Friends Make Anime Better
This is the story of two little girls. They live down the street from each other, take the bus to school together, and are often mistaken for sisters.
Friday’s Fanzine: Askance 28
Fannish Fridays offers our readers a concentration of content that is squarely focused on fandom. Or, I should say FANDOM. Those people for whom terms like SMoF, Dirty Old Pro, Femmefan, Fen, GAFIA, FIAWOL, FIJAGH, BNA & BNF, not to mention Roscoe, Ghu,Yngve and Smooooth!, DUFF & TAFF are not unfamiliar fanspeak.
Sexual Harassment at Science Conventions: Who Let the Dogs Out?
This is partially in response to K. Ceres Wright’s recent blog entry, “Having a Sexual Harassment Policy is not Enough”, but from an entirely different angle. I think that what’s happening at science fiction conventions […]
Sequential Wednesdays #19 – A Letter To Mark Millar
This is a letter to Mark Millar (Superman: Red Son, Kick-Ass, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Wanted) Dear Mark (may I call you Mark?), I would like to thank you for your contributions to the comic world – you’ve […]
Having a Sexual Harassment Policy is not Enough
The topic of sexual harassment, in general and specifically at science fiction (SF) conventions (cons), has been discussed online at length lately, due in part to the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) controversy (for […]
JOSÉ JOAQUÍN RAMOS -ALFA ERIDIANI- POR M. C. CARPER
José Joaquín Ramos de Francisco – Editor de Alfa Eridiani M. C. Carper para Amazing Stories Magazine: Hola ¿Quién eres? Preséntate con tus palabras, por favor. J.J.R.F: Hola. Cuando tengo que presentarme siempre digo que […]
Ten Pieces of Evidence that We’re Living in the Science Fiction Future
This will display my age, now 45, as I compare the world I live in now with the one I grew up with. I am inspired this week by a number of news stories that […]
A Fan’s History — Fanzines, Continued….
Fanzines, continued: Okay, Mr. Smartypants, what’s a “sercon” zine? Actually, I’m glad you asked that question. It’s another of those annoying (well, to an outsider) fannish neologisms and acronyms. In this case, we have “serious” […]
Anime roundup 8/9/2013: The Zero’s Journey
Hunter x Hunter #90 – Nodding to old sf tropes once again, the new Chimera Ant king is after both braaaaaaaains and our women. And he demonstrates how mustache-twirlingly evil he is by killing two […]
Who Killed My Little Pony?
I used to play with My Little Ponies. I hated dolls, kept my hair short, wouldn’t wear dresses, but even I was susceptible to the unbearable cuteness of My Little Pony. For a while I […]
Science Fiction Hobby Games: A First Survey – A Review
I do love me some board games. I’ve been playing ’em since I was below the recommended age and never gave up. Over the last few years, I’ve become a more frequent player, having made […]
Noticias literatura 6-8
Festival Celsius 232 El pasado fin de semana se celebró con gran éxito el Festival Celsius 232 en la localidad de Avilés, dedicado a la literatura fantástica. En el blog del festival ya se pueden ver […]
Sequential Wednesdays #18 – Comic-Con Pt II: Boston Redux
So – how does one get over the wild ride that’s the week of San Diego Comic-Con? How can anything possibly hold up to the monsoon of unique experiences offered by the Mecca-by-the-Bay? I think I […]
A conversation with the Hall of Fame illustrator Murray Tinkelman
This past February I had the great pleasure of speaking with Mr. Murray Tinkelman, the famous and award winning illustrator. This came about by my wanting to do something different for once in the blog. […]
Review: Destination: Planet Negro
It’s 1939 America and the Black community’s greatest minds are searching for the solution to the “Negro Problem.” One answer? Build a spaceship, fill it with all of America’s Negroes, and fly to Mars, with […]
La ciencia ficción no es diversión vacía
Ante todo, deseo saludar educadamente, pues es mi primer escrito para Amazing Stories. Mi intención es hablar de muchos temas, entre los que estarán las reseñas y comentarios de obras de ciencia ficción venezolanas, artículos […]
Why yes, I’m going to WorldCon by Christopher J Garcia
I love WorldCons, and not just because that’s where the Hugos are given. I’ve been to a few of them, and had a great time at every one of them. This year has some promise […]
TERESA MIRA ECHEVERRÍA-FILOSOFÍA y CF por M.C.CARPER
Teresa Pilar Mira de Echeverría – Filosofía y Ciencia Ficción M. C. Carper para Amazing Stories Magazine: Hola ¿Quién eres? Preséntate con tus palabras, por favor. Teresa Mira: A riesgo de ponerme a filosofar y […]
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