(1) INCOME INEQUALITY. In “#PublishingPaidMe and a Day of Action Reveal an Industry Reckoning”, the New York Times does a roundup of Monday’s Twitter exchange, leading with a focus on Jesmyn Ward. Other authors quoted include N.K. Jemisin and John … Continue reading
(1) ASTRONAUTS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED. The LA Times has details: “New era of spaceflight dawns as SpaceX sends NASA astronauts into orbit”. For the first time in nine years, NASA astronauts launched to orbit from U.S. soil. And for the first … Continue reading
Abbreviated Scroll after a busy day of family celebrations. (1) A BIG FISH TAIL. No, Jason Momoa is not the first actor to portray Aquaman in a live-action film (SYFY Wire: “How a $10,000 1984 fan film became the world’s first … Continue reading
Today is the 450th birthday of Galileo Galilei. The man known variously as the “father of modern observational astronomy,” the “father of modern physics,” and “the father of modern science” was born in 1564. Because Americans are spending this weekend celebrating … Continue reading
Classic Trek shuttlecraft Galileo, now fully restored, will go on display July 31 at Space Center Houston, the visitor’s center for NASA’s JohnsonSpaceCenter in Texas. Unveiling ceremony will feature celebrities Don Marshall, Lt. Boma from the original 1967 ”Galileo Seven” episode … Continue reading
After Adam Schneider and Alec Peters paid $70,000 for the decaying remains of Star Trek’s Shuttlecraft Galileo they wasted no time getting the relic into the hands of restoration specialists. Ironically, moving the 24-foot-long set piece to Master Shipwrights’ New Jersey … Continue reading
The Libertarian Futurist Society has announced the five finalists for the Best Novel category of the 44th annual Prometheus Awards. The Best Novel winner will receive an engraved plaque with a one-ounce gold coin. An online Prometheus awards ceremony is … Continue reading
(1) YE KEN NOW. [Via MT Void.] Read Michael Dirda’s article “The two best American fantasy writers you’ve probably never heard of” at the Washington Post. He’s talking about Avram Davidson and Manly Wade Wellman. … Happily, though, these too-little-known … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] Hai Ya TV interviews CGTN posted a 3½-minute subtitled interview on YouTube with the Best Novelette winner. On Weibo, CCTV followed up their earlier videolink interview with a 20-minute face-to-face interview with him. This one is also untranslated … Continue reading
(1) WELL, I’M BACK. That’s one of many things the Fourteenth Doctor doesn’t say in this video. Let Collider explain to you the way a new “’Doctor Who’ Featurette Breaks Down How David Tennant Returned”. After an entire decade of … Continue reading