By John Hertz (reprinted from Vanamonde 1506): We’re big on defiance these days in the speculative-fiction community. Indeed my saying that may provoke a response “What! We are not! I’ll show you —” Tim Powers in person may not seem … Continue reading
Nobody’s Home by Tim Powers returns to the 19th century London warrens of The Anubis Gates and features one of the novel’s characters. His new 80-page story has just been sent to the printer by Subterranean Press and is expected to … Continue reading
(1) TODAY’S 40,000. [Item by Anne Marble.] A little Warhammer news… The official Warhammer Official X.com account just posted “In regards to female Custodians, there have always been female Custodians, since the first of the Ten Thousand were created.” (It … Continue reading
(0) Short Scroll today – no reason, just not as many things I wanted to include. (1) LE GUIN’S BEST BOOKS. The New York Times takes a look at why Ursula K. Le Guin matters: “Her powerful imagination turned hypothetical … Continue reading
(1) WRITER LOSES EYE TO GUN VIOLENCE; FUNDRAISER STARTED. Sff author Jessie Kwak of Portland, OR was severely injured in a drive-by shooting last weekend while leaving the Mississippi Street Fair. “Author shot in eye near Mississippi Street Fair in … Continue reading
Review by Paul Weimer: Robert Heinlein’s Time Enough for Love is, in retrospect, his first attempt at a capstone novel for his career, and perhaps the most successful of these attempts. And this review is my personal re-engagement with one … Continue reading
(1) We’re shifting to Scroll Your Own for a couple days while I spend the holiday at my brother’s. Thanks for Cat for his essay and birthdays. (2) GAIMAN RADIO PLAY. [Item by SF Concatenation’s Jonathan Cowie.] Downloadable from BBC, “Neil … Continue reading
(1) BIDDING WILF FAREWELL. Radio Times profiles the late actor in “Bernard Cribbins: How he brought magic to Doctor Who”. …It was when Howard Attfield, who’d played Donna’s dad in The Runaway Bride, passed away before his scenes could be completed … Continue reading
(1) STATHOPOULOS ON TV. The Age’s reviewer Debi Enker manages to put Nick Stathopoulos’ TV appearance in a good light in an otherwise snarky piece: “Three-part documentary Finding the Archibald and weekly magazine show Art Works can’t fix ABC TV’s … Continue reading
The RadioTimes.com Awards 2021 winners were revealed today by the UK publication in a ceremony streamed on Facebook. The categories of genre interest follow. The complete list is here. TV Moment of the Year: Dame Judi Dench slams Tennant and … Continue reading