Tom Shippey’s latest article for the Wall Street Journal discusses Margaret Atwood’s book In Other Worlds and takes on the perennial question “What is sci-fi”? Most people here would follow a distinction made by Ms. Le Guin. Things we think are impossible, magic … Continue reading
(1) WHERE HAVE YOU GONE JOE DIMAGGIO? PrimaMedia.ru says on October 9 “Science fiction writer Sergey Lukyanenko will open the visiting session of LiTR-2023 in Harbin”. Harbin is a city in China. The author will proceed there from another literary … Continue reading
(1) AI IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR CONTENT THEFT. Malcolm F. Cross wryly begins his email with this link, “I’m sooooort of pleased to announce that discovering another theft of my work inspired me to do a little art project. … Continue reading
(1) INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AT ITS MOST. The news media covered the London Worldcon of 1957. They asked, “Do extraterrestrial things have much of a sex life?” Here’s a clip of the report: ITN’s Lynne Reid Banks spoke to various creatures … Continue reading
(1) SOME LIKE IT HOT. Gwenda Bond, to promote her novel The Date from Hell, got herself appointed the Mayor of Hell for one day. As Bond told told Facebook readers: When I found out you can be Mayor of … Continue reading
(1) TAKEI PAYS TRIBUTE TO BJO. [Item by David Doering.] If you didn’t catch it, last night the Paramount+ network put on a Star Trek Day special. They included short retrospectives on past Star Trek series from cast members. For … Continue reading
(1) F&SF COVER PREVIEW. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction shared an advance look at the cover of its July/August 2021 issue by artist Alan M. Clark. (2) A PERSPECTIVE ON AFRICAN SF. Marta Mboka Tveit discusses how “The rise of … Continue reading
(1) DUNE TRAILER. A trailer dropped for the Denis Villenueve-directed Dune movie. Beyond fear, destiny awaits. (2) LIKE SANDS THROUGH AN HOURGLASS. The click industry immediately went to work deciphering the Dune trailer. Inverse’s assessment says “Dune trailer completely nails … Continue reading
(1) STAR TREK: PICARD. A third teaser has dropped – but it’s been blocked on some sites, so we’ll find out together if this still works by the time I post today’s Scroll. (2) UPROAR AFTER ROWLING OPINES ON TRANS … Continue reading
(1) COSPLAY ON THE HOOF. Andrew Liptak’s latest Wordplay starts off with a parade — “Reading List: The Cosplayers of Dragon Con” …For someone familiar with the world of cosplayers and conventions, it’s an overwhelming affair. For those unfamiliar, it’s … Continue reading