(1) NOW YOU KNOW. Ron Howard says the movie will be called Solo: A Star Wars Story. Hey #Twitterville we just wrapped production so here's a special message #StarWars pic.twitter.com/8QJqN5BGxr — Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 17, 2017 (2) ATOMIC AGE … Continue reading
(1) WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOU’RE AN “INELIGIBLE”. Xiran Jay Zhao just got the news. (2) ONLINE DISCUSSION OF CHENGDU WORLDCON HUGO NOMINATIONS REPORT. Hugo finalist Arthur Liu / HeavenDuke adds context to the 2023 Hugo Awards voting in an X.com … Continue reading
Introduction by John L. Coker III: Today I received a telephone call from Jane Madle (Bob Madle’s daughter). She was very sad to report that Bob died this past Saturday, October 8th. Jane said that Bob had been in generally pretty good … Continue reading
Happy one hundredth birthday, Bob Madle! We’re celebrating the date with the help of Rich Lynch, John L. Coker III, and Jon D. Swartz, plus highlights of interviews conducted over the years with the birthday boy himself! Bob Madle: A … Continue reading
The 2019 Dragon Award Ballot was posted on August 7. Best Science Fiction Novel A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine A Star-Wheeled Sky by Brad R. Torgersen Europe at Dawn by Dave Hutchinson Record of a Spaceborn Few by … Continue reading
Black Panther made history as the first superhero film to ever be nominated for Best Picture when the nominees for the 91st Oscars were announced today. Black Panther also picked up six other nominations including production design, original score, original … Continue reading
The finalists for the 46th Annie Awards have been announced by The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. At the awards ceremony to be held February 2 at UCLA’s Royce Hall, the following special awards also will be presented: Winsor McCay … Continue reading
There are many genre novels among the 141 books longlisted for the 2019 International DUBLIN Literary Award, the world’s most valuable annual literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English. They include books by Omar ElAkkad, N.K. … Continue reading
(1) LICENSE TO THRILL. Steven H Silver spotted an unusual collectible in traffic the other day — I was unaware that Illinois issued such event specific license plate until I saw this one today (June 6). The text around Superman indicates … Continue reading
aka The Fall of the Doghouse of Usher Today in the roundup: Andrew Hickey, The G, Brad R. Torgersen, Dave Freer, Chris Van Trump, Cedar Sanderson, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Joe Vasicek, Peter Grant, Amanda S. Green, Keri Sperring, Natalie Luhrs, … Continue reading