When File 770 commenter von Dimpleheimer heard about the 1941 Retro-Hugos, which MidAmeriCon II members will select in 2016 (in addition to the regular Hugos), he realized many of the eligible stories must be in the public domain. He has … Continue reading
J. D. Crayne’s work is “dark and funny” says Larry Niven. Her new novel, Uncle Daniel’s Den, is Pageturner Editions‘ 200th e-book, and promises to live up to Niven’s praise. Frequenters of the Virtual Fan Lounge will know the author as Dian … Continue reading
(1) SCROLL LITE. I’m spending Christmas with my brother and his wife today, so this will be a short edition of the Scroll. I wish a happy holiday season to all of you! (2) ‘TIL NEXT YEAR. Santa’s finished his … Continue reading
(1) MICHAEL CHABON SUES META OVER AI COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. At The Hollywood Reporter:“Meta, OpenAI Class Action Lawsuit: Novel Authors Claim Infringement”. Michael Chabon and other decorated writers of books and screenplays sued Meta on Tuesday in California federal court in … Continue reading
(1) HARASSMENT CAMPAIGN. [Item by Meredith.] Someone(s) used the names and email addresses of several members of sf/f fandom including Paul Weimer, Patrick S Tomlinson, John Scalzi, and Adam Rakunas to send racist abuse to a black author (@fairyfemmes) through … Continue reading
(1) A BIT OF HISTORY. The Finnish Postal Museum is looking for letters from Tove Jansson. “Have you received or are you in possession of a letter written by Tove Jansson?” Tove Jansson (1914–2001) was a prolific letter writer all … Continue reading
(1) EMERGENCY KERFUFFLE. When the New York Times recently reported that “the Internet Archive is ending its program of offering free, unrestricted copies of e-books because of a lawsuit from publishers, which said lending out books without compensation for authors … Continue reading
(1) ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS. Newsweek is “Talking Murderbot With ‘Network Effect’ Author Martha Wells”. The series is from Murderbot’s perspective, who doesn’t care much about the wider galaxy (outside of its favorite media), but I assume there’s a lot of … Continue reading
(1) COSTUMING COMMUNITY MEMORIAL 2020 The International Costumers Guild posted their annual In Memoriam video. This video memorializes those who were lost within the costuming community since Costume-Con 37, 2019. (2) SIGN OF THE TIMES. Emergency Awesome’s “The Batman 2021 … Continue reading
(1) DISNEY EXTRACTS HAND FROM COOKIE JAR. Design Taxi reports “Disney Redesigns ‘Star Wars’ Posters After Getting Called Out For Plagiarism”. Disney has unveiled a new set of posters for the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story after its previous … Continue reading