The Bhob Stewart memorial in New York will convene Sunday, May 4, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Columbia University’s Butler Library, room 523. Details come from Brad Verter, who says his e-mail can be freely shared. The format will … Continue reading
Artist, writer, editor and fanzine fan Bhob Stewart, died February 24. He was 76, and had struggled with emphysema for 35 years. Stewart’s The EC Fan Bulletin was one of the earliest comics fanzines, first appearing in 1953. He was … Continue reading
(1) THE THOUGHT PANZER PROBLEM. [Item by Doctor Science.] “Netflix blockbuster ‘3 Body Problem’ divides opinion and sparks nationalist anger in China” reports CNN. A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China … Continue reading
(1) CONTEST KERFUFFLE. The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition has announced that one of its judging teams – unnamed in their statement, but it’s Team EPIC – will no longer be participating. Kris, who reviews on YouTube as A Fictional Escapist, … Continue reading
(1) INDIE SPIRIT. The 2024 Independent Spirit Awards nominations are out. Full list at Variety: “Indie Spirit Film and TV Nominations 2024 Revealed”. …The annual honors recognize the best of television, as well as film…. Only new TV shows that … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] Con reports: Arthur Liu (part 2) Arthur’s con crud is subsiding, and he was able to post the second (of a projected four) part of his con report. This one covers the setup … Continue reading
(1) NICOLA GRIFFITH Q&A. “’Hild’ sequel author Nicola Griffith talks about ‘Menewood’” in the Christian Science Monitor. When did you first learn about the real Hild? I love old abbeys, old castles, all that kind of thing. But I had … Continue reading
By Steve Vertlieb: Every generation has its incarnation of the grand and glorious vampire mythos – the Twilight and Underworld film series, The Vampire Diaries, HBO’s ever popular True Blood, the Gen X’er’s fondly remembered The Lost Boys, my own generation’s Dark Shadows (not be confused with the rather … Continue reading
(1) PROBLEMATIC PROGRAM CONTENT. Joshua Shaw raised a red flag in a public post at the Official Anime North Facebook Group. This is a bit of a dour post and I don’t want to ruin anyone’s fun this weekend. Even … Continue reading
(1) SANDERSON ADDRESSES WIRED INTERVIEW. [Item by Dann.] Brandon Sanderson yesterday posted a piece on his blog in response to part of the recent story about him published by Jason Kehe in WIRED Magazine: “Outside”. While Sanderson’s other reactions have … Continue reading