Chicon 7’s Artist Guest of Honor Rowena Morrill will be unable to attend the convention. She has recently been hospitalized but is now recovering from her health problems, according to information posted on the Worldcon website. While over the long history … Continue reading
In the wake of Swancon 2008, the Australian National SF Convention, Bruce Gillespie writes, “You might be interested that I won at the weekend Australia‘s other ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ (that is, other than the A. Bertram Chandler Award, which is usually … Continue reading
(1) IMAGINE THERE’S NO MUSIC. “59 Years Later, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Ever Is Fixing A Very Big Beatles Problem” — Inverse tries to guess how Russell T. Davis will do it in a Fab Four-themed Doctor Who episode — … Continue reading
Comic-Con International has announced the 19 individuals who will automatically be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2024. These inductees include 12 deceased comics pioneers and 7 living creators. The deceased greats are Creig Flessel, A. … Continue reading
Genre films dominated when the Visual Effects Society presented the 2024 VES Awards at a ceremony on February 21. The Creator led the field, winning five categories, including Outstanding VFX in a Photoreal Feature. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse followed with four awards, … Continue reading
When the 2024 Oscar Nominations were announced today, as expected two films of genre interest led the field – just not the two everyone predicted. Oppenheimer earned 13 nominations, followed by feminist steampunk fantasy Poor Things with 11. Barbie received … Continue reading
The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2024 VES Awards on January 16. Disney’s The Creator and Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lead the field with seven nominations each; HBO’s The Last of Us tops TV series with six. The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in … Continue reading
(1) TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATON ASKS TINGLE FOR DO-OVER. Today the Texas Library Association’s executive director Shirley Robinson published a “TLA Statement Regarding Author Chuck Tingle” which says they want him to reconsider participating in their annual conference, although it says … Continue reading
(1) BRAND NEW AUDIO FEATURE. Daniel Dern sent a music video playlist to accompany his Pixel Scroll title today. “Lullabye of Broadway” (from 42nd Street) “Birdland” Optional play(list) (2) NEW VOICE CHIMES IN. There’s a slight changing of the guard … Continue reading
(1) LEARNEDLEAGUE. [Item by David Goldfarb.] “Question 4 of match day 23 of LearnedLeague season 99”: Fourth Wing and Iron Flame are titles of the best-selling “romantasy” books released in 2023. Give either the name of the series of which these are the … Continue reading