Update your file about Stephen Hawking with these clips: (1) Hawking’s list of three things that could destroy human civilization surprisingly does not include Sad Puppies… Firstly, Hawking is fiercely wary of strong artificial intelligence (AI); …. Hawking has also issued a … Continue reading
You may be forgiven for thinking this sounds like the beginning of an episode of Big Bang Theory – but Dr. Stephen Hawking will lecture on “The Origin of the Universe” in CalTech’s Beckman Auditorium on Tuesday, April 16. This … Continue reading
By Steve Vertlieb: On April 21, 1973, a hero by the name of Merian C. Cooper laid down the gauntlet of fame and passed quietly into memory. He’d grown ill from the rigors of age and experience, losing his grasp of … Continue reading
(1) WELL, I’M BACK. That’s one of many things the Fourteenth Doctor doesn’t say in this video. Let Collider explain to you the way a new “’Doctor Who’ Featurette Breaks Down How David Tennant Returned”. After an entire decade of … Continue reading
(1) IAFA 45 GUESTS. The 45th International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts will meet March 13-16, 2024 at the Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside in Florida. Guests of Honor are Mary Turzillo and C. E. Murphy, and Guest Scholars are Woppa … Continue reading
(1) X-MEN GO POSTAL. The Royal Mail marked the 60th anniversary of X-Men by releasing an issue of 17 stamps on February 16. …The 12 stamps in the main set are all original illustrations and have been created exclusively for … Continue reading
(1) MOPOP INTRODUCES NEW ONLINE COLLECTION VAULT. [Item by Frank Catalano.] Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture is finally putting part of its collection online. This is a very cool development for fans of science fiction as popular culture. The announcement … Continue reading
(1) BIPOC WRITERS INVITED. Editor Jonathan Strahan is reserving up to three spots in his upcoming anthology The Book of Witches for new BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Colour) writers. “Open submission period for BIPOC* writers for The Book … Continue reading
(1) INDIGENOUS HERITAGE IN HORROR. The Horror Writers Association blog features Owl Goingback, a three-time Bram Stoker Award Winner, receiving the award for Lifetime Achievement, Novel, and First Novel. “Interview with Owl Goingback”. Do you make a conscious effort to include … Continue reading
By Robin Anne Reid. Presented at MythCon 2021: Writing Against the Grain: T. Kingfisher’s Feminist Mythopoeic Fantasy WARNING: Spoilers for Clockwork Boys, Paladin, and White Rat series The purpose of this presentation is to place Tolkien’s theory of mythopoeic fiction in … Continue reading