(1) HATCHED BEFORE YOUR EYES. Mashable reveals “All the ‘Harry Potter’ Easter eggs you missed in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ opening”. Fantastic Beasts is the type of film that has so much going on it’s all too easy to miss the … Continue reading
(1) Randall Munroe has a piece on The New Yorker blog called “The Space Doctor’s Big Idea”. He’s explaining Einstein and relativity, but doing it with his cartoons and quirky humor. The first idea is called the special idea, because … Continue reading
(1) Arthur C. Clarke’s papers came to the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. Patti Williams, acquisition archivist for the National Air and Space Museum, blogged about the steps in bringing the materials from Sri Lanka to the U.S. I have been the Museum’s … Continue reading
(1) From the SuperversiveSF livestream, Kate Paulk’s statement on SP4 at 1:05:42 (transcription provided by Mark): For starters the word slate is not going to appear anywhere. For second [Cross talk] I am not doing a slate, I am doing … Continue reading
This collective shot of winners and accepters of SFWA awards was taken by Ernest Lilley after the Nebula Awards ceremony on June 6. I could use a hand (several hands!) identifying all the people in the photo. [Thanks to everyone … Continue reading
SFWA’s 50th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend runs June 4-7 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. On the schedule are tours, workshops, programming, and the Nebula Awards Ceremony. Price info and event details are here. The Group Autographing Session on Friday, June … Continue reading
Science Fiction Writers of America, having tallied and certified the ballots, has announced its officers for the next term starting July 1. President: Cat Rambo Vice President: M.C.A. Hogarth Secretary: Susan Forest Chief Financial Officer: Bud Sparhawk Directors-at-Large: Jennifer Brozek, … Continue reading
Cixin Liu, whose book The Three-Body Problem is nominated for both the Nebula and the Hugo, will be coming from China to meet with fans and participate in SFWA’s Nebula Weekend June 4-7. Liu, 51, resides in a “gritty coal-mining … Continue reading
SFWA will honor Joanna Russ and Stanley Schmidt with its 2015 Solstice Awards, granted in recognition of “the positive impact and influence the recipients and their work have had on the science fiction and fantasy genres.” The awards will be … Continue reading
Yesterday, SFWA President Steven Gould not only answered a question File 770 posed about the organization’s pursuit of public grants, he delivered a general description of SFWA’s objectives in reincorporating in California. Part of that statement confirmed SFWA is now able to relax its policy on repayment of emergency … Continue reading