(1) BLOB THEATER NEEDS HELP. A GoFundMe appeal has been launched to “Keep the Arts Alive at the Colonial Theatre!” The iconic movie house featured fleeing patrons in the 1958 movie The Blob, a scene fans have reenacted over the … Continue reading
The 2020 ENnie Nominees and Judges Spotlight Winners are out. The ENnie Awards are an annual, fan-based juried award system for all tabletop RPGs. The ENnies were created in 2001 as an annual award ceremony, hosted by the leading D&D/d20 system fan … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of short form works published for the first time in 2019. These credits have been accumulated from Acknowledgments sections and copyright pages in works, eligibility posts, and other sources … Continue reading
(1) GALAXY QUEST. See the trailer for Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary, which will be distributed through Fathom Events. By all accounts, it was a movie that beat all odds: Surviving a set fire, the loss of a powerful … Continue reading
(1) LOSCON ADDS MOSHE FEDER. Tor Books editor Moshe Feder has been named a guest of honor of the 2019 Loscon, to be held over Thanksgiving weekend (November 29 – December 1) at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel. Moshe … Continue reading
(1) PROS WITH A FOUNTAIN PEN. The Goulet Pen company blog invited writers to speak about using fountain pens in their work. Two of them are of genre interest: Elizabeth Bear and Aliette de Bodard. In the comments others mention … Continue reading
(1) LEVAR BURTON. The good news is: Episode 32 of LeVar Burton Reads features the actor’s voicing of “Jackalope Wives” by Ursula Vernon. (2) FLORENCE. The bad news is, the hurricane is bearing down on Oor Wombat – The sky … Continue reading
(1) COCKYGATE. A transcript of today’s “Cockygate” court hearing [PDF file] courtesy of Courtney Milan. She paid for it. https://twitter.com/courtneymilan/status/1002683272344682498 https://twitter.com/courtneymilan/status/1002701702967902209 Milan asks: If you want to do something that would be meaningful to me, drop a tip in RWA’s … Continue reading
(1) TOP COMICS. NPR asked followers the name their favorite comics and graphic novels. Here are the results: “Let’s Get Graphic: 100 Favorite Comics And Graphic Novels”. We assembled an amazing team of critics and creators to help winnow down … Continue reading
(1) WHO WILL BE WHO? Would you put money on it? Bookmakers say Tilda Swinton is a favorite to become the next Doctor Who. Actress Tilda Swinton is the frontrunner to become Doctor Who’s next Time Lord, according to the latest … Continue reading