The guy hated Wolverine last Friday. Does he like this weekend’s big release any better? Buried in a litany of complaints is Roger Creebert’s admission that, yes, he darn near likes the new Star Trek movie: Don’t get me wrong. This … Continue reading
Riding the coattails of the new Harrison Ford movie, a Seattle paper predictably ran this story about an obsessed Indiana Jones fan. The genial and otherwise normal Kirkland man is a fan-extraordinaire of Indiana Jones and his celebrity alter-ego, Harrison Ford — and … Continue reading
Many authors will be signing at the 2024 Vintage Paperback Collectors Show. Tim Powers, Larry Niven, Barbara Hambly, Laura Brodian Freas Beraha, John DeChancie, Steven Barnes, Mel Gilden, Craig Miller, Tim Kirk, Gary Phillips and Lisa Morton are just some of … Continue reading
Hugo-winning artist Phil Foglio told Bluesky readers today “They just dropped a list of All the artists that Midjourney admits to having scraped to train its A.I. engine. Are YOU on it? (We are) Do you have a good lawyer? … Continue reading
(1) WHEN GRAVITY FAILS. [Item by Mike Kennedy.] Chuck Jones’ rules for Coyote cartoons said it works best when gravity is what defeats him. Instead, the change in management at Warner Bros seems to be what has claimed his long-awaited … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] Hai Ya TV interviews CGTN posted a 3½-minute subtitled interview on YouTube with the Best Novelette winner. On Weibo, CCTV followed up their earlier videolink interview with a 20-minute face-to-face interview with him. This one is also untranslated … 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
(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
Worldcon Wayback Machine Introduction: Thirty years ago this weekend ConFrancisco, the 1993 World Science Fiction Convention, was held in San Francisco, California. I thought it would fun to compile a day-by-day recreation drawing on the report I ran in File 770, … Continue reading
By Gary Farber: Holy mother of Ghu-Ghu, Foo-Foo, and Roscoe! I sent Jim Shull a Friend Request a few years ago after noticing him on Facebook and realizing that he must be the great fan artist of the 1970s, whose … Continue reading