(1) IF YOU WANT TO KEEP ON TREKKIN’. — Here’s George Takei’s advice: (2) UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS, NO STAIRS. Variety invites fans to “Watch: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Trailer Shows First Look at Animated Comedy”. (Some characters seem to have trouble … Continue reading
(1) ASTRONAUTS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED. The LA Times has details: “New era of spaceflight dawns as SpaceX sends NASA astronauts into orbit”. For the first time in nine years, NASA astronauts launched to orbit from U.S. soil. And for the first … Continue reading
(1) NOT DEAD YET. Since the cancellation of San Diego Comic-Con 2020 was announced in mid-April the people behind it have been thinking about an online counterpart. This humorous video dropped on May 8. What it all means has yet … Continue reading
(1) CORONAVIRUS IMPACT. Eric Flint told Facebook readers today he has cancelled his upcoming trip to Los Angeles for the annual Writers of the Future award ceremony due to the coronavirus threat. I’m one of the judges for the contest … Continue reading
By Daniel Dern. Boskone 57, Feb 14-16, 2020. The temperature ranged from chilly (it is winter) to downright frosty (12? Saturday morning, maybe up to 20? by 9:45AM when we walked the overpass from our hotel to the con), but … Continue reading
The LITA Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction has released the 2020 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed of notable children’s and young adult science fiction published between … Continue reading
(1) A MATTER OF RESPECT. Edmund Schluessel has returned from Fantasticon 2019, in Copenhagen, Denmark with a burden: “I attended as a Special Guest this weekend in Copenhagen. There has been discussion within the Nordic countries’ fan community about the … Continue reading
(1) BACK FROM THE NEBULAS. Connie Willis shares with Facebook readers some of her info from the “We Have Always Been Here” panel — At the Nebula Awards weekend in Los Angeles this last week I was on a panel … Continue reading
by John Hertz: (reprinted from No Direction Home 11) Blond woman and dogRunning for joy in Van NuysLift my heart today Liang Yun-hê was playing erh-hu at the Huntington, Pasadena; in the Chinese Garden, naturally. I arrived in time to … Continue reading
By John Hertz: (some of this appeared in No Direction Home 6-7) I realize that with the word homework I’ve lost half my readers. I’ll go on talking to the other one. The notion in the title I’ve been proposing … Continue reading