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INTERVIEW: BRUCE STERLING on Caryatids, Viridian and the death of print
INTERVIEW: BRUCE STERLING on Caryatids, Viridian and the death of print
futurismic.com — Novelist, pundit, design theorist and iconoclast - Bruce Sterling is all of these and more, and is... one of the people that the Futurismic project has always looked to for inspiration. Sterling has a new novel called Caryatids out at the end of ... (more) INTERVIEW: BRUCE STERLING on Caryatids, Viridian and the ...

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Celebrate Black History Month by Reading SF
tor.com — February is Black History Month, and in celebration of that I thought it might be useful to... provide readers a list of worthwhile books of speculative fiction, many by black authors, that address the themes of race, postcolonialism, and identity. So ... (more) Celebrate Black History Month by Reading SF
BBC NEWS | Technology | The Tech Lab: Ian McDonald
BBC NEWS | Technology | The Tech Lab: Ian McDonald
news.bbc.co.uk — Science-fiction writer Ian McDonald reflects on the digital doppelgangers that our growing use of the net is... bringing about. I'm in bits. Pieces of me are all over the place. My history is on Wikipedia, my photos are on Flickr, my petty rants are on ... (more) BBC NEWS | Technology | The Tech Lab: Ian McDonald
Day of the Triffids Cast Announced
Day of the Triffids Cast Announced
blog.fph.co.uk — The BBC has announced a very impressive cast for its two-part adaptation of John Wyndham’s classic SF... book The Day of the Triffids. Desperate Housewives star Dougray Scott will play Dr Bill Masen in the tale of killer plants roaming a post-apocalyptic ... (more) Day of the Triffids Cast Announced
Cap Day and New York Adventures
Cap Day and New York Adventures
paulcornell.blogspot.com — First off, let me point out that this is the day Captain Britain and MI-13 #10, the... start of our new arc, 'Vampire State', hits comic shops here in the USA, tomorrow in the UK. It's an ideal jumping-on point for those who haven't tried the title ... (more) Cap Day and New York Adventures
New C. S. Friedman interview
New C. S. Friedman interview
fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com — After finishing Wings of Wrath ( Canada , USA , Europe ), I knew I needed to... have a chat with Celia. To spice things up a bit, I asked her to elaborate on some issues we have been discussing in our email conversations. And I daresay we ended up with ... (more) New C. S. Friedman interview
7 Sci-Fi Inventions That Are Way Past Due
7 Sci-Fi Inventions That Are Way Past Due
toplessrobot.com — By G. Martin For those of a certain age, the phrase "the year 2000" still sounds futuristic... even though it was nine whole years ago (as usual, Conan O'Brien knows what he's talking about). But now that we've lived through almost an entire ... (more) 7 Sci-Fi Inventions That Are Way Past Due
The COMPLETE WonderCon 2009 Programming Schedule Unveiled!
comic-con.org — Are your spider-senses tingling, or maybe even screaming? Well, it's probably because we've just revealed our complete... Programming Schedule for WonderCon 2009. It's full of programs and events that are guaranteed to make you go SQUEE! such as: ... (more) The COMPLETE WonderCon 2009 Programming Schedule Unveiled!
ISBW Special Episode #42 - Kim Stanley Robinson Interview
isbw.murlafferty.com — It's time for another guest host! James Patrick Kelly has been a frequent guest and supporter of... ISBW, and he got a chance to record with Kim Stanley Robinson a little while back. Robinson is teaching at Clarion this year, and I want to encourage ... (more) ISBW Special Episode #42 - Kim Stanley Robinson Interview
Fate of the Jedi: Omen (Star Wars): Amazon.co.uk: Christie Golden: Books
amazon.co.uk — Product Description Luke and Ben Skywalker continue on their quest to learn the ways of non-Jedi Force-users... and to try to understand just what went wrong with Jacen Solo that caused him to become a Sith. In the meantime, Han, Leia, and Jaina Solo - ... (more) Fate of the Jedi: Omen (Star Wars): Amazon.co.uk: ...
exposed rock in snow
exposed rock in snow
dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com — zebra? snakes on gypsum sand? linear bacterial colonies in calcium sulfate?... (more) exposed rock in snow
FX Adapting Powers for TV
FX Adapting Powers for TV
sfuniverse.com — New York Comic Con always provides a wealth of stories and one of the most intriguing will... bring an acclaimed comic to cable TV. Brian Michael Bendis confirmed that Powers , the book he does with artist Michael Avon Oeming is being adapted by FX. Powers combines the elements of a superhero ... (more) FX Adapting Powers for TV
mother language sky
mother language sky
dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com — mother language sky cook less food -- will he finger shake? what knife gleanings: the gluttonous day... when worship's gone like white purple blood on the bare breast of mother language sky? we laid down shopping complex numbers racket parking lot interstate highway system harvest appliances ... (more) mother language sky
Mary Robinette Kowal -  Novel = sold!!!!
Mary Robinette Kowal - Novel = sold!!!!
sffaudio.com — MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL (1969 - ) A past contributor to SFFaudio, is an American John W. Campbell... Award winning author who is currently serving as SFWA secretary. Kowal is also a puppeteer (non-Pierson’s) and has just sold her first novel to Tor books… Dear Everyone I Know, I ... (more) Mary Robinette Kowal - Novel = sold!!!!
Ghost Whisperer’s Top 10 Haunted Colleges
Ghost Whisperer’s Top 10 Haunted Colleges
sfuniverse.com — No, that’s not the unknown comic making a comeback in the photo. It’s a still from this... week’s episode of Ghost Whisperer where Melinda investigates a sorority pledging ritual that went dangerously awry. In honor of “Greek Tragedy,” the folks at Ghost Whisperer ... (more) Ghost Whisperer’s Top 10 Haunted Colleges
Interview: James Morrow on 'Shambling Towards Hiroshima'
Interview: James Morrow on 'Shambling Towards Hiroshima'
sfsignal.com — James Morrow published his first novel, The Wine of Violence , in 1981. His efforts since then... include The Continent of Lies (1984), This Is the Way the World Ends (1986), Only Begotten Daughter (1990), City of Truth (1991), Bible Stories for ... (more) Interview: James Morrow on 'Shambling Towards Hiroshima'