http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/ The Web's top Other Science Fiction news, videos, and blogs from 42Blips - find more at http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/ en 42Blips http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.dailyradar.com/media/img/42blips/logo_120x60.png http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/ 120 60 http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/episode-guide/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/episode-guide/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_preview/2009/11/20/episode_guide.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Episode Guide" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Dreamland Episode 1 - Released 21/11/09 at 4pm Dreamland Episode 1 - Released 21/11/09 at 4pm The Doctor finds an extraterrestrial artefact which draws the attention of a mysterious man in black... Dreamland Episode 2 - Released 22/11/09 at 4pm Dreamland Episode 2 - Released 22/11/09 at 4pm &nbsp;...</p><p>SFX found this 24 hours ago on bbc.co.uk </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/episode-guide/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:44 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/dead-on-suvudu-the-dreg-files-day-1/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/dead-on-suvudu-the-dreg-files-day-1/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_story/2009/11/20/dead_on_suvudu_the_dreg_files_day_1.png" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Dead on Suvudu: The Dreg Files, Day 1" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a> A Note from Suvudu: To celebrate the coming publication of Kelly Meding's Three Days to Dead , which represents both an awesome addition Urban Fantasy fiction and a stellar new voice in the genre, we'll be running a few original stories by Kelly over the coming weeks. We're excited to&nbsp;...</p><p>suvudu posted 24 hours ago from suvudu.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/dead-on-suvudu-the-dreg-files-day-1/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/article-abstracts-109/ <p>#109 = Volume 36, Part 3 = November 2009 SFS Symposium: Sexuality in Science Fiction In May 2009, I invited a number of sf critics and authors whose work engages with the thematics of gender and sexuality to submit brief essays that could be gathered into a symposium on Sexuality in Science&nbsp;...</p><p>Marooned: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror books on ... found this 11 hours ago on depauw.edu </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/article-abstracts-109/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:01:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/clute-to-review-for-strange-horizons/ <p>Niall Harrison reports that John Clute has agreed to write a review column for online magazine Strange Horizons every six weeks, starting in 2010, under the banner Scores. Like the Interzone column of the same name, the new column will cover more than one book in most installments. The decision&nbsp;...</p><p>Bibliophile Stalker found this 3 days ago on locusmag.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/clute-to-review-for-strange-horizons/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/sci-fi-wire-cancels-columns/ <p>SCI FI Wire, the online news division of Syfy (formerly the Sci Fi Channel), has canceled all their columns, including long-running series from John Clute, Wil McCarthy, and Michael Cassutt. Clute was told that Syfy learned via research and focus groups that "the whole online column idea has&nbsp;...</p><p>SF Signal found this 6 days ago on locusmag.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/sci-fi-wire-cancels-columns/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:25:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/sfwa-statement-on-harlequins-vanity-press-imprint/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/sfwa-statement-on-harlequins-vanity-press-imprint/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_preview/2009/11/20/sfwa_statement_on_harlequins_vanity_press_imprint.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="SFWA Statement on Harlequin&#8217;s vanity press imprint" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>SFWA Statement on Harlequin’s vanity press imprint Advocate - istock In November, 2009, Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd. announced the launch of a new imprint, Harlequin Horizons, for aspiring romance authors. Under normal circumstances, the addition of a new imprint by a major house would be cause&nbsp;...</p><p>Writer Beware Blogs! found this 35 hours ago on sfwa.org </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/sfwa-statement-on-harlequins-vanity-press-imprint/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:24:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/fantasy-book-news-reviews-help-requested-for-my-amazon/ <p> Based on my post yesterday about the Tad Williams e-book silliness, I decided I wanted to conduct an experiment. On pages for the print versions of books on Amazon, if there is no Kindle version they post a link that allows you to request a Kindle version. Supposedly, this request is sent on to&nbsp;...</p><p>Fantasy Book Critic found this 11 hours ago on fantasybookreviewer.blogspot.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/fantasy-book-news-reviews-help-requested-for-my-amazon/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:02:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/video/2001-a-who-odyssey/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/video/2001-a-who-odyssey/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_story/2009/11/20/2001_a_who_odyssey.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="2001: A Who Odyssey (video)" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>A bit of Doctor Who fun this year. If you don't know The Wheel in Space or 2001...it will all seem a bit mad :-)Made in Lightwave, the spaceplane and red cha...</p><p>Earth and other unlikely worlds found this 28 hours ago on youtube.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/video/2001-a-who-odyssey/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:14:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/sorry-for-the-misses/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/sorry-for-the-misses/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_story/2009/11/21/sorry_for_the_misses.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Sorry for the Misses" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a> </p><p>thecrotchetyoldfan posted 120 minutes ago from rimworlds.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/sorry-for-the-misses/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:36:28 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/blame-vandemeer/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/blame-vandemeer/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_story/2009/11/21/blame_vandemeer.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Blame VanDemeer" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a> I managed to make it to Jeff&#8217;s reading/signing at the Boston Borders last nite. The event ran about an hour and a half &#8211; which is about how long it took me to get there &#8211; not counting the time it took me to get lost and found trying to find the bookstore. City driving in&nbsp;...</p><p>thecrotchetyoldfan posted 3 hours ago from rimworlds.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/blame-vandemeer/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:43:53 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/short-story-club-reminder-unrest/ <p> This week&#8217;s reminder &#8212; go read &#8220; Unrest &#8221; by Grace Seybold, then come back here on Sunday to discuss! Tagged: Fantasy, grace seybold, Short Fiction, short story club </p><p>Big Dumb Object found this 7 hours ago on vectoreditors.wordpress.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/short-story-club-reminder-unrest/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:13:43 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/weekend-animations-episode-6/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/weekend-animations-episode-6/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_story/2009/11/20/weekend_animations_episode_6.png" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Weekend Animations, Episode 6" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Since there won't be another weekend before Thanksgiving here in the U.S.A., I'm going with a pair of videos that I think mesh in well with the holiday of turkey, gravy, and pies of every flavor. Truth be told, they mesh well with any of the later-year holidays going on around these parts, but&nbsp;...</p><p>suvudu posted 10 hours ago from suvudu.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/weekend-animations-episode-6/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/video/the-rings-of-the-earth-3ds-max-animation/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/video/the-rings-of-the-earth-3ds-max-animation/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_story/2009/11/20/the_rings_of_the_earth_3ds_max_animation.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="THE RINGS OF THE EARTH , 3DS Max Animation (video)" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>How would the Earth look like if it had a ring system like Saturn? --- 3ds Max animation.</p><p>Earth and other unlikely worlds found this 21 hours ago on youtube.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/video/the-rings-of-the-earth-3ds-max-animation/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:05:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/2001-a-who-odyssey-1/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/2001-a-who-odyssey-1/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_story/2009/11/20/2001_a_who_odyssey_1.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="2001: A Who Odyssey" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Oh, internets, I love you. Well done, TardisTimegirl . Well done. </p><p>SF Signal found this 9 hours ago on chrisroberson.net </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/2001-a-who-odyssey-1/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:10:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/bona-fide-weekly-roundup-47/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/bona-fide-weekly-roundup-47/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_preview/2009/11/20/bona_fide_weekly_roundup_47.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Bona Fide: Weekly Roundup #47" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Hello and welcome to issue #47 of my Weekly Roundup which is the last but one in November. Next week I will be on a business trip to UK from Tuesday to Thursday. That means on one hand limited internet access and on the other hand more time to read. But be sure you will get the next Roundup in&nbsp;...</p><p>bloggeratf posted 10 hours ago from onlythebestscifi.blogspot.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/bona-fide-weekly-roundup-47/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/cover-art-the-black-prism-by-brent-weeks/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/cover-art-the-black-prism-by-brent-weeks/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_preview/2009/11/09/cover_art_the_black_prism_by_brent_weeks.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Cover Art | The Black Prism by Brent Weeks" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a> In a shocking turn of events, the cover of Brent Weeks next novel, The Black Prism features a menacing looking dude, a white background and a splash of bold colour (obviously signifying magic, or something). This is a major departure from The Night Angel Trilogy , his first series. &nbsp;...</p><p>aidan posted 11 days ago from aidanmoher.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/cover-art-the-black-prism-by-brent-weeks/ Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:02:46 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/breaking-leaked-uk-government-plan-to-create-pirate/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/breaking-leaked-uk-government-plan-to-create-pirate/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_preview/2009/11/20/breaking_leaked_uk_government_plan_to_create_pirat.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="BREAKING: Leaked UK government plan to create "Pirate Finder General" with power to appoint militias, create laws" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a> A source close to the British Labour Government has just given me reliable information about the most radical copyright proposal I've ever seen. Secretary of State Peter Mandelson is planning to introduce changes to the Digital Economy Bill now under debate in Parliament. These changes&nbsp;...</p><p>Angel Station found this 18 hours ago on boingboing.net </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/breaking-leaked-uk-government-plan-to-create-pirate/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:37:00 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/video/proforma-probabilistic-feature-based-on-line-rapid/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/video/proforma-probabilistic-feature-based-on-line-rapid/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_story/2009/11/20/proforma_probabilistic_feature_based_on_line_rapid.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="ProFORMA: Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition (video)" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Video introducing ProFORMA, a system allowing on-line (live) generation of textured 3D models. http://mi.eng.cam.ac.uk/~qp202/</p><p>Futurismic found this 27 hours ago on youtube.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/video/proforma-probabilistic-feature-based-on-line-rapid/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:44 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/rationalizer-bracelet-tells-traders-when-they-re/ <p>November 17, 2009 by Lin Edwards 'Rationalizer' bracelet tells traders when they're stressed Enlarge (PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help&nbsp;...</p><p>Futurismic found this 4 days ago on physorg.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/rationalizer-bracelet-tells-traders-when-they-re/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:03 +0000 Other http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/a-conversation-about-sf-f-conventions-with-m-h-bonham/ <p><a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/a-conversation-about-sf-f-conventions-with-m-h-bonham/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/sf/story_story/2009/11/20/a_conversation_about_sf_f_conventions_with_m_h_bon.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="A conversation about SF/F conventions with M.H. Bonham" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>M.H. Bonham's new book, Howling Dead just came out on Halloween. It's in my TBR pile and will be reviewed eventually. Maggie's had 30 books published and seven of those are speculative fiction novels or anthologies. She's been everything from rocket scientist to an animal behaviorist. When she's&nbsp;...</p><p>SFAnn posted 13 hours ago from sciencefictionmusings.blogspot.com </p><p>Find more top science fiction news, videos, and blogs on 42Blips: <a href="http://42blips.dailyradar.com/other/">Other</a></p> http://42blips.dailyradar.com/story/a-conversation-about-sf-f-conventions-with-m-h-bonham/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:10:00 +0000 Other