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- SCI FI Weekly has posted a never-before-seen 2001 interview with Arthur C. Clarke.
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- The World in the Satin Bag interviews John Varley, author of Rolling Thunder.
- Bibliophile Stalker interviews Paolo Bacigalupi, author of Pump Six and Other Stories.
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- Richard Kadrey has a load of new titles: "Iron Wit", "Mouse Lights," "Pleasure Cruise," "What Goes Around," "Confessions of a Mnemonist," "The Götterdämmerung Show," "Hall of the Phoenix Machines," "The Birth of Athena," and "Ice House".
- "The Men in the Back Room at the Country Club" by Rudy Rucker.
- "Reborn Again" by Robert Sheckley.
- @Manybooks.net: "Champ of the Forecastle" by Robert E. Howard
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- @Strange Horizons: "Jimmy's Roadside Cafe" by Ramsey Shehadeh.
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- The latest issue of Clarkesworld contains written fiction from Margaret Ronald and Sergey Gerasimov; audio fiction from Margaret Ronald read by Cat Rambo; and non-fiction by Lisa Morton, Jeff VanderMeer, and Neil Clarke; and cover art by Patipat Asavasena.
- David Langford has posted the new Ansible for July 2008.
- Jayme Lynn Blaschke is following his non-fiction book Voices of Vision with Voices of Wonder.
- Joseph Mallozzi reviews In the Garden of Iden, the first novel in Kage Baker's Company series and initiates a lively discussion.
- The Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) is seeking guest bloggers for the new Nebula Awards website.
- Speaking of the SFWA, John Scalzi offers a note of appreciation for Michael Capobianco, exiting SFWA President.
- My Star Trek Year chronicles one Star Trek fan's efforts to watch all 700+ TV episodes and 11 films within 1 year.
- Solar Flare offers us The History of Science Fiction - Origins of SF.
- Feminist SF points us to a poll to vote for Top Ten Obscure Books.
- The Science Fiction Fix lists 5 places for a good science fiction short story.
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Posted by John DeNardo at Tuesday July 01, 2008 at 12:07 AM
© 2008 SF Signal
Alas, another chance to ask the ultimate Varley question missed: "So, Mr. Varley, are you ever going to finish that third book in the 'Metals' trilogy that your fans have been waiting for?"
Posted by Fred Kiesche on Tuesday July 01, 2008 at 1:29 PM at 1:29 PM
Re: The Arthur C. Clarke interview,
One final question, and I think you guess what it's about. In this year of 2001, what are your thoughts about the movie? ...Clarke: Having just seen the special edition Stanley has been working on for the last five years of his life: it couldn't have been done better even now—merely in a 10th of the time, thanks to today's computers!
Excuse me, did I miss something? What special edition?
Posted by Matte Lozenge on Wednesday July 02, 2008 at 6:16 PM at 6:16 PM
Hmmm...there were two edition released in 2001 (a basic disc and boxed set -- both part of the Stanley Kubrick Collection). But one labeled "Special Edition" did not appear until later, in October 2007. (Mouse over image and clikum linkum.)
Posted by John on Wednesday July 02, 2008 at 9:29 PM at 9:29 PM
I guess Clarke was talking about the version released in 2001. Wikipedia says
The 2001 release contained the re-release trailer, the film in the original 2.21:1 aspect ratio, digitally re-mastered from the original 70 mm print, and the soundtrack remixed in 5.1 surround sound.
I suppose I can believe Kubrick spent 5 years just on tweaking the picture and sound of the film to his satisfaction. He had that reputation for obsessiveness; even so that's kinda extreme.
But if that's what he wanted to do -- I'm happy to enjoy the fruits of his labor!
Posted by Matte Lozenge on Wednesday July 02, 2008 at 10:31 PM at 10:31 PM