SF Tidbits for 6/2/08

• The latest issue of Clarkesworld Magazine features fiction from Mary Robinette Kowal and Paul Jessup; non-fiction articles by Ekaterina Sedia, Jeff VanderMeer and Neil Clarke; and a podcast of Mary Robinette Kowal’s “Clockwork Chickadee” read by the author. More cool artwork for this issue: DuckSoup…The Revenge”, by Eli Effenberger.
• Free Fiction at ManyBooks.net:
  • “The Night of the Long Knives” by Fritz Leiber (1960).
  • “Heist Job on Thizar” by Randall Garrett (1956).
• Dave Langford’s has posted Ansible #251.
• Interviews and profiles:
  • The Agony Column interviews Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother.
  • Firefox News interviews Keith R.A. DeCandido.
  • Dragon Page Cover To Cover podcast-interviews Gail Z. Martin (The Blood King)
  • NPR is talking about Mr. Spock: The ‘Mystery of Masculinity’ Embodied. Snippets include Leonard Timothy talking about Spock.
• Bookstove looks at The Predictions of Fahrenheit 451.
• Fed up with the SciFi Channel’s redefinition of science fiction, The Crotchety Old Fan has launched The Classic Science Fiction Channel, a website that links to classic online scifi
• File 770 has the scoop on the properties damaged by yesterday’s Universal Studios fire.
• /Film has posted 6 New Photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. My, those kids are getting old!
• Humor: Cracked lists 8 Classic Movie Robots That Actually Suck at Their Job. No, Harriet Klausner is not among those listed. I’m just sayin’… [via Beam Me Up]

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