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- K.J. Bishop (The Etched City) answers questions at Joseph Mallozzi's blog.
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing podcast interviews Robert Buettner (Orphan's Journey, Orphan's Destiny and Orphanage).
- NPR re-broadcasts a 1990 interview with Batman creator, Bob Kane.
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- The Age offers The life and times of J. G. Ballard.
- Harlan Ellison talks about the DVD release of Masters of Science Fiction. [via SF Universe].
- Cheryl Morgan addresses The Gender Balance Question.
- "Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. told SCI FI Wire that fantastic space science fiction shows and movies are, in part, responsible for the lack of interest in real-life space exploration among young people."
- Bertelsmann is selling its North American book club (including the Science Fiction Book Club) business to a U.S. private investor [via File 770]
- John Picacio is understandably impressed with A Lovecraft Retrospective: Arists Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft.
- Irene Gallo's most excellent blog, The Art Department, is two years old. Go over and say Happy Birthday.
- Solar Flare serves up the essay Where Star Wars Went (and keeps going) Wrong.
- Event: Nunkie Theatre Company presents 2 ghost stories by M.R. James: Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad and The Ash Tree, both performed by R.M.Lloyd Parry. Shows to be performed in the U.S. between October 22nd and November 8th in New York City; and in the U.K. between November 14th and December 6th at various venues.
- Times online lists The best movie endings ever, from E.T. to Casablanca. [via Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine]
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Posted by John DeNardo at Saturday July 12, 2008 at 12:11 AM
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"Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. told SCI FI Wire that fantastic space science fiction shows and movies are, in part, responsible for the lack of interest in real-life space exploration among young people."
Here in Canada recently the call went out to invite thousands of would be astronauts to our space program. The catch is that only 2 would be selected. Two out of tens of thousands with little or no chance they'd even make the cut. With odds like that no wonder there's little interest in the space prgram. You'd have a better chance of winning the lottery.
Posted by Jim Shannon on Saturday July 12, 2008 at 2:53 AM
Agreed, Jim.
In a way, Mr. Aldrin's right. The TV shows make it look exciting! You go places and do things and explore and have adventures!
As opposed to, er, watching NASA which mostly wonders about maybe getting to the launch pad today, to do something obscure.
Put some people on the moon. On Mars. Do something. See the interest reinvigorate. Otherwise, it's like complaining that kids don't want to be deep sea marine biologists.
(Which I do, I really do, actually)
Posted by Pete Tzinski on Saturday July 12, 2008 at 9:21 AM