SF Tidbits for 8/7/08
By John DeNardo |
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at
12:11 am
- Interviews and Profiles:
- @The Nebula Awards website: Jack McDevitt (Cauldron, The Devil’s Eye).
- @The Agony Column: Rick Kleffel interviews David Weber. [Thanks, Fred!]
- @Read ‘Til You Drop: Gregory Frost and with Kat Richardson.
- @Reelz: A preview for when Alan Tudyk interviews Nathan Fillion later this week. [via Whedonesque]
- Free Fiction:
- Spider Robinson narrates 2 Frederik Pohl classics: “Day Million” and “We Purchased People”. [via SFFaudio]
- “Clash by Night” by Henry Kuttner (1943) [via QuasarDragon]
- @StarShipSofa: “Bad Beliefs” by Paul Di Filippo, “Moon Over Baton Rouge” by Atalanta Pendragonne. Also: an interview with Jeff Carlson (Plague Year) and an article by Matthew Sanborn Smith.
- The latest Internet Review of Science Fiction has been posted.
- Using science fiction to create a more optimistic view of the future: SCI FI Channel’s “Visions for Tomorrow” public-affairs program launches Howyoucansavetheworld.com, a blog for “ideas from visionaries, innovators and thought leaders.”
- Tor’s latest Hugo nominee book cover review: Brasyl by Ian McDonald.
- Doctor Who and Capt. Picard do Shakespeare.
- At SciFi Scanner, John Scalzi asks: Do Hugo Winning Novels Make Great Films?
- Meanwhile, the Scanners blog asks: Do critics hate comic-book movies?
- Fun weekend project: A Do-It-Yourself Batman Tumbler. [via Cynical-C]
- James Wallace Harris says The Golden Age of Science Fiction is 56, Again: “If literature can be targeted to the formative years, can it also be targeted to the waning years?”
- This week’s “SciFi Dept.” video from SciFi Scanner: Ode to Brad Dourif.
- George Lucas Talks Animation And Art As Engineering.
- Lists:
- @OED: 100 Places to Connect With Other Bibliophiles Online. [via Grasping for the Wind]
- @io9: How To Discover Classic Doctor Who In 3 Easy Steps.
- @Solar Flare: 10 Steampunk Novels You Ought To Read.
- @Purple Slinky: How to give yourself elf ears. [via Boing Boing]
- @Purple Slinky: The 10 Best Kitchen Implements For Fighting Off a Ninja.
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