SF Tidbits for 1/3/09

• Joseph Mallozzi has an interview with the Executive Producer and Showrunner of the Stargate series, Brad Wright.
• Weird Tales offers up this an appreciation for Neil Gaiman.
• Rudy Rucker is thinking of writing another SF novel that includes some UFO elements. [Futurismic]
• Cover Pr0n @Suvudu: God of Clocks by Alan Campbell (cover art by Stephen Youll).
• At Tor Forums, someone’s trying to compile a list of Magic systems in fiction. If you see any not mentioned, contribute!
• David Langford has posted the new Ansible for January 2009.
• The name of the actor who will replace David Tennant in Doctor Who will be announced later today. My money’s on Davy Jones.
• Internet safety takes on a whole new meaning in a fake PSA ad uses Cthulhu.
• Free Fiction [courtesy of QuasarDragon]:
  • @Afterburn SF: has “The Carrion Monster” By Tim McDaniel.
  • Audio Fiction:
    • @Escape Pod: “Union Dues – All About the Sponsors” by Jeffrey R. DeRego, read by Stephen Eley.
    • @clonepod: “Tourists” by Jonathan Lowe, read by Leslie Ann Moore. 8 minutes.
    • @The Classic Tales Podcast: “A Slip Under the Microscope” by H.G. Wells, read by B. J. Harrison.
    • @Dunesteef: “Not On The Menu” by Derek L. Palmer.
• Lists:
  • @Robot 6: The 25 best comic covers of 2008. I love that Joker cover. [via Michael May's Adventureblog]
  • Over at Tor.com, Heather Massey lists 10 Sexy Discoveries in Sandra McDonald’s The Outback Stars.
  • The World in the Satin Bag lists 10 Reasons Why SF Is Still Awesome.
  • Den of Geek Top 50 movie special effects shots. Howard the Duck again? Aw, come on! [via Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine]

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