SF Tidbits for 2/26/09

• Interviews and Profiles:
  • @SCI FI Wire: Ian McDonald (Cyberabad Days).
  • @Locus Online: Interview excerpts with Jonathan Lethem.
  • John Scalzi turns the Whatever mike over to Paul Melko, author of excellent parallel world story The Walls of the Universe.
• For 35 days, Alex Irvine is posting the rants an ravings of Walt Dangerfield, a character from his upcoming book, Buyout.
• Cory Doctorow’s latest Make column is up: Love the Machine, Hate the Factory…which was written for the steampunk theme issue.
• Flickr Gallery o’ the Day: The Secret Life of Stormtroopers [via Cinematical]
• Family Guy will Reunite Star Trek: The Next Generation cast in the March 29th episode. Cast members lending their voice talents should include Patrick Stewart, Levar Burton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Wil Wheaton, Denise Crosby, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes. Freakin’ sweet.
• In the New York Times Roy Blount, Jr., president of the Authors Guild, talks about The Kindle Swindle, arguing that authors should be paid audio rights. [via Robert J. Sawyer and Engadget]
• Lists:
  • @CrunchGear: 10 reasons to buy a Kindle 2… and 10 reasons not to
  • @SciFi Scanner: 6 Fabulous Film Hackers.
  • @Airlock Alpha: Top 10 Science-Fiction Films Based on Short Stories, Novels and Novellas. [via Divers and Sundry]

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