SF Tidbits for 9/18/09

• Interviews and Profiles:
  • Here’s a video interview with Charles Coleman Finlay (The Patriot Witch)
  • @Rescued By Nerds: Jeff Somers (The Eternal Prison).
  • @Fantasy Magazine: Nancy Kress.
  • BLDGBLOG interviews Jeff VanderMeer about Science Fiction and the City.
  • In 2006, Ken Hollings profiled Philip K. Dick on a radio show. The audio recording is now available. [via Boing Boing]
• On September 22 at 9pm Eastern/8pm Central, Baen author Travis S. Taylor will appear on the History Channel special, 10 Ways to Destroy the Earth . [via Baen Books]
• Ellen Datlow has posted photos of the September 16th KGB reading .
• Paul Graham Raven reviews Reading Science Fiction edited by Edited by James Gunn, Marleen S. Barr and Matthew Candelaria.
• John Scalzi Examines SciFi’s Special Extended Director’s Cuts.
• Mary Robinette Kowal says Precogs and Ray Guns Have No Place In True SciFi: “Here are some of the red flags that will let you know you’ve trespassed into the heart of science fantasy turf….”
• This Robot can jump a 25 ft. fence! Looks more like an RC car, though.
• Did you know Law Enforcement Targets come in Zombie flavor? [via Boing Boing]
• Slice of SciFi asks Are 3-D Movies a Victim of Their Own Success?
• Lists:
  • @ScifiSquad: The Top Ten Killer Sci-Fi Chicks.
  • @Innsmouth Free Press: Top 10 Female Vampires.
  • @Topless Robot: The 10 Greatest Time Travel Movies Ever.

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