SF Tidbits for 3/24/12

Interviews & Profiles

• Michele Fogal interviews Elizabeth Bear.
• Fran Wilde interviews Elizabeth Bear.
• Forbes interviews George Takei.
• 42 Webs interviews Matthew Hughes.
• Agony Column Podcast featured readings from Rudy Rucker, Jay Lake and K. W. Jeter.
• Keith Brooke interviews Justina Robson.
• I Should Be Writing (Mur Lafferty) interviews Vylar Kaftan (podcast).
• Sci-Fi Fan Letter interviews Michael J. Sullivan.
• BBC News profiles H.P. Lovecraft.

News

• Scientology’s Writers of the Future Contest: Troubling Ties to Abuse in the Church. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Kurt Vonnegut Novella Basic Training Released As Kindle Single.
• A Game of Thrones Conquers Your Local Comic Shop.
• Angry Robot Webstore Special Offer: 50% off eligible Ditmar Award titles.
• Saturn's Gravity Affects Enceladus' Icy Jets.
• New Discoveries on HyperGrowth of Black Holes.
• New Amazing Spider-Man poster gives best look yet at the Lizard.
• Weirdfictionreview.com E-Book Freebie: The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.

Events

• Tuesday, April 3rd: The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings presents Alaya Dawn Johnson and E. C. Myers at The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art in NYC.
• Saturday, April 14th: Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch signing at Forbidden Planet London.

Articles

• Gregory Benford on Remembering Arthur C. Clarke.
• Juliette Wade on Measurement questions in sf/f and secondary worlds.
• NYTimes (Scott Bradfield) on J. G. Ballard’s Final Novel, Kingdom Come.
• Maine Crime Writers (Chris F. Holm) on My Maine Muse.
• Anne Lyle on Homosexuality in Elizabethan England.
• L.B. Gale on A Hunger Games Reaction.
• A. Lee Martinez on Sunshine and Rainbows.
• SF Novelists (David B. Coe) on Books and Movies, Movies and Books.
• LitReactor (Stephen Graham Jones) on Ten Obvious Truths About Fiction.
• Geek Syndicate (David Kowalski) on Hitchhikers Guide to Time Travel.
• Super I.T.C.H on Women of the Future, as predicted in the Pas. [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Blastr (Marc Bernardin) on 16 of sci-fi and fantasy's most dangerously kick-ass young women.
• SciFiNow on Top 10 best Fighting Fantasy game books.
• Wired.com on 10 Things Parents Should Know About The Hunger Games.
• SFX on 21 Essential Sci-Fi And Fantasy Videogames.
• SFX on Doctor Who’s 25 Silliest Moments.

Art

• Cthulhu, drawn by H.P. Lovecraft himself.
• Mechanical Mirage Art by Kazuhiko Nakamura.
• 20 Impressive Wolverine Artworks.
• The Red Knight – Cover Reveal!
• @Reddit: “Naiv” by Harvester.
• @Minimal Movie Posters: “Tron: Legacy” by Ollie Boyd.
• @CoolVibe: “Falling Down” by Andrei Pervukhin.
• @CoolVibe: “Frankenstein” by Anto Juricic.

More Fun Stuff

• Listen to Stephen King read from The Dark Tower: The Wind through the Keyhole.
• Steve Jackson Games Shows Off Their Latest Tabletop Games at SXSW (Video).
• 50 Page Fridays: Alan Dean Foster.
• Kids Build Battlestar Galactica Viper Simulator in Garage (video).
• Planet Of The Apes Party Fun Time!
• Zombie Ewok.