[SF/F/H Link Post] DUNE at 50; E.T. is NOT a Jedi; Why South Africa Needs Science Fiction, Z for Zachariah

Interviews & Profiles

• Mary Sue interviews Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink of Welcome to Night Vale.
• Midnight in Karachi interviews Kate Elliott, author of Court of Five.
• My Bookish Ways interviews David Liss, author of Randoms.
• Omnivoracious interviews Kim Harrison, author of The Drafter.
• Sci-Fi Talk interviews Djimon Hounsou, star of AIR.
• SFFWorld interviews Paolo Bacigalupi, author of The Water Knife.

News

• Galaxy Quest finds a home with Amazon Studios!
• Hannibal Star to Play Villain in Marvel’s Dr Strange. Now who do I root for?
• Millennium author Lagercrantz backs boycott of his publisher.
• Pan Macmillan has acquired a dystopian trilogy, the first draft of which was published on story writing community Wattpad, at auction for a six-figure sum.
• Terry Pratchett wanted his unfinished work to be destroyed by a steamroller when he died, says writer friend Neil Gaiman.

Events & Event News

• Things From Another World is pleased to announce a signing with Aaron Lopresti, the talented artist behind such titles as DC’s Wonder Woman and Justice League International and Marvel’s Captain Marvel and Planet Hulk. Stop by the Portland TFAW on Wednesday, September 23rd from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the release of Aaron Lopresti’s new creator-owned series, Power Cubed. RSVP on Facebook

Crowd Funding

• The Threat Issue 1 Reboot – Set in a dark future after a world governmental collapse, where corporate rule and cyber/biotechnology is the new way of life.

Articles

• Book Review: Z For Zachariah Examines Race And Gender In Post-Apocalypse.
• 7 Different Ways One Walking Dead Toy Triggered My Panic Attacks.
• 7 Moments We Want To See In Captain America: Civil War.
• 7 real NASA technologies in sci-fi movie The Martian.
• 10 Things You May Not Know About the Doctor Who episode “The Doctor’s Wife.”
• 16 Things You Probably Never Knew About The Short Circuit Movies.
• 1984: Ballet based on George Orwell’s dystopia is not ‘too dark’ for the theatre.
• Before You See Z for Zachariah, Revisit the Dark, Creepy YA Novel It’s Based On.
• The Best Quotes From Ray Bradbury’s Secret FBI File. You can read the FBI’s full 40-page file on author Ray Bradbury online at Muckrock.
• Charting a different course for next year’s Hugos? and Some post Hugo thoughts.
• Cormac McCarthy Did Not Join Twitter, But He Is Writing a Science Novel.
• Could Z For Zachariah Really Happen?, not but we’re not immune from destruction.
• Den of Geek remembers The Top 25 Secret Agents in Movie History.
• Dune at 50: Enduring Mysteries: When you write an epic science fiction novel, you ask a lot of questions. If you do your job right, you answer enough of them…
• Eric Offill on GonnaGeek “World War Geek: Contemplating The Hugo Fiasco.”
• Falling Without a Parachute: Lessons Learned from My First Novel.
• Five TV Shows That Are Clearly Roleplaying Games.
• How access to tech is fueling Afrofuturism!
• How To Reverse-Engineer The Perfect YA Lit Adaptation.
• Hugo Awards: Rabid Puppies defeat reflects growing diversity in science fiction.
• Is E.T. a Jedi? No, E.T. Is Not a Jedi, but it’s a great headcannon.
• Jason Clark on “Kicking Puppies: The Promise of Sci-Fi vs. Anti-Inclusivity Brigade.”
• Jay Swanson discusses “The Hugos as a Microcosm.”
• John Carlton on The Arts Mechanical “Scalzi And Who’s A Jerk.”
• Mark Judge on Acculturated: “Political Correctness Puts Science Fiction on Trial.”
• The Next Jamestown: life on Mars will no longer be science fiction.
• Patrick S. Tomlinson offers One Final Thought on the Hugos.
• PuppyGate Opinions and Armchair Quarterbacking.
• Robert L. Anderson on 7 of the Season’s Most Exciting New Fantasy Novels.
• The science and fiction behind Blade Runner, according to RawStory.
• Stephen King: Can a Novelist Be Too Productive?
• Tom Knighton on “What Puppies Want From Awards.“
• Tor.com on The Varied Life of Jack Vance.
• What’s Next for Mr. Robot After Season Finale Delay.
• What Ray Bradbury’s FBI File Teaches Us About Science Fiction’s Latest Controversies.
• What’s stopping us from making a new The Handmaid’s Tale movie?
• Where Does Z For Zachariah Take Place?
• Why am I not as excited about Star Wars now as I was in 1999?
• Why J.R.R. Tolkien exorcised the tape recorder before all recording sessions.
• Why South Africa Needs Science Fiction (and vice versa.)

Art

• Chinese father spends a year welding lifesize Transformer for his son.
• The Fine Art of Toxic Waste.
• The Tesla Watch Is a Work of Steampunk Chronometer Art.

More Fun Stuff

• 6 New Images Revealed From Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
• 20th Century Fox has released a NEW video called Our Greatest Adventure in anticipation of their upcoming film, The Martian! Our adventure is just beginning. Neil deGrasse Tyson examines the upcoming Ares 3 mission.
• Boing Boing now has the first issue of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s sci-fi tale Descender available as a free download.
• Could these Chewbacca Inspired Crocs be the tackiest footwear ever? Possibly.
• This Multi-Generational Star Trek Fan Vid Makes Us Wanna DANCE.
• Read an excerpt from Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan at Suvudu.
• Read an excerpt from Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald at Tor.com.
• Twelve scientists on the facts they each want humanity to know.