(6)CHRISTOPHER BENJAMIN (1934-2025).Actor Christopher Benjamindied January 10at the age of 90. The portion of his career of interest to sff fans is noted by theGuardian’sobituary: With a portly but athletic physicality, a rich baritone voice, a bloodhound, drooping visage and a sarcastic s...
But another high-profile documentary in the running for the shortlist didn’t make the cut:Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, about the late actor who was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident. That film, directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, recently won Best Documentary Feature ...
A change of job can decrease PA,3 the same as change in residence, place, and circumstance.2,3 Researchers show that moving from a family home to a university can lead to social, physical, emotional, or cultural changes that result in short- or long-term decrease of PA.16 In the case...
… If this nightmare scenario has you even slightly intrigued, I heartily recommend checking outMouthwashingonSteamorItch.io. The game opens with a short message with the ship’s name, the delivery status, and an ominous note: “I hope this hurts.” It certainly did, and that’s why my ...
In the last couple of years, there’s been a wave of ambitious genre-bending novels whose wide scopes and wild imaginings reflect the surreal state of our times. I’ve come to think of the form as “the speculative epic.”“Speculative” is used here as an umbrella term for science fic...
But Google Maps’ walking directions claimed it knew an easy shortcut across the highway to the place where we were meeting up…. … In my defense, Google seemed absolutely certain that such a thing existed, and I figured maybe the path had just gotten overgrown. ...
“, a short story, Infinity Science Fiction, February 1956. He wrote under many pseudonyms especially early in his career. For those not familiar with his broad work in speculative fiction including SF, fantasy, and horror and combinations thereof, you would not go wrong with the recent ...
(12)DEFENSE ADVICE FROM SF WRITERS.Reminiscent of Dr. Arlan Andrews’Sigma Forumof the last decade, theGuardiantakes note as“UK Ministry of Defence enlists sci-fi writers to prepare for dystopian futures”. It’s a scenario that would make Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, shudder: a future where...
There was a nearly fivefold increase in applications in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2023, RLF CEO Edward Kemp told the Guardian. The RLF’s grant applications are open to writers who need short- or long-term financial support because they are, for exampl...
and you can enter the venue just a short walk away. The shuttle bus takes about thirty minutes to get to the venue, and it leaves on time. This poses a challenge to the conference schedule, and is also the reason why I will be quite tired in the next few days – I have to catch...