Blinks

Blinks: Borges, Worldcon, Diaz, PKD, reviews

August 24, 2011August 17, 2017 admin

» Today’s Google Doodle honors Jorge Luis Borges

» Hugo and Worldcon photos from Strangelove for SF and Lawrence Person (Thursday, part 2, Friday)

» Utne Reader: Junot Díaz on Dispatches from the Apocalypse (from Boston Review)

» Guardian: Roz Kaveney on The transfiguration of Philip K. Dick

» Seattle Times: Nisi Shawl reviews Joan Aiken and Jennifer McMahon

» B&N: Adam Kirsch reviews Jonathan R. Eller’s Becoming Ray Bradbury

Films

Check Out Any Time You Like: Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg Discuss Cuckoo

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Cuckoo is an indie horror creature feature, relying heavily on its isolated location and small cast to effectively create an atmosphere of paranoia and dread. A teenager named Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) moves to a German mountain resort town with her father, stepmother, and stepsister where she meets an eclectic collection of characters—including the owner of the hotel, Herr König; a physician at the nearby hospital, Dr. Bonomo; several half-dressed, vomiting

Features Interviews

Matthew Hughes: Shaman in the Past Tense

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Matthew Hughes was born May 27, 1949 in Liverpool, England. His family emigrated to southern Ontario, Canada when he was five years old, and then moved to Vancouver when he was 13. He attended Simon Fraser University but left school before graduating. He has worked various jobs, but spent most of his career as a freelance writer, including nearly 40 years as a speechwriter for various Canadian politicians and corporate

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