Blinks

Blinks: NPR’s Top 100, Tea Party, Vinge, reviews

August 11, 2011August 17, 2017 admin

» NPR’s Top 100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Books, results of 60,000 votes, are led by J.R.R. Tolkien and Douglas Adams

» The Smart Set: Nick Mamatas’ Paperpack Politics: Insectoids, teenage moon gangs, and the Tea Party

» SF Chronicle: Michael Berry reviews Daniel H. Wilson, Lisa Goldstein, Grant Morrison

» PW: Adam Lipkin interviews Vernor Vinge

» B&N: Paul Di Filippo reviews Lev Grossman’s The Magician King

Films

Digital Girl in an Analog World: Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg Discuss M3GAN

January 18, 2023 locusmag 0

Plenty of other killer robot and creepy doll movies to make comparisons to—take your pick—and from the trailer you can pretty much predict the arc of the plot. But there’s something about M3GAN. It seems to have taken on a life of its own. M3GAN is constructed from very basic building blocks: Orphaned girl’s (Violet McGraw) aunt (Allison Williams) gives her a robot (Amie Donald/Jenna Davis) as a replacement for

Roundtable

It’s Language–and SCIENCE!

January 6, 2011 admin 3

Is there anything about Google’s new Ngram Viewer that isn’t addictively cool? You can debate the merits of the Google Books project vis a vis their “Don’t Be Evil” slogan, but this byproduct of the project appeals to the lit/sci wonk in all of us (or at least, in all of me). Presented for your amusement: Fantasy vs. Science Fiction Cyberpunk vs. Steampunk Reader vs. Critic Scientist vs. Engineer Actually,

Roundtable

ICFA 33 Opening Panel: Monstrous Significations

April 6, 2012 admin 2

Roundtable

Roundtable on Greg Egan

March 4, 2012 admin 8

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