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

Hunter Hunted: Arley Sorg and Josh Pearce Discuss Prey

September 22, 2022 locusmag 0

Josh: I hyped up the previous Predator movie because it was so over-the-top and ridiculous, just straight out campy fun. Prey is a completely different pace, and I actually enjoyed it a lot more. Arley: We were talking about how Nope is a departure in vibe from Jordan Peele’s previous movies, and I felt like this was a departure in vibe from the usual Predator movie. Especially the first third

Commentary Features

Seasonal Bias in Speculative Fiction Awards Nominations by Douglas F. Dluzen & Christopher Mark Rose

May 14, 2021 locusmag 0

It’s a little dangerous, after selling a story to a professional science fiction or fantasy publication, to start calculating the odds of pulling in an award nomination. The draw is inexorable though – the Nebula Awards, the Hugos, World Fantasy, Locus. It’s the stuff of legends. Through the years, now-familiar SF/F names have stood to accept these awards, held them up to the light and heard that applause. It’s accomplishment,

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Cassandra Khaw: All-Consuming

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Features Interviews

Andy Duncan: The Nature of Belief

November 12, 2018 locusmag 0

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