Blinks: Reviews of Ruff, Gibson

February 12, 2012August 17, 2017 admin

» LA Times: David L. Ulin reviews Matt Ruff’s The Mirage, comparing it unfavorably to works by PKD; “It’s not a world Ruff is creating so much as it is a high concept…”

» LA Times: Margaret Wappler reviews William Gibson’s Distrust That Particular Flavor

Films

My Whole Existence Is Flawed, You Get Me Closer to God: Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg Discuss Soul

February 9, 2021 locusmag 1

Disney/Pixar returns to the afterlife in Soul, the story of middle school teacher and jazz musician Joe Gardner (voiced by Jaime Foxx) who winds up in a coma after his body and spirit are separated in an accident. While trying to avoid going into the Great Beyond, Spirit-Joe escapes into the Great Before, where newly created souls are prepared for corporeal existence. There he teams up with 22 (Tina Fey),

Features

Photo Story: SF in SF with Garth Nix

November 15, 2019 locusmag 0

SF in SF hosted Garth Nix, on tour with new novel Angel Mage, at the American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco on October 2, 2019. Coordinated by Rina Weisman and moderated by Terry Bisson, the event featured readings and signings, a Q&A session, a full bar, and time to mingle. Books were available for purchase thanks to Borderlands Books; Tachyon Publications sponsored the event. Proceeds went to the museum. For

Roundtable

Short Story Club: "Ponies"

May 29, 2011 admin 44

Roundtable

Roundtable: Intersectionality, Part 1

January 12, 2012 admin 2

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