Blinks: Neal Stephenson; Di Filippo on Harrison; Terry Pratchett

April 30, 2013August 17, 2017 admin

» Slate’s new Stranger Than Fiction podcast, in which SF writers discuss whether we’re living in the future, begins with Neal Stephenson

» B&N: Paul Di Filippo reviews M. John Harrison’s Empty Space

» South Africa Mail & Guardian interviews Terry Pratchett

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 Interviews

Patrick Rothfuss: Worldbuilder

August 12, 2010 admin 6

Patrick Rothfuss was born near Madison WI and attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for nine years, studying ‘‘whatever classes seemed interesting’’ and graduating with a BA in English. As an undergrad he wrote humorous advice column ‘‘Your College Survival Guide’’ for the campus paper The Pointer. He went to Washington State University for his MA, and returned to Stevens Point to teach, though he has since become a full-time

Roundtable

Mike Allen and F. J. Bergman in Conversation: SF Poetry

May 7, 2012 admin 2

Commentary Cory Doctorow Features

Cory Doctorow: Jeannette Ng Was Right: John W. Campbell Was a Fascist

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