Blinks: MacLeod and Benford interviews; VanderMeer and Walton reviews; KGB photos

February 26, 2014August 17, 2017 admin

» LA Review of Books interviews Ken MacLeod, with discussion of his new novel Descent

» Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies: George Slusser inteviews Gregory Benford

» Lots of reviews of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation: Laura Miller at Salon; John Domini in Miami Herald; Tara Wanda Merrigan in GQ; Justin Alvarez in Paris Review

» Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reviews Jo Walton’s What Makes This Book So Great

» Ellen Datlow’s photos from KGB reading 19 Feb, with Kiini Ibura Salaam and Felix Gilman

Films

Joker: Folie à Deux Movie Review by Erin Underwood

October 9, 2024 locusmag 0

Joker: Folie à Deux starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga follows up the 2019 smash hit Joker. The film was easily one of the most anticipated movies of 2024, which automatically puts it at a disadvantage when trying to meet the audience’s expectations. However, Joker: Folie à Deux just might be a prime example of why studios need to rethink their current approach to filmmaking when a film that should

Commentary Cory Doctorow Features

Cory Doctorow: Persistence Pays Parasites

May 5, 2010 admin 68

My friend Katherine Myronuk once told me, “All complex ecosystems have parasites.” She was talking about spam and malware (these days they’re often the same thing) and other undesirable critters on the net. It’s one of the smartest things anyone’s ever said to me about the net – and about the world. If there’s a niche, a parasite will fill it. There’s a reason the cells of the organisms that

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