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Blinks: Reviews by Mason and Di Filippo; Elon Musk and Iain M. Banks

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» Washington Post: Everdeen Mason reviews John Kessel, Antonia Honeywell, Gwyneth Jones

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» Mashable: Chris Taylor on Banks: If this is the future utopia Elon Musk wants, be very afraid

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

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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),

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Welcome to the first installment of this awards-based Short Story Club. This week the focus is on Aliette de Bodard’s “The Jaguar House, in Shadow“. Here’s a round-up of reactions from around the Net: From Lois Tilton: Alternate history. Greater Mexica has been overtaken by a reactionary theocracy, and the traditional orders of Knights have been destroyed, except for the Jaguar House, whose leader Tecipiani has chosen to collaborate with

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