Blinks: Mental Resiliency, John Scalzi, Guardian reviews, Scott Edelman practices social distancing

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 LocEditor 0 Comments

» The Conversation: Science fiction builds mental resiliency in young readers

» New York Times: By the Book: The Science Fiction Writer John Scalzi Readily Quits Reading

» Guardian: Eric Brown reviews Nick Martell, Hao Jingfang, Ian Whates, Breanna Teintze, Kat Dunn

» Scott Edelman practices social distancing while answering 95 questions from George R.R. Martin, Sarah Pinsker, Greg Bossert, Barry N. Malzberg, Michael Dirda, and many others

“And My Axe!”: Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg Discuss The Green Knight

August 16, 2021 locusmag 0

It’s not often one sees the theatrical release of a 700-year-old poem, and just as rarely is there a modern adaptation of an Arthurian myth that does not involve either the Sword in the Stone or the Holy Grail. The Green Knight (or, as it calls itself onscreen, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous) is about Arthur’s (Sean Harris) nephew Gawain (Dev Patel), who embarks on a quest

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Saturday links

August 28, 2009 locusmag 1

An almost-weekly update: An enormously cute Doctor Who fanvideo. Daniel Abraham’s short story “The Best Monkey” discussed at 84-comment length. (Abraham himself shows up at comment 81.) Frederik Pohl graduates high school. Genreville, Publishers Weekly‘s blog, relaunches on Sep 1 (but there’s some good stuff there already.) Jonathan Lethem on late PKD (70K PDF) Mindblowing sf by women and people of color, listed by K Tempest Bradford. Red > Blue?