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Ebooks from Infinity Plus
One of my first discoveries in the world of British Science Fiction was the sophisticated website of Keith Brooke and Nick Gevers, Infinity Plus. I liked it so much that I contacted Keith to express my appreciation. We have been … Läs mer
Ian Graham on Gaming
Before I moved from Amsterdam to Uppsala, all I knew about gaming was that many people engage in it. Later I was surprised to learn how intellectually challenging and deep some of today’s games are. Several months ago I started … Läs mer
Macleod on Uppsala
I moved to Uppsala on 8 Jan, 2009. The main reason for this move was medical, but SF played a significant role in motivating me to choose Uppsala over my other possibilities, Helsingfors and Leuven. In 2003 I read some … Läs mer
De Vries on the possible death of Science Fiction
Jetse de Vries is a thoughtful SF commentator, reviewer, and editor of some of the best SF. Towards the end of last year he had his say in the current debate on the future character and very existence of Science … Läs mer
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An Astrophysical Poem
Interzone is the foremost SF/F magazine of the UK. Its hard-working publicity person, Roy Gray, is an accomplished poet. Here is his ”Astropoetica: Towards Darwin,” which elegantly summarises our current account of the birth of stars. He gave me permission … Läs mer
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The Bring Peter Watts To Aussiecon Campaign
Dr Peter Watts’ story, ”The Island,” was nominated for a Hugo. Let’s support this initiative to get him to Aussiecon, so that he can attend the Hugos and the con. It’s a raffle with an interesting prize.
Great Musical SF Slideshow
I found this last week on Ken Macleod’s excellent blog. This is not to be missed! http://kenmacleod.blogspot.com/2010/06/diana-comet-presents75-years-of.html
An Interesting Name in ’District 9.’
Last Saturday evening I viewed ’District 9′ on my new DVD system. Two days ago I described the film to a Dutch woman who was active in the Anti-Apartheid movement in the Netherlands. While telling her a bit about this … Läs mer