It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy at ninety and the many iterations of Star Trek, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, Superman and Lois, the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League, the season 3 finale of American Gods, The Walking Dead, Solar Opposites, Godzilla vs. Kong, tributes to Dean Morrissey and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Jennie Ivins shares an incomplete list of women writing SFF, broken down by genre and subgenre.
- Crime by the Book shares their favourite supernatural mysteries and thrillers.
- Alexandra Christo shares five SFF book featuring heroic criminals who save the day.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five collections featuring stories about science fictional bars.
- Emily B. Martin shares six stunning fantasy novels for nature lovers.
- Intisar Khanani shars five YA fantasies for lovers of libraries (Isn't that everybody?).
- Rachel Ayers discusses how some people find comfort in post-apocalyptic fiction.
- Sierra Garcia explores how early science fiction authors imagined climate change.
- Eleanor Konik talks about five unconventional economic systems imagined in SFF.
- Halle Butler talks about the trouble with Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
- Tracy Deonn points out that every King Arthur retelling is fanfiction about who gets to be legendary.
- Caraleee Adams reports about the first known use of the word "robot" on the title page of Karel Capek's play R.U.R.
- Ryan Harvey profiles Edgar Rice Burroughs and traces his impact on pulp fiction in general.
- Mark Brown reports that some recently discovered notebooks by Douglas Adams reveal why Adams found writing so difficult.
- Eddie Kim praises the food descriptions in Brian Jacques' Redwall series of children's fantasy novels and shares some Redwall inspired recipes.
- Eve Taft shares six scary podcasts to enjoy.
- Adam Bradley reports about black nerds and how they change fandom.
- G.T. Reeder talks about tabletop RPGs, disability and privilege.
- Mike Glyer reports that fantasy author Peter S. Beagle has regained control of the rights to his works following a lawsuit.
- SFF artist Dean Morrissey has died aged 69.
- Locus remembers Dean Morrissey.
Film and TV:
- L.A. Young shares her thoughts on season 2 of His Dark Materials.
- Paul Levinson calls What Happened to Monday? a satisfying science fiction thriller.
- Paul Levinson calls The One a good science fiction mystery.
- Courtney Enlow calls Offseason a dreamy nightmare of a film.
- Cath Clarke calls The Banishing an increasingly silly haunted house movie and praises the performance of Jessica Brown Findlay.
- Leslie Felperin calls Honeydew an atmospheric rural horror movie.
- Phil Hoad calls Shortcut a teen horror movie with zany charm.
- Scott Von Doviak shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Flash.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Debris.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of For All Mankind.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore shares his thoughts on the animated series Invincible.
- Toby Moses interviews Christopher Lloyd, best known for playing Doc Brown in the Back to the Future films.
- Germain Lussier revisits the 1991 movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.
- Gemma Files and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro revisit the 1996 supernatural TV show Millennium.
- Tom Breihan revisits the 2007 superhero movie Spider-Man 3.
- James Hibberd reports that actress Wallis Day will take over the role of Kate Kane in Batwoman.
- Mark Hayward takes a look at the Rosenheim Mansion in Los Angeles, California, which has been used as a filming location for countless movies and TV series.
- French director of many genres Bertrand Tavernier has died aged 79.
- Actor George Segal, star of California Split, The Terminal Man, The Hot Rock, Fun with Dick and Jane and many others, has died aged 87.
- Actress Jessica Walter, star of Play Misty for Me, Streets of San Francisco and Archer, has died aged 80.
Comments on William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy at ninety and Star Trek in general:
- E.T. Perry and Will Solomon talk about imperialist contradictions and the frontier myth in the original Star Trek.
- Olivia Popp recounts how Star Trek and Nichelle Nichols changed the face of NASA forever.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Think Tank" and "Juggernaut".
- James Whitbrook lists the Star Trek episodes that define Captain Kirk.
- Steve Vertlieb celebrates the 90th birthday of William Shatner.
- Jake Rossen shares ninety facts about William Shatner for his ninetieth birthday.
- Ruth Kinane reports that William Shatner is celebrating his 90th birthday by creating an AI version of himself for future generations.
- CBS Local reports that the city of Boston, Massachusetts, has declared March 26 Leonard Nimoy Day in honour of the late actor and director.
- Ryan Britt discusses a Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan reference in season 2 of For All Mankind.
Comments on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general (spoilers):
- Andy Welch shares his thoughts on "New World Order", the first episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on "New World Order".
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "New World Order".
- Sulagna Misra shares her thoughts on "New World Order".
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on "New World Order".
- Benjamin Lee declares that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is off to a sturdy start.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw declares that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is already a political quagmire.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore discusses the appearance of an underrated villain in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw discusses the Flag-Smashers, a new group of potential villains in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Steve Rose interviews Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, the stars of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Germain Lussier interviews Malcolm Spellman, showrunner of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- David Betancourt interviews Malcolm Spellman and Kari Skogland, showrunner and director of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Jomi Adeniran shares a guide to which Marvel movies to watch before The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares a brief history of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier in the comics.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore interviews the special effects team of WandaVision.
- Andrew Liptak reports that the much delayed Black Widow movie will debut on Disney+ and in theatres on July 9th, 2021.
Comments on season 3 of American Gods:
Comments on Superman and Lois:
Comments on the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League:
- Arturo Serrano declares that the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League is daker, angrier, louder and most of all longer, but that it no longer fits into a DC cinematic universe that has moved on.
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League.
- Alex McLevy and A.A. Dowd discuss how Zack Snyder's Justice League compares to Joss Whedon's.
- Alex McLevy traces the most significant changes between the so-called "Snyder cut" and the original Justice League.
- James Whitbrook declares that the epilogue of the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League is the messiest and most indulgent part of it.
- Aja Romano notes that the fact that the so-called "Snyder Cut" was made at all shows which fan voices get heard and which don't.
- Ben Child wonders whether the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League spells the end to the DC cinematic universe.
- Owen Gleiberman wonders whether Zack Snyder will be invited to make a sequel to Justice League.
- Emmet Asher-Perrin thinks that the best thing about the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League is that we no longer have to put up with the creepiness of Henry Cavill's electronically removed moustache.
Comments on Godzilla vs. Kong and King Kong in general:
- James Whitbrook interviews Adam Wingard, director of Godzilla vs. Kong.
- Marah Eakin interviews Adam Wingard.
- Marah Eakin interviews Alexander Skarsgard, star of Tru Blood and Godzilla vs. Kong.
- Mike D'Angelo revisits the original 1933 King Kong.
- A.A. Dowd revisits the 1976 take on King Kong.
- Charles Bramesco revisits the 1998 animated movie The Mighty Kong.
- Jesse Hassenger revisits the 2005 version of King Kong.
- Inspired by Godzilla vs. Kong, Stuart Heritage ranks the twenty greatest smackdown movies.
Comments on The Walking Dead:
Comments on season 2 of Solar Opposites:
Awards:
- The winners of the 2021 IAFA Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2021 Asimov's Readers' Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2021 Analog AnLab Readers' Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Lord Ruthven Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2020 Australian Romance Readers Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Audie Awards have been announced.
- The winner of the 2021 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Contest has been announced.
- Carmen Maria Machado has won the Rathbones Folio Prize for In the Dream House.
- The winners of the 2021 British Academy Games Awards have been announced.
- The 2021 finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced.
- Cora Buhlert shares an open letter to the 2021 Hugo finalists, whoever they may be.
- Michael J. Vaughn shares 114 fiction subgenre descriptions for writers.
- Christopher Buehlman discusses fighting with and writing about historical weapons.
- Scott Kenemore shares three tips for writing cosmic horror.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch shares some lessons from writing The Fey series.
- Erika Kanda talks about writer's block and how inspiration can help you through it.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch discusses the lawsuit surrounding Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan thrillers.
Interviews:
- Liz Bourke interviews C.L. Polk.
- The Qwillery interviews C.L. Clark.
- Arley Sorg interviews Charles Yu.
- David E. Cowen interviews Mary Turzillo.
- Greg Mele interviews Peter McLean.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Allen Stroud.
- Tyler Jones interviews Jeremy C. Shipp.
- Jen Gheller interviews Catherine George.
- Phoebe Barton interviews M. Shaw.
- Andrea Johnson interviews LaShawn Wanak.
Reviews:
- Publishers Weekly reviews Hold Fast Through the Fire by K.B. Wagers.
- Joe Sherry reviews A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine, Fairhaven Rising by L.E. Modesitt Jr. and We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker.
- Paul Weimer reviews One Day All of This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
- Tadiana Jones reviews One Day All of This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
- The Middle Shelf reviews The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez.
- Tadiana Jones reviews Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews Machinehood by S.B. Divya.
- Kat Hooper reviews A Hole in the Sky by Peter F. Hamilton.
- Nina Allan reviews The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna.
- Paul Weimer reviews The Two Faced Queen by Nick Martell.
- Rob Bedford reviews The Two-Faced Queen by Nick Martell.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Hunting Monsters and Fighting Demons by S.L. Huang.
- Colleen Mondor reviews Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O’Neal
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Purgatory Mount by Adam Roberts.
- John Hulet reviews Fairhaven Rising by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick.
- Katarina Betterton reviews Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Sword Dance by A.J. Demas.
- Sean Dowie reviews Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters by Aimee Ogden.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Birds of Paradise by Oliver K. Langmead.
- Maya Gittelman reviews Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas.
- Fantasy Faction reviews The Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin.
- Arley Sorg reviews Broken Fevers by Tenea D. Johnson.
- Sarah Ditum reviews Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews Alias Space and Other Stories by Kelly Robson.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Love: An Archaeology by Fabio Fernandes.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Backstories by Simon Van Der Velde.
- Brian Murphy reviews Swords and Sorceries: Tales of Heoric Fantasy, edited by David A. Riley.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Tales from the Shadow Booth Vol. 2, edited by Dan Coxon.
Classics reviews:
- The Archetypal Archive revisits the 1915 adventure novel The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- Michael R. Brown revisits the 1932 Lost World novel Troyana by S.P. Meek.
- James Malizewski revitis the 1934 Conan sword and sorcery story Rogues in the House by Robert E. Howard.
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1934 science fiction novel Before the Dawn by John Taine.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1940 horror novella "Fresh Fiancés for the Devil’s Daughter" by Russell Gray a.k.a. Bruno Kirby.
- Steve J. Wright revisits the April 1942 issue of Unknown.
- Mark Yon revisits the 1953 science fiction collection Assignment in Eternity Vol. 2 by Robert A. Heinlein.
- Paul Fraser revisits the 1959 science fiction story "Make a Prison" by Lawrence Block.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the April 1966 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
- Kris Vyas-Myall revisits the 1966 science fiction novels The Richest Corpse in Show Business by Dan Morgan and The Crystal World by J.G. Ballard.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1972 dystopian novel Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down by Irene Schram.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1976 horror novel The Deadly Deep by Jon Messman.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1980 science fiction novel The Infinitive of Go by John Brunner.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1981 science fiction novel Space Doctor by Lee Correy a.k.a. G. Harry Stine.
- John O'Neill revisits the 1983 science fiction novel Star Colony by Keith Laumer.
Con and event reports:
- John Coxon, Alison Scott and Liz Batty discuss the upcoming virtual 2021 Eastercon.
- The program schedule for the virtual 2021 WonderCon is now available.
- Vivian Kane reports about a conversation between N.K. Jemisin and Stacey Abrams at the virtual South by Southwest festival.
- Leah Rhyne shares her experiences running the virtual Charleston to Charleston literary festival.
- Brian Ferguson reports that the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland, has turned its Ray Harryhausen exhibition into a virtual experience.
- M.M. Carrigan shares a eulogy for the space-themed Mars 2112 restaurant in New York City.
Crowdfunding:
Science and technology:
- George Dvorsky reports that the supposed interstellar visitor Oumuamua could be the remnant of a Pluto-like object.
- Marcia Dunn reports that a scrap of fabric of the Wright brothers' first airplace has traveled to Mars with the Ingenuity helicopter drone.
- TechXplore reports about a new study that covering the water canals of California with solar panels could increase both power generation and water conservation.
- Olivia Rutigliano reports that a sonar scan revealed a monster shaped object inside Loch Ness, which turned out to be a leftover Nessie prop from the 1969 movie The Private Lives of Sherlock Holmes.
- Wolf von Witting talks about inexplicable phenomena and how to approach them.
- Judith Tarr takes a look at Odin's horse Sleipnir from Norse mythology.
Free online fiction:
- "The Empty Gun" by Yoon Ha Lee in Lightspeed.
- "Brightly, Undiminished" by Sarah Grey in Lightspeed.
- "The Captain and the Quartermaster" by C.L. Clark in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "The Colors of Sand" by Anna Winterstein in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "A Love That Burns Hot Enough to Last: Deleted Scenes from a Documentary" by Sam J. Miller in Apex Magazine.
- "To Study the Old Masters in the Prado at the End of the World" by Sarah Pauling in Clarkesworld.
- "Comments on Your Provisional Patent Application for an Eternal Spirit Core" by Wole Talabi in Clarkesworld.
- "A Test of Trouble" by Catherine George in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "Masquerade Season" by 'Pemi Agude in Tor.com.
- "Modern Promethea" by Meg Elison in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Slow Eshtyca" by Damien Krsteski in GigaNotoSaurus.
- "Contract Witch" by Elizabeth Cobbe in Fireside Magazine.
- "Three Wishes" by Robert Bagnall in Daily Science Fiction.
- "The First of Many Lies You'll Tell Her" by Kelly Sandoval in Daily Science Fiction.
- "An Ever After Diverged" by Carlie St, George in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Immortelle" by Jelena Dunato in The Dark.
- "Moses" by L.D. Lewis in Anathema Magazine.
- "Arenous" by Hal Y. Zhang in Fantasy Magazine.
- "Changeling" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
- Download the free solarpunk anthology Cities of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures, edited by Joey Eschrich and Clark A. Miller.
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