Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for June 12, 2020

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the J.K. Rowling transphobia controversy, The Vast of Night, the various iterations of Star Trek, the various iterations of Star Wars, Doctor Who, Snowpiercer, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, What We Do in the Shadows, Artemis Fowl, Shirley, Stargirl, Ruby Rose leaving Batwoman, the disarmament of Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam in the new Looney Tunes, the latest convention cancellations and virtual conventions due to the corona virus, reactions in the SFF community to the death of George Floyd due to police brutality and much more. 

Speculative fiction in general:

• Bill Capossere wonders if speculative fiction can help to fight racism.
• Maya Gittelman shares fantasy novels by Filipino authors. 
• Amparo Ortiz shares five books by Latino authors featuring mythical creatures. 
• Julie Muncy shares fantasy novels by LGBTQ writers.
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF works inspired by roleplaying games.
• Phoebe Low discusses cultural resonance in Jade City by Fonda Lee. 
• Jason Sacks reports about the debut of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D, in 1965. 
• Sam Thielman reports that Gerry Conway, creator of the Punisher, is appallled that the Punisher logo has been appropriated by the far right and has responded by turning it into a symbol to promote Black Lives Matter.
• Heidi McDonald reports that DC Comics has ended its distribution agreement with Diamond.
• Alison Flood reports that Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chis Riddell will be collaborating on an illustrated children's book about pirates. 

Comments on J.K. Rowling's remarks about transpeople:

• Charu Sinha reports that J.K. Rowling a.k.a. Robert Galbraith has made several transphobic tweets - again. 
• J.K. Rowling tries to clarify her transphobic tweets and mostly succeeds in digging the hole only deeper. 
• Sian Cain reports about the transphobia controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling. 
• Gabrielle Bellot responds to J.K. Rowling and declares that Rowling betrayed the world she created.
• Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter in the eponymous movie series, responds to J.K. Rowling's tweets about gender identity. 
• Eddie Redmayne, who plays Newt Scamander of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, also responds to J.K. Rowling.  
• Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, has also responded to J.K. Rowling. 
• Adam B. Vary wonders what J.K. Rowling's problematic tweets will mean for the future of the Fantastic Beasts movies, which already suffered from domestic abuse allegations against two of their stars, 
• In the light of J.K. Rowling's recent remarks, the Hugo Book Club looks back at the 2001 Hugo win for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and wonders whether it was truly deserved.
  

Film and TV:

• Jesse Hassenger calls The Last Days of American Crime a bloated science fiction heist movie.  
• Cath Clarke calls Tell Tale Heart a lurid gothic with some fine grisly moments. 
• Alex McLevy shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Agents of SHIELD.
• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on Bloodshot. 
• Rakib Ahmad Khan shares his thoughts on the South Korean historical fantasy TV series Kingdom.
• Eric Francisco shares everything we know about the upcoming TV series Lovecraft Country so far. 
• Noah Berlatsky rewatches the 2014 apocalyptic film The World's End.
• Edward Tew shares his appreciation for the 2014 horror movie Creep. 
• Eleanor Fye traces the strange career of Allan Smithee, the pseudonym directors use when they want to distance themselves from a film, and takes a look at some of the movies "Allan Smithee" directed over the years.
• Ben Child declares that Bill and Ted should have stayed in the 1990s, because their cultural moment is long past.
• Ben Child wonders about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and whether "Secret Wars" will be the next great crossover.
• Richard Newby complains that superhero movies and comics fail to address police violence.
• Theo Kogod ranks every actor who ever played Superman by comic accuracy.
• Stuart Heritage reports that James Bond will be revealed to have a five-year-old daughter in the upcoming Bond movie No Time To Die.
• Rick Porter and Lesley Goldberg report that actor Hartley Sawyer, who plays Ralph Dibny a.k.a. Elongated Man in The Flash, has been fired after several racist, misogynist and homophobic tweets he made between 2012 and 2014 recently resurfaced.
  

Comments on The Vast of Night: 

• Rosie Fletcher calls The Vast of Night a retro science fiction gem. 
• Tasha Robinson calls The Vast of Night a familiar tale, but superbly well told.
• Christopher Orr calls The Vast of Night the perfect movie for this moment in time.
• Paul Levinson calls The Vast of Night well worth watching, but not as groundbreaking as it has been made out to be. 
• Amy West interviews Jake Horowitz, one of the stars of The Vast of Night (spoilers).
• Jazz Tangcay interviews Miguel Littin-Menz, director of photography for The Vast of Night.
  

Comments on the various iterations of Star Wars: 

• Emmet Asher-Perrin asks if allegory prevents Star Wars from being anti-racist.
• Robert Daniels claims that Star Wars has repeatedly overlooked the black experience.
• Cora Buhlert revisits Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
• Aaron Crouch reports that showrunner Jon Favreau has given an update on the status of season 2 of The Mandalorian.
• Kofi Outlaw explains some mysteries in the timeline of The Mandalorian.
  

Comments on the various iterations of Star Trek:

• S.E. Fleenor points out that Seven of Nine was always LGBTQ.
• James Whitbrook reports that Jason Isaacs who plays Captain Gabriel Lorca in Star Trek Discovery, still hopes that the prime universe version of his character will eventually appear on the show. 
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Tuvix" and "Resolutions".
• Alvaro Zinos-Amaro revisits the 2009 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine tie-in novel The Never-Ending Sacrifice by Una McCormack.
  

Comments on Doctor Who:

• Martin Belam discusses how fans and creators have kept Doctor Who running through the corona virus pandemic. 
• Clark Collis interviews Mandip Gill, who plays Yasmin Khan in Doctor Who.
• Jessica Holmes rewatches the 1965 Doctor Who episode "The Chase". 
• Watch the Doctor Who mini-episode "The Best of Days"
  

Comments on Snowpiercer: 

• Charles Pulliam-Moore calls Snowpiercer an apocalyptic Law and Order spin-off set on a train.
• Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Snowpiercer.

Comments on Penny Dreadful: City of Angels:

• Danette Chavez shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
• Michael Barson interviews John Logan, creator of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
  

Comments on What We Do in the Shadows:

• Tyler Dean explains how What We Do in the Shadows became the funniest show on television. 
• Ellen E. Jones shares her thoughts on season 2 of What We Do in the Shadows. 
• Katie Rife shares her thoughts on the season 2 finale of What We Do in the Shadows.

Comments on Artemis Fowl:

• Peter Bradshaw calls Artemis Fowl fantasy by the numbers. 
• Roxana Hadadi calls Artemis Fowl a smug and cheesy YA fantasy adaptation.

Comments on Shirley: 

• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw declares that Shirley is more psychological horror than traditional biopic.
• Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on the psychological horror movie cum Shirley Jackson biopic Shirley.
• Marah Eakin interviews Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg who play Shirley Jackson and her husband in Shirley.

Comments on Stargirl:

• Caroline Siede shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Stargirl. 
• Nicole Drum shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Stargirl. 
• Nicole Drum interviews Yvette Monreal who plays Yolanda Montez a.k.a. Wildcat in Stargirl.
• Nicole Drum discusses the character of The Shade in Stargirl.

Comments on Ruby Rose leaving Batwoman:

• Michael Ausiello reports that after star Ruby Rose left Batwoman after only season, her role will not be recast, but that she will be replaced by a new character.
• Matt Webb Mitovich reports that Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries considered recasting the role of Kate Kane a.k.a. Batwoman but ultimately decided against it.
• Tor.com has more information on how Batwoman will handle the exit of Ruby Rose.
  

Comments on Looney Tunes and the disarmament of Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam:

• The Guardian reports that Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam will no longer have guns in the latest Looney Tunes cartoon series.
• Kevin Polowy shares various reactions to the disarmament of Elmer Fudd and Yodemite Sam.
• Cameron Bonomolo also shares various reactions and responses to the disarmament of Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam.
• Robert Ito declares that the new Looney Tunes capture the look and feel of the originals - except for Elmer Fudd's and Yosemite Sam's guns, that is.
  

Awards: 

• The finalists for the 2020 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award have been announced.
• The nominees for the 2019 Shirley Jackson Awards have been announced.
• The winners of the 2020 Kurd Laßwitz Preis have been announced. 
• The winner of the 2020 Premio Urania Short has been announced.
• The winners of the 2019 Australian Shadows Awards have been announced.
• The longlist for the 2020 Sunburst Awards has been announced.
• The shortlist for the 2020 Geffen Awards has been announced.
• The finalists and winners of the 2019 Peabody Awards have been announced.
• The nominees for the 2020 Origins Awards have been announced.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Charlie Jane Anders attempts to tackle the question what to write about in difficult times. 
• Iris Johansen declares that the best way to know a writer is through their characters. 
• M.J. Arlidge explains how to evolve your protagonist.
• Kalynn Bayron points out that marginalised people deserve to be princes, princesses and chosen ones, too. 
• S.K. Barnett explains how advertising taught him the art of the twist.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch declares that sometimes, it is important to speak out, even if one loses readers or followers over it. 
• Alison Flood discusses the disparate advances paid to white and black authors. 
• Concepción de León and Elizabeth A. Harris also discuss the disparate advances paid to white and black authors. 
• John the Correlator takes a look at racial representation on the New York Times bestseller list.
• The RWA has issued a statement expressing their support for Black Lives Matter and black romance writers in general.  
• Clare Thorp asks what makes an iconic book cover.
• Josephine Wolff reports about the new Associated Press Stylebook. 
• Alex Green interviews various booksellers about their experiences during the corona virus pandemic.
• The BBC reports that Elon Musk has called for Amazon to be broken up as part of his longstanding rivalry with Jeff Bezos after Kindle Direct Publishing rejected an author's book about the corona virus.
• Andrew Liptak reports about the destruction of the Uncle Hugo's and Uncle Edgar's science fiction and mystery bookstores during the riots following the death of George Floyd due to police violence in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  

Interviews:

• Brienne Walsh interviews N.K. Jemisin. 
• Paul Weimer interviews Aliette de Bodard.
• Mary Wang interviews Ken Liu. 
• Locus interviews Tobias S. Buckell. 
• Runalong the Shelves interviews Jeremy Szal.
• Andrea Johnson interviews Lauren Beukes and Fryda Wolff 
• Runalong the Shelves interviews Joyce Chng.
• Hadley Freeman interviews Max Brooks.
• Book Marks interviews Alice Hoffman.
• Andrea Johnson interviews Eboni Dunbar, L.D. Lewis and Brent C. Lambert of FIYAH - Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction.
  

Reviews: 

• Runalong the Shelves reviews Stormblood by Jeremy Szal. 
• Bitter Tea and Mystery reviews The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi.
• Camestros Felapton reviews The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders. 
• Kelly Lasiter reviews The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling.
• Marion Deeds reviews The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal.
• Joe Sherry reviews The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal.
• Michael Patrick Hicks reviews Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
• Andrea Johnson reviews Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. 
• Publishers Weekly reviews The Heirs of Locksley by Carrie Vaughn. 
• Jaime O'Brien reviews Alpha Night by Nalini Singh.
• Leticia Urieta reviews Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Survival of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson. 
• Kat Hooper reviews The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence.
• Colleen Mondor reviews Infinity Son by Adam Silvera.
• L.A. Young reviews The Nine Realms by Sarah Kozloff 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett. 
• Publishers Weekly reviews Ten Arrows of Iron by Sam Sykes. 
• Paul Weimer reviews Savage Legion by Matt Wallace.
• Publishers Weekly reviews Savage Legion by Matt Wallace. 
• Kat Hooper reviews Tomorrow, the Killing by Daniel Polansky.
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Dragon Physician by Joyce Chng. 
• Kelly Lasiter reviews Thirteen Doors, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby. 
• Alex Brown reviews A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow. 
• Katharine Coldiron reviews Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi. 
• Ian Mond reviews Temporary by Hilary Leichter.
• Jana Nyman reviews Catalyst by Sarah Beth Durst.
• Mahvesh Murad reviews The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins.
• Tadiana Jones reviews The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest.
• Mark Yon reviews The Hollow Tree by James Brogden. 
• Publishers Weekly reviews Vampires of Portlandia by Jasaon Tanamor.
• Gary K. Wolfe and Rich Horton review Avatars Inc., edited by Ann VanderMeer.
  

Classics reviews:

• Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth revisit the 1939 horror story "Far Below" by Robert Barbour Johnson. 
• Cora Buhlert revisits the 1944 adventure fantasy novella "A God Named Kroo" by Henry Kuttner.
• Don Briago reviews the 1944 historical fantasy novel The Golden Fleece a.k.a. Hercules, My Shipmate by Robert Graves. 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1966 science fiction novel Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin. 
• Sean Guynes also revisits Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin. 
• Paul Fraser revisits the 1970 anthology The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. 1, edited by Robert Silverberg.
• Judith Tarr revisits the 1978 children's science fiction novel Star Ka'at World by Andre Norton.
• Gillian Polack revisits the 1992 time travel novel The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis. 
• Rich Horton revisits the 2000 science fiction novel The Coming by Joe Haldeman.
• Nisi Shawl revisits the 2005 science fiction novel Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler.

Con and event reports:

• Norman Cates and Kelly Buehler, the chairs of CoNZealand, the virtual 2020 Worldcon in Wellignton, New Zealand, answer questions.
• Frank Catalano points to the Nebula Awards Conference as a model for what virtual conferences should be like.
• MileHiCon in Denver, Colorado, is going virtual due to the corona virus. 
• COSine in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been postponed due to the corona virus. 
• Luke Plunkett reports that the virtual Origins Games Fair has been cancelled due to black games creators pulling out because of the Game Manufacturers Association failing to make any kind of statement in support of Black Lives Matter.
• Mike Glyer offers an update on the cancellation of the 2020 NASFIC in Columbus, Ohio, and the refund policy. 
• Lynzee Loveridge reports that Dave Henkin, chair of the San Japan anime convention in San Antonio, Texas, has resigned following problematic remarks on Twitter. 
• Khan Ng shares several cosplay photos taken by Jay Klein at Tricon, the 1966 Worldcon in Cleveland, Ohio.

Science and technology:

• N'dea Yancey-Bragg reports that former NASA astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to do a spacewalk, is about to become the first woman to reach the deepest point of the ocean. 
• Jonathan Amos reports that new SkySat satellites will be launched soon to offer an even sharper view of Earth.
• Gideon Marcus reports about the Gemini 4 mission in 1965 
• Bobby Allyn reports that IBM has abandoned facial recognition and condemns racially biassed surveillance. 
• Bobby Allyn reports that Amazon has halted police use of its facial recognition technology as well. 
• Kevin Jiang discusses how sleep deprivation kills.
  

Free online fiction:

• "Single Malt Spacecraft" by Marie Vibbert in Lightspeed.
• "Danae" by Megan Arkenberg in Lightspeed.
• "Girls Without Their Faces On" by Laird Barron in Nightmare Magazine.
• "A Dead Djinn in Cairo" by P. Djèlí Clark at Tor.com. 
• "We Chased the Sirens" by Suzanne Walker in Uncanny Magazine.
• "Undine Love" by Kathleen Jennings at Tor.com
• "How Long the Shadows Cast" by Kenji Yanagawa in Clarkesworld. 
• "On the Island" by Ellen Kushner in the New Decameron Project.
• "Root-Light" by Michael Wehunt in The Dark. 
• "Mouse, Crow, Cockroach, Valkyrie" by Tiffany Meuret in Luna Station Quarterly.
• "The Midwife" by Carol Scheina in Luna Station Quarterly.
• We're Here, We're Here" by K.M. Szpara at Tor.com.
• "Oathbreaker" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
  

Odds and ends: 

• Watch a trailer for season 2 of Doom Patrol.
• Watch a trailer for Lovecraft Country.
• Watch a trailer for Bill and Ted Face the Music.
• Watch a trailer for Major Grom: Plague Doctor. 
• Watch a trailer for Tell Tale Heart.

Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for May 22, 2020

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds announcement and the various iterations of Star Trek, the various iterations of Star Wars, Snowpiercer, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, What We Do in the Shadows, the final season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Scoob, the planned release of the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League, Friday the Thirteenth at forty, the departure of Ruby Rose from Batwoman, links to various freely available Hugo Voter Packets, the latest convention cancellations due to the corona virus and much more. 

Speculative fiction in general:

• Paulette Jiles recommends some post-apocalyptic science fiction. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF revenge stories featuring treacherous bosses and evil overlords.
• Zoraida Córdova shares five YA speculative fiction spin-offs.
• Elisabeth Thomas shares eight supernatural novels for the eerie days of summer. 
• Jay Gabler reminds the world that Isaac Asimov was not just one of the big names of science fiction, but also a sexual harrasser.
• Alan Kistler reports that superheroes are abandoning their secret indentities.
• Alex Segura shares his appreciation for the comic Cosmic Detective by Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt and David Rubin. 
• James P. Blaylock talks about his personal library. 
• Jo Walton explains how Victorian literature influenced her novel Tooth and Claw.
• Neil Gaiman explains that he and his wife Amanda Palmer are not divorcing and that they are planning to sort out their marital troubles in private.
• The BBC reports that Neil Gaiman has been criticised by locals for flying from New Zealand to Scotland in the middle of a pandemic, potentially endangering locals.
• Opera singer and Edgar Rice Burroughs collector George Turberville McWhorter has died aged 89.
• Chinese science fiction writer Ye Yonglie has died aged 79.
  

Film and TV:

• Gege Li calls The Vast of Night a 1950s version of Stranger Things.
• Peter Bradshaw calls Edge of Extinction a plodding apocalpytic thriller.
• Peter Bradshaw calls The Final Wish a cliché ridden and unimaginative horror film.
• Andrew Paul declares that Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made may turn out to be the sleeper horror hit of 2020. 
• Caroline Siede calls Stargirl Supergirl meets Riverdale.
  
• Ben Child explains why Robert Pattinson could be the most exciting Batman in years. 
• Natalie Zutter declares that the postapocalyptic TV show The 100 is a master class in bizarre, but epic worldbuilding.
• Mark Alvarez talks about grief and suicide in I Am Not Okay With This.
• The AV Club shares the 25 best horror movies since 2000. 
• Leah Schnelbach discusses five heroes from filmic SFF who use non-traditional, non-violent weapons. 
• Leah Schnelbach argues that John Wick is a portal fantasy. 
• Anthony Breznican offers a look at the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand.
• Jacob Sarkisian interviews Carice van Houten who played Melisandre in Game of Thrones.
• Elizabeth Blair profiles Greg Daniels, director and producer of Upload and Space Force. 
• Steve J. Wright revisits the 1944 horror movie The Curse of the Cat People, directed by Robert Wise and Gunther V. Fritsch. 
• Steve J. Wright revisits the 1944 supernatural comedy The Canterville Ghost, directed by Jules Dassin.
• Steve J. Wright revisits the 1944 horror movie The Invisible Man's Revenge, directed by Ford Beebe.
• Steve J. Wright revisits the 1944 radio science fiction drama Donovan's Brain.
• Steve J. Wright revisits the 1944 horror movie The House of Frankenstein, directed by Erle C. Kenton.
  
• Jessica Homes revisits the 1965 Doctor Who serial "The Space Museum". 
• David Kamp explains why Sesame Street was so revolutionary upon its debut in 1969.
• Andrew Pulver reports that Lilly Wachowski, co-director of The Matrix, has attacked Ivanka Trump and Elon Musk for abusing the term "red pill".
• Ryan Parker reports that several members of the cast of Independence Day are not pleased about a video which places the famous speech held by Bill Pullman's character into the mouth of Donald Trump.
• Nellie Andreeva reports that lead actress Ruby Rose will be leaving Batwoman after one season and that her part will be recast for season 2. 
• Joe Otterson sheds some additional light on the reasons for Ruby Rose's departure from Batwoman.
• Gregory Tyree Boyce who played Tyler Crowley in Twilight has died aged 30.
• Cora Buhlert remembers German film composer Peter Thomas who died aged 94.
  

Comments on the various iterations of Star Wars: 

• James Whitbrook sheds some additional light on the return of Boba Fett or rather his armour in season 2 of The Mandalorian.
• Clarissa Loughrey explains why the Star Wars prequels deserve some respect.  
• Ben Child revisits Revenge of the Sith fifteen years after its original release. 
• Scott Tobias revisits The Empire Strikes Back forty years after its original release.
• Charles Lippincott, who was responsible for the promotion of the original Star Wars, has died aged 80.
• Take The Guardian's Star Wars quiz.
  

Comments on the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds announcement and various iterations of Star Trek:

• Andrew Liptak reports that CBS All Access has greenlit a new Star Trek series entitled Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which will feature the adventures of Captain Christopher Pike's Enterprise. 
• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares seven thoughts he had on the announcement of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
• Watch a trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
• James Whitbrook reports that Star Trek tends to age terribly, when it tries to reflect contemporary culture and points out an Elon Musk reference in season 1 of Star Trek Discovery for proof.
• Keith R.A. DeCandido rewatches the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Death Wish" and "Lifesigns".

Comments on Snowpiercer:

• Dave Itzkoff calls Snowpiercer a timely dystopian series. 
• Danette Chavez declares that Snowpiercer charts new dystopian territory, but is a bit bumpy. 
• Joyce Chen declares that Snowpiercer is no longer a dark prophecy, but a mirror.
• Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya is not pleased by the murder mystery in Snowpiercer. 
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw declares that Snowpiercer turns Bong Joon-Ho's dystopian thriller into a standard cop show.
• Cameron Scheetz interviews the cast of Snowpiercer.
• Cameron Scheetz interviews Graeme Manson, showrunner of Snowpiercer.
  

Comments on Penny Dreadful: City of Angels: 

• Danette Chavez shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
• Michael Schneider interviews John Logan, showrunner of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.

Comments on What We Do in the Shadows: 

• Shane Ryan shares his praise for What We Do in the Shadows. 
• Katie Rife shares her thoughts on the latest episode of What We Do in the Shadows.

Comments on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: 

• Victoria Whitley-Berry declares that She-Ra and the Princesses of Power demonstrates that the true strength lies in being yourself. 
• Camestros Felapton declares that the final season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is very good.
• Emmet Asher-Perrin is pleased that the final season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, lesbian love literally saves the universe.
• Emmet Asher-Perrin also shares his appreciation for the character of Catra in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
• Alexis Gunderson interviews Noelle Stevenson, creator and showrunner of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
  

Comments on Sccob:

• Benjamin Lee calls the animated Scooby Doo adaptation Scoob a rough ride.
• Katie Rife shares her thoughts on the animated film Scoob! and asks potential viewers to abandon all hope that the film might turn out to be decent.

Comments on the impending release of the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League:

• Matt Donelly reports that the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League will be released on the streaming service HBO Max. 
• Jacob Oller reports that the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League could either be a four hour movie or a six-part mini-series.
• Jeffrey Miles wonders if the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League might actually be good.  
• Tres Dean reminds us that no matter how you feel about Zack Snyder, his works and their toxic fans, the Snyder family deserves sympathy for the tragedy that caused Zack and Deborah Snyder to leave Justice League in the first place.
• Stuart Heritage lists some other movies he wishes would get a director's cut.

Friday the Thirteenth at Forty:

• Benjamin Lee revisits the 1980 slasher film Friday the 13th for its 40th anniversary.   
• Katie Rife and A.A. Dowd revisit the Friday the Thirteenth slasher movie series for the fortieth anniversary of the first film.

Awards:

• The winners of the 2019 BSFA Awards have been announced.
• The shortlist for the 2020 Nommo Awards has been announced.
• The winner of the 2020 Tähtivaeltaja Award has been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2020 Premios Kelvin 505 have been announced.
• The winners of the 2020 Prix Imaginales have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2020 Hans Christian Anderson Awards have been announced.
• Voting is open for the 2019 This Is Horror Awards.
• Marc Malkin reports that the 2020 Oscars may be postponed due to the corona virus and its impact on the film industry. 
• Gideon Marcus discusses the 1965 Hugo ballot.
• Kim Huett takes a look at the early history of the Hugo Awards.
• Steve J. Wright explains why the Best Series Retro Hugo doesn't work for him.
  

Hugo Voter Packets:

• Download the Hugo Voter Packet of Best Fan Writer finalist Cora Buhlert.
• Download the Hugo Voter Packet of Best Fan Writer finalist Paul Weimer.
• Download the Hugo Voter Packet of Best Fanzine finalist nerds of a feather.
• Download the Hugo Voter Packet of Best Fanzine finalist Quick Sip Reviews. 
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Charlie Jane Anders explains how to create characters. 
• Charlie Jane Anders points out that imposter syndrome is part of being a writer. 
• Katherine Quevedo explains how to write from the POV of an inanimate object.
• Cat Rambo explains how to ask for things.
• Cat Rambo explains how to know when you are done revising. 
• Alex George explains why some writers burn their work. 
• Jessica Lee Hester shares several ways you can help librarians and archivists from home.
• Janelle Brown explains how Bookstagram became an antidote to the dark side of social media for her. 
• Alison Flood reports that people are reading more during the corona virus pandemic and that mysteries and thrillers are the most popular genres.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch discusses how the corona virus has affected her various licensing partnerships.
• Jim Milliot reports that bookstore sales have dropped by 33.4 percent in March due to the corona virus.
• Jim Milliot also reports that sales of print books have actually grown during the corona virus pandemic, even though most bookshops are closed.
• Graeme McMillan reports that the readership of the DC Universe comic streaming service has jumped by 35 percent.
• Locus reports that LCS Communications, the largest book printing company in the world, has filed for bankruptcy.
  

Interviews:

• The 2020 World Fantasy Convention interviews Charlaine Harris.
• The New York Times interviews John Scalzi. 
• Tor.com interviews John Scalzi. 
• Locus interviews C.L. Polk.
• Paul Weimer interviews Rowenna Miller.
• Lulu Garcia-Navarro interviews Curtis Sittenfeld.
• David Barnett interviews Duncan Jones.
  

Reviews: 

• Russell Letson reviews Bone Silence by Alastair Reynolds. 
• Joel Cunningham reviews A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. 
• Kat Hooper and Marion Deeds review A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Physcians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold.
• Adrienne Martini reviews Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher. 
• Joel Cunningham interviews Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. 
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez. 
• Colleen Mondor reviews The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper. 
• Joel Cunningham reviews Marque of Caine by Charles E. Gannon.
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Goldilocks by Laura Lam.
• Bill Capossere reviews The Ghosts of Sherwood by Carrie Vaughn. 
• Joel Cunningham reviews The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow. 
• Mark Yon reviews The City of a Thousand Faces by Walker Dryden.
• Fantasy Faction reviews A Tale of Stars and Shadow by Lisa Cassidy. 
• Bethan Hindmarch reviews Bloodchild by Anna Stephens. 
• Kelly Lasiter reviews Legends of the Sky by Liz Flanagan. 
• Joel Cunningham reviews Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
• Tadiana Jones reviews Interference by Sue Burke. 
• Amy Goldschlager reviews The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall. 
• Adri Joy reviews The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant.
• Publishers Weekly reviews The Year of Witching by Alexis Henderson.
• Publishers Weekly reviews The Four Profound Weaves by R.B. Lemberg. 
• Andrew Fowlow reviews Hearthstone Cottage by Frazer Lee.
• Cassie Schulz reviews This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling.
• Kat Hooper reviews Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe by Carlos Hernandez. 
• Philip Womack reviews The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. 
• Annalisa Quinn reviews The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. 
• Publishers Weekly reviews Blood Victory by Christopher Rice. 
• Michael Patrick Hicks reviews Sed de Sangre by V. Castro. 
• Andrew Fowlow reviews The Wise Friend by Ramsay Campbell. 
• Ian Mond and Gary K. Wolfe review Ghost Species by James Bradley.
• Camestros Felapton reviews The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes. 
• Sean Dowie reviews Providence by Max Barry.
• Anne Enright reviews Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld.
• Jonathan Thornton reviews Out of Body by Jeffrey Ford.
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Inhalations by S. Qiouyi Lu.
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Nothing is Strange by Mike Russell. 
• Paul Di Filippo reviews Masters of Science Fiction: Kate Wilhelm by Kate Wilhelm.
• Paul Weimer reviews The Book of Dragons, edited by Jonathan Strahan.
• Betty Webb reviews Crime Travel, edited by Barb Goffman.
  

Classics reviews:

• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1923 science fiction novel The Clockwork Man by E.V. Odle.
• Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth revisit the 1937 horror story "The Terrible Parchment" by Manly Wade Wellman.
• Paul Fraser reviews the November 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. 
• Jason MacGregor revisits the 1951 space opera novel The Stars Like Dust by Isaac Asimov.
• Alan Brown revisits the Med Service science fiction series by Murray Leinster, which appeared between 1957 and 1967.
• Gideon Marcus revisits the June 1965 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1967 military science fictionn novel Soldier, Ask Not by Gordon R. Dickson. 
• Runalong the Shelves revisits the 1986 Vorkosigan novel The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold. 
• Joe Kenney revisits American Death Orbit, a 1988 novel in the Doomsday Warrior post-apocalyptic series by Ryder Stacy.
• Runalong the Shelves revisits the 1989 Deverry fantasy novel Darkspell by Katherine Kerr.
  

Crowdfunding: 

• Staying in Place, an anthology of stories to pass the time edited by John Betancourt, is looking for funding.
• Madi: Once Upon a Time in the Future, a graphic novel by Duncan Jones and Alex de Campi, is looking for funding.
  

Con and event reports:

• Andrea Johnson shares her experiences at the virtual Flights of Foundry convention. 
• Mike Glyer lists the latest convention cancellations due to the corona virus as well as one con in Florida that is actually allowed to go ahead.
• Elena Davison and Mike Percival announced that the 2020 Oxonmoot in Oxford, UK, has been cancelled due to the corona virus.
• Mike Eckert announces that the 2020 KublaCon in El Granada, California, has been cancelled due to the corona virus.
• Gen Con in Indianapolis, Indiana, has been cancelled due to the corona virus. 
• Emery Glover reports that Soda City Comic Con in Columbia, South Carolina, has been cancelled due to the corona virus. 
• The Locus Award Weekend in Seattle, Washington, is not yet cancelled, but may well go online.
• The Newberry Book Fair in Chicago, Illinois, has been cancelled due to the corona virus.
• The Wigtown Book Festival in Wigtown, Scotland, will go online due to the corona virus. 
• Michael Paulson reports that the musical Frozen, based on the eponymous Disney film, will close on Broadway due to the corona virus. 
• Beth Elderkin reports how the corona virus pandemic is impacting cosplayers. 
• Lauren Abbott reports about the Discovering Steampunk exhibition at the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Science and technology:

• Jon Cartwirght reports that strange particles observed in Antarctica may be evidence of a parallel universe going back in time.
• Daniel Oberhaus reports about a new solar power experiment in orbit.
• Jane Wakefield reports that Facebook is planning to lay a 37000 kilometre long undersea cable to bring faster Internet to Africa.
• Watch a video showing the interior life of several rocket types.
• Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut John Glenn and advocate for people with spech disorders has died aged 100.
  

Free online fiction:

• "Beyond the Dragon's Gate" by Yoon Ha Lee at Tor.com 
• "Luminous" by Kel Purcill in Luna Station Quarterly. 
• "Clever Jack, Heavy with Stories" by R.K. Duncan in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
• "High in the Clean Blue Air" by Emma Törzs in Uncanny Magazine. 
• "The Honey of the World and the Queen of Crows" by Dimitra Nikolaidu in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
• "Decorating with Luke" by Adam-Troy Castro in Nightmare Magazine. 
• "Melting Like Metal" by Ada Hoffmann in Lightspeed. 
• "Skating Without Streetlights" by Tina Connolly at the ASU Center for Science and the Imagination. 
• "A Stick of Clay, in the Hands of Gods, is Infinite Potential" by J.Y. Neon Yang in Clarkesworld.
• "Honor Thy Mother" by Angela Slatter in The Dark.
• "We Are Where the Nightmares Go" by C. Robert Cargill in Lightspeed.
• "The One That Got Away" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
  

Odds and ends: 

• Watch a trailer for The Old Guard.
• Watch a trailer for season 2 of The Umbrella Academy.
• Watch a trailer for Space Force. 
• Watch a trailer for Tenet.
• Watch a trailer for Antebellum.
• Try the Penguin Classic cover generator.
  

Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for May 1, 2020

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the various iterations of Star Trek, season 5 of Outlander, season 3 of Westworld, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Dispatches from Elsewhere, the latest convention cancellations due to the corona virus and much more. 

Speculative fiction in general:

• S.L. Huang recommends some recent SFF books. 
• Martha Wells recommends some recent SFF books.
• Liz Bourke shares yet more SFF books to read during difficult times.
• The Hugo Book Club talks about the boundaries of science fiction and fantasy and how they are reflected in the various genre awards. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five stories about rogue planets.
• James Davis Nicoll explains how space probes changed the way science fiction authors presented our solar system. 
• Seanan McGuire shares her ten favourite urban fantasy books for adults. 
• C.T. Phipps recommends ten indie grimdark fantasy novels. 
• Christine Lynn Herman shares five books which mix supernatural problems and teenaged life.
• Josie Meléndez talks about the rise of magical realism in young adult fiction. 
• Christina Dalcher talks about family life as portrayed in dystopian fiction.
• Drew McCaffrey discusses the economics of magic as portrayed in The Runelands series by David Farland and the Foundryside series by Robert Jackson Bennett.
• Christina Dalcher talks about eugenics and how she came to write her new novel Master Class.
• Margaret Atwood explains how she deals with self-isolating. 
• Nicola Alter discusses Alexander von Humboldt's influence on science and science fiction.
• Trish E. Matson talks about strong women in the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. 
• Nadja Sayej remembers forgotten women cartoonists and comic artists.
• Nikesh Shukla shares his appreciation for the 1987 Spider-Man story "Kraven's Last Hunt". 
• Sam Thielman reports that the US comic book industry is in turmoil due to Diamond's decision to no longer ship any new comics because of the corona virus.
• Kara Yorio reports that several YA authors of colour have experienced racist abuse during virtual school visits.
• Mike Glyer shares a list of the American Library Association's top ten most challenged books for 2019.
• Horror writer and editor Joseph S. Pulver died aged 65.
  

Film and TV:

• Cristina Orlando shares eight beautifully designed SFF films to watch right now. 
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares the eleven best monster movies to stream, while self-isolating.
• William Hughes calls Upload a bracingly dark science fiction satire.
• Mark Kermode calls Astronaut a heartwarming journey. 
• Benjamin Lee calls Blood Quantum a grimy zombie film with an intriguing twist. 
• Alex McLevy calls We Summon the Darkness bloody good fun.
• Leslie Felperin calls Reborn a pretentious schlock horror film. 
• Katie Rife shares her thoughts on the latest episode of What We Do in the Shadows.
• Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on the animated series The Midnight Gospel. 
• Romesh Ranganathan watches Game of Thrones for the first time, is shocked by the violence and praises Maisie Williams' performance. 
• Emmet Asher-Perrin declares that the character of the Doctor is the most important thing about Doctor Who for them. 
• Ben Child asks which Alien movie is the best.
• Kaye Dee revisits the 1964 Australian science fiction TV series The Stranger
• Phil Harrison revisits the 1968 dystopian TV movie The Year of the Sex Olympics.
• Daniel Harris revisits the 1989 time travel film Back to the Future II, his favourite film aged 12. 
• Shaun Duke revisits the 2002 zombie movie 28 Days Later.
• Camestros Felapton revisits the 2012 South Korean zombie movie Train to Busan.
• A.A. Dowd revisits the 2013 science fiction horror film Under the Skin.
• Alex McLevy revisits the 2013 dystopian film Her.
• Emmet Asher-Perrin discusses a missing scene in Avengers: Endgame. 
• Zack Sharf reports that according to director Guillermo del Toro, the situation which allowed the first two Hellboy films to be made no longer exists.
• Emma Fraser lists the most stylish hats in SFF movies and TV shows.
• Borys Kit reports that Genevieve O'Reilly will reprise her role as Mon Mothma in Disney's Cassian Andor Star Wars spin-off series. 
• Tor.com reports that a sequel to the 1985 children's fantasy film The Goonies may be in the works. 
• Alison Flood reports that new faithful TV adaptations of Terry Pratchett's beloved Discworld novels are in the works.
• Actor Gene Dynarski, best known for his appearances in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the original Star Trek, The X-Files, Batman and many others, has died aged 86.
• Indian actor Irrfan Khan, best known internationally for his parts in Jurassic World, Life of Pi and Slumdog Millionaire, has died aged 53.
  

Comments on the various iterations of Star Trek:  

• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Resistance" and "Prototype".
• Alvaro Zinos-Amaro revisits the Star Trek Deep Space Nine tie-in novel Warpath by David Mack.
  

Comments on season 5 of Outlander:

• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Outlander. 
• Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Outlander.
• Jessica Mason reports that Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser in Outlander, has called out some toxic fans for the bullying that he, his family and his co-star Catrioba Balfe have been subjected to.
  

Comments on season 3 of Westworld:

• Paul MacInnes shares his thoughts about "Passed Pawn", the most recent episode of Westworld.
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts about "Passed Pawn".
• Zack Handlen shares his thoughts about "Passed Pawn".
• Dean E.S. Richard shares his thoughts on "Passed Pawn".
  

Comments on Penny Dreadful: City of Angels:

• Adrian Horton calls Penny Dreadful: City of Angels magnetic but messy entertainment. 
• Tyler Dean calls City of Angels a worthy successor to Penny Dreadful with key differences.
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw declares that Penny Dreadful: City of Angels does not measure up to the original.
• Danette Chavez shares her thoughts on Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
• Marah Eakin interviews Nathan Lane and Natalie Dormer, two stars of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
  

Comments on Dispatches from Elsewhere: 

• Lucy Mangan calls Dispatches from Elsewhere weird and weirdly charming.
• Liz Shannon Miller shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Dispatches from Elsewhere.

Awards:

• The winners of the 2020 Edgar Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards have been announced.
• The shortlist for the 2020 Premio Italia has been announced. 
• The winner of the 2020 Self-published Fantasy Blog-off has been announced.
• The winners of the 2020 Pulp Factory Awards have been announced.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Alison Flood reports that according to a recent study of Durham University, the majority of writers hear their characters speak and find that characters have their own agency.
• Cat Rambo shares some tips for effective goal setting for writers. 
• Yoon Ha Lee talks about writing Phoenix Extravagant. 
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains how indie writers can navigate the corona pandemic.
• Dean Wesley Smith takes a look at the current troubles of the publishing industry. 
• Rachel Rosenberg explains why independent bookstores are experiencing a resurgence. 
• McSweeney's Internet Tendency shares an ever expanding list of ways to support your local independent bookstore.
• Andrew Albanese reports that the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has declared that literacy is a constitutional right.
• The SFWA has announced the results of its recent officer elections.
  

Interviews:

• Locus interviews Tamsyn Muir.
• Andrew Liptak interviews Daniel Abraham. 
• Andrea Johnson interviews Gideon Marcus. 
• Petra Mayer interviews Grady Hendrix. 
• Christian A. Coleman interviews Katie M. Flynn.
• Paul Weimer interviews Andi C. Buchanan.
• Jessica Mason interviews Lisa Marie Basile.
• Instagram users interview Murderbot and ART from Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries.
  

Reviews: 

• Adri Joy reviews Network Effect by Martha Wells.
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott. 
• Steve J. Wright reviews The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley. 
• Steve J. Wright reviews A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. 
• Paul Di Filippo reviews Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu.
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews War of the Maps by Paul McAuley.
• Caroline Cushman reviews False Value by Ben Aaaronovitch, Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire and The Immortal Conquistador by Carrie Vaughn. 
• Katharine Coldiron and Liz Bourke reviews Stormsong by C.K. Polk. 
• The Qwillery reviews The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman.
• Kat Hooper reviews A Blight of Blackwings by Kevin Hearne.
• Camestros Felapton review The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow. 
• Rebecca Fisher reviews The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman. 
• Martin Cahill reviews Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett. 
• Rebecca Fisher reviews Warrior Genius by Michael Dante DiMartino.
• Fantasy Faction reviews Fortune's Fool by Angela Boord. 
• Fantasy Faction reviews Beggar's Rebellion by Levi Jacobs.
• Aja Romano reviews A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge.
• Edward Gwynne reviews The Fell Sword by Miles Cameron.
• Fantasy Faction reviews The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang.
  
• A Cup of Cyanide reviews The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo. 
• Sean Dowie reviews The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo.
• Liz Bourke reviews Creatures of Charm and Hunger by Molly Tanzer. 
• A.M. Justice reviews Of Honey and Wildfires by Sarah Chorn.
• Rebecca Fisher reviews The Way Past Winter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.
• Tobias Carroll reviews Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day by J.D. Scott. 
• Summer H. Paulus reviews The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence. 
• Blue Book Balloon reviews The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan. 
• Colleen Mondor reviews Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold.
• Mark Yon reviews Sanctuary by V.V. James.
• Chris Wolak reviews You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce. 
• Laird Hunt reviews You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce.
• The Bibliosanctum reviews Looking Glass by Christina Henry.
• Andrew Fowlow reviews The Passengers by John Marrs.
• Ian Mond reviews 88 Names by Matt Ruff. 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman.
• Jana Nyman and Tadiana Jones review Semiosis by Sue Burke. 
• Nina Allan reviews Hinton by Mark Blacklock.
• Anthony Cummins reviews Hinton by Mark Blacklock. 
• Tsana Dolichva reviews The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz.
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Analog/Virtual: and Other Simulations of Your Future by Lavanya Lakshminarayan.
• Ruth Franklin reviews If It Bleeds by Stephen King. 
• Stephanie Merritt reviews If It Bleeds by Stephen King. 
• Andrew Fowlow reviews The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorensen. 
• Blue Book Balloon revies The Wise Friend by Ramsay Campbell.
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Unspeakabe: A Queer Gothic Anthology, edited by Celine Frohn. 
• Michael Patrick Hicks reviews Both Sides: Stories from the Border, edited by Gabino Iglesias. 

Classics reviews:

• Cora Buhlert revisits the 1944 science fiction short story "And the Gods Laughed" by Fredric Brown.  
• Cora Buhlert revisits the 1944 science fiction story "Far Centaurus" by A.E. van Vogt.
• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1948 time travel novel Forgotten Worlds by Howard Browne. 
• Judith Tarr revisits the 1949 adventure novel Sword in Sheath by Andre Norton.
• Jason McGregor revisits the 1950 science fiction novel Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov. 
• Jason McGregor revisits the 1953 Foundation novel Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov. 
• Paul Fraser revisits the October 1955 issue of the UK version of Argosy.
• Mark Yon revisits the April/May 1965 issues of New Worlds and Science Fantasy.
• Victoria Silverwolf revisits the May 1965 issue of Fantastic Stories of Imagination. 
• Gideon Marcus revisits the May 1965 issue of Analog.
• Hannah Abigail Clarke revisits the 1968 fantasy novel The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.
• Joachim Boaz reviews the 1969 science fiction novel The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey.
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1969 children's fantasy novel The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt.
• Sean Guynes revisits the 1970 fantasy novel The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin.
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1972 Cap Kennedy space opera novel Seetee Alert! by Gregory Kern a.k.a. E.C. Tubb. 
• Paperback Warrior revisits The Ring of Ikribu, a 1981 Red Sonja sword and sorcery novel by David C. Smith and Richard L. Tierney.
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1981 sword and sorcery novel The Steel of Raithskar by Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron.
• Ryan Skardal revisits the 1996 science fiction novel Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.
  

Crowdfunding:

• Beorn: The Littlest Viking Saga by Ben Bender is looking for funding.
• The Binge Watcher's Guide to the Harry Potter Films is looking for funding.
• The Black Oak Workshop is looking for funding for its polyhedral dice Advent-ure Calendars. 

Con and event reports:

• CoNZealand, the now virtual 78th Worldcon in Wellington, New Zealand, has published its third progress report.
• Reunicon in Den Haag, the Netherlands, has been postponed until 2021 because of the corona virus. 
• Mike Glyer reports that the 2020 NASFIC in Columbus, Ohio, is still going ahead as of now and wants to know who is still planning to come.
• Mike Glyer reports that the 2020 Pennsic War event of the Society for Creative Anachronism in Cooper's Lake, Pennsylvania, has been postponed until 2021 because of the corona virus. 
• Mike Glyer reports that the Clarion West writing workshop in Seattle, Washington, has been cancelled due to the corona virus.
• Steve Davidson announces AmazingCon, a virtual convention tied to Amazing Stories.
  

Science and technology:

• Caitlin McDermott-Murphy reports that the first ever photo of a black hole taken last year may offer further insight into the phenomenon. 
• Meghan Bartels reports about the break-up of the comet Atlas.
• Joe Palca reports that an amateur radio operator has found the lost US military satellite LE-5.
• Eric Mack reports that Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot is now deployed to help with testing suspected corona patients.
• Caroline Delbert reports about a special glove which can influence dreaming and even induce lucid dreams.
  

Free online fiction:

• "The Witch Speaks" by Rati Mehrotra in Lightspeed.
• "A Subtle Web: A Tale from the Somadeva Chronicles" by Vandana Singh in Lightspeed.
• "Stealing Through the Stars" by Jenny Wong and Sylvia Santiago in Luna Station Quarterly. 
• "Daffodil's Baby" by Alyssa Virker in Slate: Future Tense. 
• "Hello, Moto" by Nnedi Okorafor at Tor.com.
• "Of Roses and Kings" by Melissa Marr at Tor.com. 
• "Anything Resembling Love" by S. Qiouyi Lu at Tor.com. 
• "The ThoughtBox" by Tlotlo Tsamaase in Clarkesworld.
• "The Longest Night" by Emily B. Cantaneo in The Dark.
• "Salem Week" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• "When We Call a Place Home" by Chinelo Onwualu.
• "And the Carnival Leaves Town" by A.C. Wise in Nightmare Magazine.
  

Odds and ends: 

• Watch a trailer for season 7 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Watch a trailer for the final season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
• Take a look behind the scenes of 2001: A Spacve Odyssey.