News and Blog Updates: May 27, 2008

News Headlines:
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Bad Astronomy - Best. Image. Ever. A fantastic shot of the Phoenix Lander parachuting on to the surface of Mars.


News Worth Reposting:
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Pacific Fen Spotlight's latest episode is now up for viewing: http://www.pac-fen.com/episodes/E109-Emerald_City_ComiCon_6/

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The Leap Back 2009 Quantum Leap Convention - March 27-29, 2009, Los Angeles, CA
Featuring Scott Bakula & Dean Stockwell with 48 additional special guests and stars! Website: http://www.leapback2009.com/

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CNN - "Giant 'telescope' links London, New York"
CNN has an astounding article that should be of interest to the Steampunk crowd. Put on you brass goggles read about the Telectroscope!

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Are We Alone - Robots on the Move. You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/

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Are We A Blog? - Sure, they can survey Mars for us, but can they make breakfast?


Headlines From SF News Sites:
io9 has Pirates, Pong, Plan 9, & Phoenix ** Locus Online lists this weeks bestsellers, and new books ** SF Signal posted tidbits, reviews, and more tidbits ** SFScope has lots of news from the publishing industry ** The Website at the End of the Universe writes that Tolkien's son wants to block Hobbit movie

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io9: You're Not Ready For The Space Pirates! [Space Pirates!], Pong Seemed So Exciting Back in the 1970s [Retro Futurism], New Clip Shows Secrets Of Doctor Who's Infinite Library [Doctor Who], New Watchmen DVDs To Tell Black Freighter Story [Watchmen], All the Lost Mars Missions [Mars], Spike Gets His (Moon) Shot At A Leading Role [James Marsters In Space], A Serious, "Very Scary" Remake of Plan 9 From Outer Space [Plan 9], & The Phoenix Lander Is Now Broadcasting Live from Mars [Mars]

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Locus Online: Monitor: This Week's Bestsellers, Monitor: Other Magazines, fourth week May, & Monitor: New Books: fourth week May

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Science Fiction Awards Watch: Germans Honor Moore

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SF Signal: Tuesday YouTube: Hulk vs. Martians, REVIEW: The Digital Plague by Jeff Somers, SF Tidbits for 5/27/08, The Science Behind Superman, SF Tidbits for 5/26/08, Tube Bits for 05/26/2008, & POLL RESULTS: Prince Caspian's PG Rating

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SFScope: Jane Yolen's "Life in Books" in Newsweek, Halcyon Company acquires rights to Terminator and Philip K. Dick, This week's Tor goodies, Postscripts's Spring 2008 issue is now available, & Baen's entire Webscriptions catalog available for free... in low Earth orbit

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The Website at the End of the Universe: Tolkien's son wants to block Hobbit movie, Phoenix lander transports John Carter to Mars, Thieves' World creator Robert Aspirin has died, & Top 7 list of science fiction lists I read this week


Selected Blog Updates:
Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest had "An exciting day!" ** David Louis Edelman posts a "Balticon 42 Wrapup ** Michael G. Munz writes of a "New Interview from Kendall Publications" ** Paul Halpern posts about Doughnuts and E. A. Poe. Mmmm! Poe! ** Tor Books lists their latest releases
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Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - "An exciting day!"

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bevhale - "Wonderful, Wonderful!"

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Children’s Author Interview: Michelle Meadows on Pilot Pups"

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David Louis Edelman - "Balticon 42 Wrapup", & "Publishers Weekly Praises 'MultiReal'"

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Eos Books - "THE TOUCH OF TWILIGHT"

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Erica Spindler - "Murder and Mayhem"

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HARPER PERENNIAL - "Olives", & "Northline by Willy Vlautin"

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Horror! Fullmoondirect.com ROAD SHOW Seattle, WA - "FIRST 100 GET A FREE TICKET TO THE ROAD SHOW IN SEATTLE!", & "DUDES!!! SO MANY MANY EXCITING THINGS TO REPORT!!!"

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Jeremy C. Shipp - "Want to read one of my horror stories for free?"

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Jodi Lee - "All right... (ball update)", "LBF Books - Author News - David R. Riley", & "The Sun... it burns!"

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Kevin J Anderson - "Stephen Youll cover art"

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - "Little Brother Reviews from High School Newspapers", & "Go Online without Getting Snooped: Tor (The Onion Router)"

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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "Free Fiction from Andrew Tisbert"

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Marianne De Pierres - "Parrish’s Patch"

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Mark Rainey - "CEMETERY DANCE 59 is Loose"

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Michael G. Munz - "New Interview from Kendall Publications"

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Nicola Griffith - "are your queer friends worth 10 secs of your time?"

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Paul Halpern - "Doughnut-Shaped Universe Bites Back", & "The Strange Case of E. A. Poe"

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PLANET LOVECRAFT - "Crypticon Seattle"

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Planet Pride - "Early images reveal frosts on Pluto", "Seven Minutes of Terror and Triumph: Phoenix Lands on Mars", "The Ringsmith", & "A New Horizon for Phoenix"

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Robert J Sawyer's Blog - "Calculating God 8th printing", "Eric Layman obituary", "Charles Lindbergh and the quest for immortality", "Star Trek director Joseph Pevney passes on", & "More Stephen J. Greene RJS fan art"

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Rue Morgue Magazine - "Rue Morgue Issue 79 Sneak Peek: Underage Rage in Japan"

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The Book Of Zombie - "SEATTLE CRYPTICON 2008!"

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Tor Books - "5/27 Release from Tor Books"

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Just Stuff", & "Our Forums"