Friday, May 30, 2008

News and Blog Updates: May 30, 2008

News Headlines:
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Ars Technica - Ars Technica has great article on Steampunk and gaming entitled "The memories of our future: Steampunk in gaming"

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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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 posts news of "Evil Dead: The Musical", the Dever UFO Video, and singing Mutants Plus Stephen Hawking is back in Futurama ** Locus Online's Monitor has what's new in paperback for May, and there is an article on the passing of Alexander Courage ** has the trailer for "Futurama - The Beast with a Billion Backs", news of Shadow Unit, and the 60th nniversary of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery ** SF SignalStarShipSofa presents the "Easy As Pie" mp3 by Rudy Rucker ** The Website at the End of the Universe has a way to get free sci-fi books and takes a look at the direct-to-internet science fiction series Sanctuary

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io9: Broadway Killed The Zombies [Evil Dead], What's Up With the Mysterious Denver UFO Video? [Ufo], Proof That Post-Apocalyptic Mutants Should Not Sing [Found Footage], New York And London Finally Connected Via Undersea Tunnel [Telectroscope], Hollywood Imagines 1980s New York--in 1930 [Retro Futurism], Stephen Hawking Is Back In Futurama DVD [Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs], Zombie Clones And Holy Aliens Build A Bridge From Web To TV [Stranger Things], 10 Books that Prove Science Fiction Just Got Harder [Hard Science Fiction], A Monster Fish, a Cute Robot, and a Whole Bunch of Eyeballs [Art], Leonard Nimoy Is Asking For A Robo-Strangling [Found Footage], & Space Travel Predictions from Look Magazine, 1957 [Retro Futurism]

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Locus Online: Monitor: New in Paperback: May, Death: Alexander Courage, Locus Magazine: Theodora Goss: Shifting Ground, & Locus Magazine: Catherynne M. Valente: Playing in the Garden

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SF Signal: TRAILER: Futurama - The Beast with a Billion Backs, Shadow Unit Season 1 Ends with Serialized Novel, Authors Gather to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery", SF Tidbits for 5/29/08, Tube Bits for 05/29/2008, REVIEW: Ravenor by Dan Abnett, MIND MELD: Which Medium is Driving Science Fiction...Books or Film/TV?, & SF Tidbits for 5/28/08

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SFScope: Jack Haringa Must Die to benefit the Shirley Jackson Award, Ralph Bakshi to be Artist Guest of Honor at WorldCon 2009, Shirley Jackson Awards Benefit Reading, All Pyr's downloadable chapters, in one place, & Janna Silverstein smashing coins for charity

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StarShipSofa: Easy As Pie Rudy Rucker mp3

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The Website at the End of the Universe: Want free sci-fi books? Become an astronaut, & A look at Sanctuary, one year later


Selected Blog Updates:
Fantagraphics Books can save on Bumbershoot tickets! ** Lois McMaster Bujold has "Sneak peek of Horizon cover" ** Maria V Snyder posts advice for writers in "Writers Beware!!" ** Minnette Meador wants you to "Check out this event: THE CENTURION & THE QUEEN, A Historical Romance" ** Radcon posted a article about "MISCON" ** Spokane Comicon announces " Jim Koch added to guest list"

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Alethea Kontis - "Maurice Broaddus: On True Beauty", & "Jay Lake Story Title Poll"

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Chuck Palahniuk - "SNUFF Video: Chuck Palahniuk Live In Ann Arbor, MI!"

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "YA Author Interview: Eric Luper on Big Slick", & "Editor Interview: Abigail Samoun on Tricycle Press"

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Djibril - "Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink (competition)"

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Fantagraphics Books - "Fanta fans save on Bumbershoot tickets!"

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Grendels Den Design Studio - "Wizard World Philly"

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HARPER PERENNIAL - "ATT Booksellers & Librarians & All BEA go-ers", & "BEA Bound, back Sunday"

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Words + Melody = Music by Erik Smetana"

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Horror! Fullmoondirect.com ROAD SHOW Seattle, WA - "Alex Band From The Calling Solo Live Acoustic PERFORMANCE AT THE ROADSHOW!!", & "ROAD SHOW"

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Jodi Lee - "Weakerthans, because I can..", & "LBF Books - Author News - Tracy Goodwin"

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Lois McMaster Bujold - "Sneak peek of Horizon cover"

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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "Romantic Times gives Dance With Deception 4 out of 5! / Joel Sutherland Fiction", & "VCon 33 Looking Good / LBF Books has a Sale / New Ebooks at FW"

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Maria V. Snyder - "Writers Beware!!"

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Marianne De Pierres - "Sam Skellar is back!"

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Melissa Marr
- "Tour Part 2 & NYT"

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Minnette Meador - "Check out this event: THE CENTURION & THE QUEEN, A Historical Romance"

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Murky Depths - "Special subscription offer"

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Planet Pride - "EPOCh Mission Now Focusing On GJ 436", "Dawn Journal", & "Pan in the Driver’s Seat"

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PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME (aka Jaret Ferratusco) - "Tour blog."

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Radcon - "MISCON"

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Shroud Magazine - "Need Help Deciding? read this."

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Spectra Pulse - "Barth Anderson on ""He Said She Said"" Show, Tomorrow 5/30", "Exciting News from Jeff VanderMeer", "A new Spectra Pulse author: Greg van Eekhout", "Legolas Does The Dishes - short story by Justina Robson", & "Faceless in Gethsemane - short story by Mark Budz"

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Spokane Comicon - " Jim Koch added to guest list!!!!!"

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Tor Books - "Cory Doctorow: a reading from Little Brother book tour", & "Suggest a fantasy book (or series) to read, please"

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Update on Luna"

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