News Headlines:
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Correction and Congratulations for Yasmine Galenorn - Last night I incorrectly listed the wrong title from Yasmine Galenorn (along with misspelling her name) Actually it is "Dragon Wytch" that has been the USA Today and NYT extended lists for two weeks now.
News Worth Reposting:
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The Edge of Propinquity - Volume 31, July 2008: The Edge of Propinquity is a series of short stories from four different authors in four different universes exploring the world that lurks just beneath the surface of everyday life. It is the world of the unexplained, supernatural, magic, horror, duty, responsibility, black humor, conspiracy, unknown heritage and power. This webzine is updated on the 15th of every month. Have you ever looked over the edge and seen something looking back at you?
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Are We Alone - Encore Presentation "When Machines Rule "
Every year, computing machines become more powerful, a fact that hasn't escaped the notice of anyone who occupies an office. Many experts now agree that within a few decades, your laptop will be smarter than you are. Not only that, but your computer will be in touch with its byte-busting brethren. When that happens, the machines will "wake up. But what takes place next? Can we stop the machines from turning us into protoplasmic peons in a world in which they are the top intellectual dogs? Seth and Molly go to the Singularity Summit in San Francisco, and talk to some far-sighted humans who are preparing for the next generation of brainiacs - and they won't be your offspring!
Guests:
- Eliezer Yudkowsky - Research fellow and co-founder of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- Everett Sherwood - Former research member at Motorola Labs
- Brad Templeton - Board member, Foresight Nanotech Institute, and Chair, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Charles Harper - Senior Vice President, John Templeton Foundation
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Next Steamcon Meeting! - Sunday July 27th at 3:00 - 4:45 P.M. at the Capitol Hill branch of the Public Library. 425 Harvard Ave. E. Seattle WA
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GUD Magazine - Special offer for NWSFS News Blog readers!
For the entire month of July, GUD Magazine ( http://www.gudmagazine.com/ ) will be offering 50% off for the PDF versions of Issues 0 and 1 for readers of the NWSFS Blogs. Go to: http://www.gudmagazine.com/subs/subscribe-nwsfs.php
Headlines From SF News Sites:
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io9:
- Time Travel Agency Posters for Your Favorite Eras [Time Travel], io9's (Semi) Annotated Picks for Comic-Con [Comic-con 2008]
- What Would It Take To Bring Alien Invasions Back? [Poll], The New Hottest Spot in the Milky Way [Space Porn]
- In Dystopian 1975, The Government’s “Snooping Machine” Watches Us All [Retro Futurism], The Earth-Bashers [Mega Impacts]
- Alien Egg Invades Russia [Glago's Guest], Dollhouse Isn't Another Firefly [Dollhouse], New Batch Of Zombie Movies Point To An Undead Midlife Crisis [Zombies]
- Slapstick With Sleestaks In New Land Of The Lost [Land Of The Lost], Makemake Is Now Officially a Dwarf Planet [Astrogeology]
- Has a New Species of Insect Appeared in the Middle of London? [Alien Bugs], The Motherlode Of Chuck Spoilers, Plus A New Outlander Trailer [Morning Spoilers]
MurkyDepths.com NEWS: Murky Depths at "Low Energy Day"
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Science Fiction Awards Watch: Harry Harrison to be SFWA Grand Master, & SF at the Emmys
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SciFi Scanner:
- The Dark Knight Review - Heath Ledger's Performance Is Worth Hyperventilating About, Frankenstein's Monster Must Have Some Rolodex
- Daily Scan: 07.18.08 - Another Live Action Ninja Turtle Movie, a Trailer for Terminator Salvation
SF Signal:
- Star Wars Video Spoofs, Plague War Book Trailer, SF Tidbits for 7/17/08
- REVIEW: Northwest of Earth: The Complete Northwest Smith by C. L. Moore
SFScope:
- Kickin' ass, literally and figuratively - a review of The Dark Knight, Books Received: July 2008, Interview with Kendra Leigh Castle,
- 60th Annual Emmy Award Nominees, Antipodean SF's July-August 2008 Issue, Helix SF offers archive removal, for authors upset with editor
Selected Blog Updates:
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A. Lee Martinez - "I Love Blur Studios"
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Are We A Blog? - Seth discusses UFOs on Larry King... again!
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Burrard Inlet Fan Fellowship - BIFFnews - A Historical CatastrophBIFF
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Chuck Palahniuk - "Snuff Tour: European Dates At Last!"
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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Books That Suck, Including Tantalize ", & "YA Author Interview: Gaby Triana on The Temptress Four"
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David Louis Edelman - "My Readercon 19 Schedule"
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Di Francis - "after the fact"
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Fantagraphics Books - "Fantagraphics + Comic-Con = GOOD TIMES!"
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Horror! Fullmoondirect.com ROAD SHOW Seattle, WA - "New Vidcast! See you DUDES at the San Diego Comic Con!"
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Jeff Carlson - "Introducing... the PLAGUE WAR book trailer"
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John Scalzi's "Whatever" - Electronic Editions, or, I Can’t Believe I’ve Not Put This Up Already, Doing Other People’s Publicity For Them, & Giving Ridley Scott His Due
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Karina L. Fabian - "My Novel’s Journey: Writing With Kids Home"
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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "One Evening, Two Voices of Horror: Michael Calvillo and Gabrielle Faust"
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Nicola Griffith: Ask Nicola - a practically perfect day
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Paul Halpern - "Bobo the Edible Dormouse?"
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Paul S. Kemp - "Change to GenCon Schedule"
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Planet Pride - "Night Sky Notes for July 18 through 22, 2008", "A rendezvous with Phobos", "Amateur astronomers join the exoplanet race", "Mountain of Ice", & "Detecting Life in Enceladus’ Plume"
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SF Novelists - Write in spurts
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Sherrilyn Kenyon - "Something BIG is coming..."
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Spectra Pulse - "Bantam Spectra at San Diego Comic-Con 2008"
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StoneGarden Publishing - "Uh oh..."
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Yasmine Galenorn - "Autumn Again, Spiders, Kitty Thoughts, and Jackie Kessler Guest Blogging at the Witchy Chicks."
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