Smart thing to do for huge taxonomies, like those used for tagging sf, fantasy, fanfiction, etc. — “tag wrangling”
Archive of Our Own, the fanfiction database recently nominated for a Hugo, has perfected a system of tagging that the rest of the web could emulate. WIRED
Interesting way to imagine…
“Asteroid mining. Gene editing. Synthetic meat. We could provide for the needs of everyone, in style. It just takes some imagination.” NYT
While I did NOT like or find 99% of the short films of the Neflix series “Love, Death & Robots” compelling, I did adore one of them: “Zima Blue,” which was based on the short story written by Alastair Reynolds (in a collection of the same name, 2006). Highly recommended read and watch.
“For some, it’s the end of the world. For others, it’s just the beginning. With brilliant imagination, today’s most visionary writers point to the future in a collection curated by bestselling author Blake Crouch. These stories range from darkly comic to deeply chilling, but they all look forward.” Amazon
Atheism in the face of omnipotence in science fiction In the distant future, the furthest reaches of space, or the most disparate parallel universes of science fiction, you’re likely to run across two things: atheists, and omnipotent beings. For every insistence of rational thought, every scoff at the notion of gods or higher powers, there is a chara… https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/atheism-in-the-face-of-omnipotence-in-science-fiction
How Utopian Living Looked to Modernist Architects Bold visions—from the past—of how we would live in the future. Retro futurism. Yesssss. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-utopian-living-looked-to-modernist-architects
Excerpt: Lent by Jo Walton Young Girolamo’s life is a series of miracles. It’s a miracle that he can see demons, plain as day, and that he can cast them out with the force of his will. It’s a miracle that he’s friends with Pico della Mirandola, the Count of Concordia. It’s a miracle that when Girolamo visits the deathbed of L… Something for fans of both sf AND the Italian Renaissance. Imagine that! Can’t wait to read this. https://www.torforgeblog.com/2019/03/18/excerpt-lent-by-jo-walton/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27na-torbooksnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-nl%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27torbooksnewsletter%27%5D&e=%5B%27602b723b262983cd7090ed2b1df149a19067cff6d655f91b42ea0cb0272882fa%27%5D
The Hugo Awards Announce 2019 Finalists Including ‘The Good Place’, ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Sorry To Bother You’, ‘Avengers’, ‘Black Panther’ And More The finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards have been announced. These awards, named after ‘Amazing Stories’ editor Hugo Gernsback, honor the best on science fiction and fantasy each year and cover everything from literature and graphic novels to television and film. The awards were first handed out … https://sciencefiction.com/2019/04/07/the-hugo-awards-announce-2019-finalists-including-the-good-place-doctor-who-sorry-to-bother-you-avengers-black-panther-and-more/
The Deep Social Justice Roots of The Twilight Zone The update of The Twilight Zone had me at “What dimension are you even in?” The more I think about it, the more excited I am, because I think the time is perfect for The Twilight Zone to come back.… Great piece.
