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• The Heinlein Society 2023 Scholarship Winners

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  The Heinlein Society celebrated Robert A. Heinlein’s 116th birthday today by announcing the winners of its 2023 Scholarship competition. The...

• 2023 ENnie Nominees

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  The 2023 ENnie Nominees and Judges Spotlight Winners are out. The ENnie Awards are an annual, fan-based juried award system for all...

• Lis Carey Review: James Moriarity, Consulting Criminal

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  James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal, by Andy Weir (author), Graeme Malcolm (narrator) Audible Studios, June 2017 Review by Lis Carey: I had no idea...

• 2022 Leo Literary Award Winners

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  The 2022 Leo Literary Awards were announced on May 31. The Leo Awards’ goal is to highlight exceptional works of literature in the furry...

• Pixel Scroll 7/6/23 The Felix Felis Flattus Sat On The Mat

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  (1) DRAGON PRESERVATION SOCIETY? A Twitter user with 90K followers who goes by the handle Aristophanes claims to be incensed that works like John...

• 2023 Hugo Finalists

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  The Chengdu Worldcon committee today posted the finalists for the 2023 Hugo Awards. Astounding Award for Best New Writer *  – finalist...

• Barkley — So Glad You (Didn’t) Ask #76

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  A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A (HUGO AWARD FINALIST) FAN By Chris M. Barkley: Wednesday, 28th of June. Another day in a string of long summer days. I...

• Pixel Scroll 7/5/23 “I’m Scrolling As Fast As I Can,” Said Tom Swiftly

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  (1) SHEILA GILBERT RETIRES. DAW editor Sheila Gilbert retired on June 30. Author Julie Czerneda paid tribute on Facebook. After 53 years in...

• Uncanny Magazine Is Kickstarting Year Ten

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  Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas have launched a Kickstarter for Year Ten of their five-time Hugo Award-winning professional...

• Sanford Reports 2023 Hugo Finalists Will Be Released 7/6

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  Journalist Jason Sanford tweeted a report that the Chengdu Worldcon will release the Hugo finalists on July 6.

• Review: Folkmanis Mini Collared Lizard Finger Puppet

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  By Cat Eldridge: Over at Green Man, we’ve been reviewing Folkmanis puppets since, oh, before this millennium was born. So I asked Mike if he...

• Pixel Scroll 7/4/23 Chocolate With Pixels Swirling At Their Center Do Taste Better Than Chocolate Covered Manholes

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  (1) SFF GROWING IN INDIA. Jaya Padmanabhan explores “Myth, AI, & Reality Power A Thrilling New Genre Of Indian Sci-Fi!” at IndiaCurrents....

• In Living Color

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  By Rich Lynch: It happened about a half century ago, back in 1962 or 1963 I think.  My parents had brought me, along with my brother and...

• Pixel Scroll 7/3/23 The Pixeler You Click, The Scroller You File

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  (1) FINE POINTS. “Your Genes Aren’t Your Destiny: On Ann Leckie’s ‘Translation State’”: a review by David M. Higgins in the LA Review of Books. …...

• How Many Names?

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  “Too many notes” Mozart was told, and there are 2023 Hugo finalists being told something comparable. The version of the 2023 Hugo ballot released...

• Emails From Lake Woe-Is-Me — Fit the Eighty-Third

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  [Introduction: Melanie Stormm continues her humorous series of posts about the misdirected emails she’s been getting. Stormm is a multiracial...

• 2023 Utopia Award Nominees

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  The nominees for the second annual Utopia Awards, to be given in connection with The Climate Fiction Conference were announced on July 2. Public...

• Pixel Scroll 7/2/23 The Bar’s My Destination

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  (1) HOTEL STRIKE BEGINS DURING ANIME EXPO. A strike began Sunday in Los Angeles: “Thousands of hotel workers across Southern California walk...

• 2023 Hugo Finalists [Redacted]

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  Tammy Coxen relayed a request to me from Hugo Administrator Dave McCarty to remove the post with the finalists released on the Chengdu Worldcon...

• Steve Vertlieb Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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  Review by Steve Vertlieb: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny began production in 2021 and had been scheduled by Disney and Paramount to have...

• 2023 Prix Rosny Aîné Shortlist

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  The shortlist for the Prix Rosny Aîné 2023 for French science fiction has been announced by Bruno Para, awards secretary. There are two...

• Toy Review: Batman Utility Belt

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  Where does he get those wonderful toys! – The Joker, Batman Review by Ian Delaney: Batman is famous for two possessions: the...

• 2023 Harryhausen Awards

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  The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation announced the winners of the second Ray Harryhausen Awards on June 29. Best Feature Film...

• Bernard Herrmann: A Celebration of His Life and Music

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  By Steve Vertlieb: In 1988, producers Bruce Crawford and Bob Coate set about creating a definitive radio documentary honoring the life and career...

• Pixel Scroll 7/1/23 Yes, There Be Pixels And Where There Be Pixels There Be Birthdays

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  (1) WILL FANS ENCOUNTER PICKET LINES AT LA CONVENTION? Anime Expo started today in LA under the cloud of a threatened strike by hotel workers. The...