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Art by Michael Whelan for the Elric of Melniboné series of books by Michael Moorcock

*Well, as long as there's loose VC cash, so what

The Singularity is imminent and we are all potentially doomed. Or saved. Some experts think this may happen this year.

Severance on Apple TV+ is superb. It looks ever so pretty, has a superb cast, and tackles some fascinating themes.

Picture painted by Zdzisław Beksiński, 1979

The astounding true tale of John Daniel, a gorilla that went to school, drank cider, and lived like a human

I use AI to cure my colossal procrastination but don't use it for writing. You can probably tell. But how can you create such an assistant?

The trailer for Murderbot just came out, and it looks pretty awesome. I wrote about how great All Systems Red was a couple of years ago.

Broken rides, 15,000 gatecrashers, plumbing issues, and a tiger getting loose made for a memorable start.

I just finished watching The White Lotus Season 3 and loved it. I live in Thailand and have been asked how realistic it is.

Scandalous artichokes and debates over chocolate in churches led to some odd bans

Photos from the must-have book The Making of Dune by Ed Naha (1984), including scenes that were ultimately cut.

I asked ChatGPT what was hot and trending in SFF. It turns out I'm out of touch, or the AI is wrong. So what should be being talked about?

I listen to tunes when I write. It drowns out the noise of fellow humans, but I also really like it and it can induce flow state.

Ghost of a drowned witch

Images from the Hildebrandt Brother’s Atlantis Calendar 1982.

source: gamers and grognards

I’m researching a new art blog post about Atlantis and was reminded that this calendar exists.

Redshirts by John Scalzi is a lot of fun. However, although this book is rightly loved, it didn't fully work for me.

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