Isaac Asimov: A man for the universe
In my wanderings around the Intarwebs, I discovered this beautiful piece written in 1992 by Carl Sagan (a hero of mine) about one of the greats of science fiction, Isaac Asimov. This really captures...
View ArticleThomas More’s “Utopia”
As a way to learn more about the history of science fiction, I am reading my way through some of the classics. This week, I read Utopia, by Sir Thomas More, (which, btw, you can get for free from the...
View ArticleThe first ever science fiction movie
My sister and I have embarked on a science fiction-movie bender this week, and one of the gems she introduced me to was A Trip to the Moon, the first SF movie ever, directed by the amazing Georges...
View ArticleDefining Cyberpunk
Love Paul Di Filippo’s definition of 80’s cyberpunk. Theoretically seeking to merge the primitive vitality and anti-authoritarian disdain of the Sex Pistols and the Ramones with the noir sensibilities...
View ArticleOctavia E. Butler Exhibition in Pasadena!
3 a.m., and I’m having a conversation with my husband about aliens & the universe — as you do. I tell him all about the amazing Octavia E. Butler and her stories of alien DNA artistry, and about...
View ArticleH.P. Lovecraft’s THE CALL OF CTHULHU podcast
I recently joined a very special line-up to talk about one of the most influential speculative stories of all time — the story whose creepy, tentacley touch everyone has felt, even if they don’t know...
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