The annual When Worlds Collide (Calgary) convention brings together various genres, and will mainly be online again this year.
I will be participating in a multi-author event at noon, eastern time. Provided the tech holds, you will be able to see it broadcast here. WWC’s full schedule may be found here.
But that’s not all this weekend holds…
“Ideas are so much wilder than memories.”
A genre-bending fantasy sits atop the bestseller list this past year, the story of a woman who makes a deal with an ancient, dark god.
You know how these things tend to go.
“They’re not so much a builder as a 3-D printer.”
The Roman Real Estate Agency takes on two easy targets for humour—but pulls out one of their most engaging episodes to date.
“This is your grand plan? Drive away real fast?”
Cult horror/thriller director Danishka Esterhazy takes the helm for the third episode of SurrealEstate, which features Melanie “Wynonna Earp” Scrofano. The Roman Agency deals with a cottage in the woods that may or may not be haunted and a horror writer who seeks inspiration. Luke faces some nasty personal demons.
More and more, we have instant access to everything ever made, so it’s too bad we so rarely post our Summer Reviews of older films. Summer 2021 is half over, the big global games continue in Tokyo, and we’re spotlighting this 2008 low-budget indie look at fantasy role-playing gamers.
Available on YouTube and Amazon Prime, it demonstrates that you don’t have to spend a fortune to be at least somewhat entertaining.
Current (and first female) Doctor Jodie Whittaker and controversial showrunner Chris Chibnail will both leave Doctor Who after the forthcoming short season and three planned 2022 specials.
As with the original run, the revived series has had its highs and lows, and the most recent season met with decidedly mixed responses. What’s next for the Doctor?
A child’s imaginary friend keeps the Roman agency hopping.
Since Superman & Lois is on an Olympian hiatus, we have a single-episode review of last week’s “Fail Safe.”
Another magnate will soar into space this month. Jeff Bezos, best known as the founder of Amazon, will launch July 20 on board a crewed New Shepard, built by his company, Blue Origin. The passengers will include Oliver Daemen (18) and former “Mercury Thirteen” candidate Wally Funk (82), who will become, respectively, the youngest and oldest people in space to date.
Details below.
I’m here to help.
Who are you? Are you a priest?
No ma’am. I’m the real estate guy.
The Roman Real Estate Agency deals with haunted (or “stigmatized”—they don’t like the “h” word) properties. Since supernatural doings seriously affect the value of the property, they either clear up issues that aren’t otherworldly, or clean up those that are.