The Phoenix Mars Lander has successfully touched down. Of particular interest will be its investigations into frozen water and evidence of carbon-containing chemicals.
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
The Secret History of Star Wars
The Secret History of Star Wars, at present available as an e-book, presents a researched and unauthorized look at the development of the series.
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The Yiddish Policemen’s Union
Wonder Boys became a movie; The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay took the Pulitzer Prize. Michael Chabon has followed these with an alternate-history mystery set in the noir world of the Alaskan shetls.
A few critics have expressed surprise that their darling would write a book that could be considered both SF and mystery, but the rest of us understand that Real WritersTM can and do write genre. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union has been nominated for and Edgar Award and the 2008 Hugo. A film by the Coen Brothers is in pre-production.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The second installment of the big-budget adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s celebrated series appeared in theaters last week. How does this violent children’s tale fare with older fantasy fans?
Buzz Lightyear lives!
We may not have flying cars, but Yves Rossy’s winged jet-pack comes close to beloved predictions about life in the twenty-first century.
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Star Trek: Prequel and Sequel
Abrams has recently confirmed that the forthcoming Trek flick will be both a prequel to the original series and a sequel to Nemesis.
Smallville info – Details of Michael Rosenbaum’s Departure & Season 8 Info
Fez writes, The Futon Critic has a press release from the Smallville Producers, CW Execs, and Michael Rosenbaum on the details of his departure. They also drop a few names/ideas for next season.
Is it enough to keep people watching?
SF Artist Dead
John Berkey, especially well-known for his SF-related work (including early work for Star Wars), died on April 29.
Penguicon 6.0
Friends, ninjas, lively discussion, pirates, Vernor Vinge, and guys playing music on giant Tesla Coils. The Time Traveler recorded a panel I did with John Scalzi, and it may appear as a future podcast.
Enjoy some video highlights:
Forthcoming Conventions
I’m on panels at a couple of forthcoming conventions, so I thought I’d promote, and provide anyone who might be attending other Cons and such to let their fellow Bureau-crats know when and where.