Month: September 2017

Articles, News

Malka Older: Writing Political Science Fiction by Observing the Present

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LINK: An Essay By The Author Of “Infomocracy”

Articles, News

Indian Country Today Media Network To Cease Active Operations

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Announces hiatus to explore new business model

Articles

Graveyard Shift Sisters Sci-Fi Sunday: ‘Brown Girl Begins’ Premieres at Urbanworld Film Fest

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Watch the trailer at Graveyard Shift Sisters.

Director Sharon Lewis’s film is inspired by Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson.

News

Queer, Black, and Female Creators Lead the 2017 Ignatz Awards

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Click to read at The Mary Sue.

The Ignatz Awards were awarded at the Small Press Expo (SPX).

Articles, News

Undocumented alien Superman enrages right-wing crackpots

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LINK: Superman shown protecting immigrants from white supremacist

Articles

*SPOILERS* ‘mother!’: How to Explain What Darren Aronfosky’s Insane Movie is (Kind Of) Really About

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Click here to go to Indiewire.com..

Articles, News

Noted African American author .@NisiShawl to visit U of Alabama Huntsville

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LINK: Shawl will give the talk “Genius Communitas” and address questions from the audience

Nisi Shawl is a James Tiptree, Jr. Award winner and current Nebula Award, Hugo Award, and James Tiptree, Jr. Award finalist. She is the author of the 2016 novel Everfair.

Articles

Justice League Cast Celebrates Mexican Independence Day

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Check it out at Screenrant.com.

Articles

Roald Dahl’s Widow Says Charlie, the Boy Hero of ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ Was Supposed to be Black

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Click here to read at The New York Times.

Below: The young Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket in 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Articles, News

Young Adult romance comic ‘Sleepless’ this December on Image

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LINK: Thanks To Sarah Vaughn, Leila del Duca, Alissa Sallah, And Deron Bennett