NewsScience
Your robot can now chat to you: a little too well! (science video)
Greetings, all you Nestizen sci-fi enthusiasts. Today, we’ve got a little something that will tickle your circuits and fuel your imagination. Picture this:…
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October 2023
October 2023
NewsGames
When miniatures go rogue: how 3D printing is either saving or killing wargaming (video).
Who would have thought that the quiet, meticulous world of wargaming miniatures would be thrown into a tizzy with the advent of 3D…
NewsCulture
Editorial – November 2023: War Can Never Be Civilised.
Hello everyone, It’s very difficult to have a happy philosophical discussion with the world currently going to pot in the background. I try…
NewsShort fiction
This Story Might Kill You If You Read It: a deadly story by: GF Willmetts.
The legal department said I had to have a title name change. Originally, it was going to be called ‘This Story Will Kill…
NewsBooks
The Loch Ness Chimera: an article and two reviews by GF Willmetts.
Originally, I planned to review these two books independently, but, donning my geek hat and adopting a scientific perspective on the Loch Ness…
NewsStar Trek
Starship Farragut – episode: Price Of Anything (full video).
The fan-made Star Trek tribute act Starship Farragut has been captivating audiences since its launch in 2005, with its promise of “New Ship,…
NewsScifi
The space race: sizing up fictional starships (video).
Crikes, the never-ending debates that have occupied the sanctified halls of science fiction fandom—Kirk or Picard? Jedi or Sith? But perhaps the most…
NewsHorror
Five Nights at Freddy’s: a Mark Kermode horror movie review (video).
Our man of many movies, Mark Kermode, is here to bring you his take on the horror film Five Nights at Freddy’s. Watch…
NewsIllustration
Inking Mastery: techniques to elevate your comic-book art from good to great (tutorial).
In the grand tapestry of comic book artistry, the inker holds a powerfully transformative role, translating pencil sketches into vivid, dynamic illustrations. Among…
NewsComics
Keith Giffen: legendary comic book maestro bids adieu (news).
Keith Giffen, the venerated comic book creator, left the world stage at the age of 70, passing away on October 9th, 2023, following…
NewsCons
BristolCon 2023: observations by Rosie Oliver (convention report).
BristolCon is an annual ‘one-day’ Science Fiction and fantasy convention held at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel, literally a ten-minute walk from Bristol Temple…
NewsHorror
Cryptid (2022): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘Cryptid’ is a run-of-the-mill monster film. The monster is from a reptilian species that has survived since…well, they don’t exactly say, but it…