Gods, Cider and the Fine Art of Doing Less: A Friday at the Idler Festival 2026 (convention report).
There are literary festivals that feel suspiciously like science fiction cons with better scarves and bush hats. Then there is
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Best of British science fiction gets bundled (news).
What is this, we hear at the Nest, somebody has now bundled fifteen rather fine examples of British science fiction,
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SOULM8TE: When your A.I. girlfriend updates her Terms And Conditions with a boiled bunny (film review)
SOULM8TE, pronounced Soulmate because apparently even murder-bots need branding consultants, is the latest offshoot from the M3GAN universe, arriving on
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Dune: Part Three trailer arrives, and Paul Atreides appears to have misplaced his chill (trailer).
Arrakis is back, then, which is bad news for anyone hoping to get sand out of the franchise carpet before
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Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (book review).
‘Earth Abides’ by George R. Stewart (1895-1980) is only one of two SF book that he wrote. It was originally
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LifePods: Escape From New York, but make it French and invoiceable (news).
LifePods appears to be one of those rare gadgets where the design meeting may have begun with someone slapping a
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A Century Of Hitchcock: The Man, The Myths, The Legacy by Tony Lee Moral (book review).
It goes without saying that Alfred Hitchcock is still famous today as one of the masters of cinema. Films such
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Minions & Monsters: Mark Kermode’s movie review (video).
Just above this article, you will find Mark Kermode giving his thoughts on Minions & Monsters, and quite possibly doing
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CenterForce by T.A. Waters (book review).
CenterForce by T.A. Waters is a book I ended up with in a multiple-bought selection, and I pulled it out
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What Should You Drink In The Multiverse? Probably Not The Sandworm Juice (article).
There are many ways to judge a fictional universe. Some fans look at the starships. Some examine the magic systems.
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