Links tagged with “sciencefiction”
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Mirrorshades
Free online edition of the 1986 cyberpunk anthology: Gibson, Cadigan, Rucker, Bear, Sterling, etc. Not the most readable format however. (via @bruces@mastodon.social)
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In search of the new
Robin Sloan gets lots of recommendations for SF books “that could only have been written in the last ten years, … that hinge on experiences and feelings new in the last ten years, … that represent the current leading edge of the genre’s speculative and stylistic development?”
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Post-post-collapse fiction? - scifi sf sciencefiction | Ask MetaFilter
“fiction taking place after society has begun to rebuild itself” (via Things Magazine)
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Look for the Lungfish
Some great paragraphs from a good post by Charlie Stross about questioning all assumptions when imagining what our future is like.
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Speculating Futures
A reading list. “Speculating Futures looks at past speculative narratives, like those of Ursula K. Le Guin, and past attempts at creating technological utopia, like Chile’s Cybersyn.”
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Beeple - the work of mike winkelmann (cinema 4d project files, free vj loops etc.)
He’s been making a new 3D science-fictiony image every day since 2007. Some lovely things. (via Bldblog)
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The Weekly Ansible, 50 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Works Every Socialist Should Read (by China Mieville)
For when I’ve read all the other things. (via @warrenellis)
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Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor - Slashdot
I’ve only read the answer to question 2, but that’s worth linking to alone. On the difference between two different worlds of writers. “The reason she’d never heard of me was because I was famous.” (via @JamesBridle)
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A Martian Sends A Postcard Home by Craig Raine
Lovely poem.
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Paris Review - The Art of Fiction No. 211, William Gibson
I finally got round to reading this interview. Good stuff.
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In praise of the sci-fi corridor - Den of Geek
Wonderful essay about science fiction movie corridors, with lots of pictures. The internet gives generously. (via @moleitau)
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Utopia - Charlie’s Diary
Charlie Stross on why we need more utopian visions of the future. Not being very up with science fiction, I’ve been wondering recently if there is some of this around. Maybe not, yet. (via Magical Nihilism)
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Gallery - Brilliant SF books that got away - Image 1 - New Scientist
I’ve only read one of these. So much to read! (via @GreatDismal)
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation - World on a Wire
Three hour German TV science fiction film from 1973, which sounds great, re-released on DVD. (via an article in June 2010 ‘Sight & Sound’)
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Neuwanstein site - Primer Timeline
For the wonderful and confusing movie ‘Primer’. Contains spoilers. (via Haddock)
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YouTube - Ignite ETech 2008: Matt Webb
Matt’s fun five minute whizz around fictional versions of the solar system. Wish I’d been in San Diego and Austin this past week.