bruces on writing in teh 21C

In part of his annual state of the world address on The Well Bruce Sterling says: The worst part about writing science fiction is the publishing and distribution system. Practically everything we know about literature and popular literate culture is predicated on the use of ink on paper. I was a big fan of that […]

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2007 tv season so far…

A few quick thoughts on new shows for 2007: 24 – I don’t think I’ll ever tire of watching Jack Bauer ran around shouting at people and pointing his gun at civilians. Seriously. This show may be the most honest show on FOX, showing exactly the future Bush seems to be aiming for. **** Ugly […]

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SF in a science fictional world

Warren Ellis recently said is his post Flying Frogs And Crashed Rocketships

I share a conviction with Steven Shaviro, whose most recent book was CONNECTED, that we live in a science fictional world. Not the one everyone expected, of course — no jetpacks. But good science fiction, challenging science fiction, is never about the future we expect. Sf has never been about predicting the future. It’s been about laying out a roadmap of possibilities, one dark street at a time, and applying that direction to the present condition…

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