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more about #interviews more comments → Anekanta - Go Play!: I was very close to picking up The City of Saints and Madmen last week. Maybe I should have. more » GuinevereLagman: just a comment from an urbanist: there's a difference between built environment and the society that inhibits it (although you can see it as combine f... more » Lightice: Well, Jeff VanderMeer knows what he's talking about. His Ambergris, the City of Saints and Madmen is one of the most fascinating cities I've seen in s... more » Ruthless, If you let me: I think that there is a lack of historical buildings in future city-scapes. So many old buildings gain that vaunted "historical" status that they can ... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: I think it's important to remember, too, how economic realities affect the organization of a city--the banks are here because they want to be near the... more » MelvinaBeans: How about SPOILER on the title? Too much to ask? You keep ruining True Blood for me! more » gorehound: This show is a great show for us adults and not for the little tween vamps except to be served as offerings to the vamps of true blood. bring on the ... more » Tracy Ham and Eggs: Do not use "Say Bye Bye to True Blood" in a headline again please.... more » Belabras: Shameful admissions time: I'm reading these books now. That said, I think it's charming that Harris is just a nice older lady who writes about vampir... more » Will Nickelson: Claudia Black sneaking by in the background. What the frill was that? more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: So how many works of "literature" take place in a series of alternate worlds? I'm not trying to start a fight. Well, not the one you think I am. It... more » LittleDragon: When I rule the world good authors will have a free house and monthly allowance as long as they continue to write decent stuff. I will even be lenient... more » transbastard: Does this mean he still has to work to pay the bills? This makes me kind of sad. If his culture output hasn't put him up for life by now, where is S... more » Lassus: Isn't that expression "down-in-the-mouth"? Selfishly, I'd be happy if all he ever turned out were Culture novels. I'm sad that I have no more to rea... more » mst3k4ever: Love Banks's work, but I hope the book is really an "M" and not a marketing "M". more » -
#quoteoftheday
Bruce Sterling And Jeff VanderMeer Offer 2 Lessons On How To Build A Science-Fictional City
Science-fiction fans and writers, alike, tend to think of cities in too simplistic a fashion. Quotes from The Caryatids author Bruce Sterling and City Of Saints And Madmen author Jeff VanderMeer explain how you should really view urban infrastructure. More » -
#exclusive
Eric, Steve, Sam And Charlaine Harris Talk True Blood
We've been holding onto these interviews we snagged for the momentous True Blood finale. Find out why Steve and Jason were so handsy, Eric raises an eye and talks wigs and Stackhouse author Charlaine Harris blushes about sex. More » -
#iainmbanks
Iain M. Banks' New Novel: Literary In The U.K., Science Fiction In The U.S.
Iain M. Banks is a giant of modern-day science fiction, so it's dispiriting to read his slightly down-at-the-mouth interview in the Guardian. His book advances are getting smaller, but the good news is he'll be writing more books in response. More » -
#magazines
Hear The Voices Behind 60 Years Of Fantastic Stories
A new anthology, out now, covers the highlights of 60 years of The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction. To celebrate The Very Best Of F&SF from Tachyon Press, Rick Kleffel interviewed some classic authors that both companies have published. More » -
#doctorwho
David Tennant And Russell T. Davies Talk Death, Endings... And The Return Of An Iconic Villain
BoingBoing TV's Richard Metzger interviews outgoing Doctor Who star David Tennant and producer Russell T. Davies, and they talk about the end of an era. Including some hints about how it happens. [BoingBoing, thanks Xeni!] -
#worldcon2009
Neil Gaiman And The Power Of Storytelling
We were lucky enough to take part in a press conference with WorldCon guest of honor Neil Gaiman. We asked him about the theme of storytellers in his work. And he talked movies versus books, and his feelings about comics.
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#exclusive
BSG TV Movie Will Explain Boomer's Steamy Fling With Cavil
What was up with Boomer jumping into bed with Cavil in the final season of Battlestar Galactica? We'll understand after we watch the BSG TV movie, Grace Park promised us. We also talked to Jane Espenson and Edward James Olmos. More » -
#harrypotter
How Will BluRay Add To Your Hogwarts Curriculum?
Now that we've seen some of the fancy ways BluRay can enhance Watchmen, what does the next Harry Potter DVD have in store for us? Also, there are possible release dates for the final Potter movies. More » -
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#starwars
Young George Lucas: "In This Country, The Dollar Is Above The Individual"
A 1971 interview with George Lucas, in which the Star Wars creator talks about being a toymaker who makes films, has surfaced. He talks about studio interference over THX-1138 and confesses he's a toymaker who makes films. More »
