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Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi movies ranked, worst to best The name's Villeneuve… Denis Villeneuve. As the acclaimed director takes the helm for the next James Bond movie, we're looking back at all his epic sci-fi movies to date.

I can't disagree.
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11 Everyday Words That Were Coined in Sci-Fi Stories The words these authors have come up with to create their worlds have transcended fiction.

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How Writers Can Focus in a World of Distraction Your time is valuable, so make the most of it.

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Because, of course, Le Guin.

People are people everywhere. Once a platform gets big enough, it’s inevitable that some problems will follow.

That said, Bluesky genuinely has the best tools and controls I’ve seen for keeping things healthy — it actually makes it possible to limit exposure to toxicity in ways other sites don’t.

What Editing 51 Books Reveals: 9 Hidden Traps for Aspiring Writers Advice from an editor that can teach you about screenwriting.

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The best new science fiction books of October 2025 Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-fi fans can also look forward to fiction from astronaut Chris Hadfield and award-winning authors Ken ...

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Harlan Ellison — ADVICE TO WRITERS How did you become a writer? I always was. I came out of the womb a writer. I didn’t realize that everybody couldn’t write. Writing was my natural form. I didn’t become a writer, I was a writer. N...

Some gems here from an icon
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Traveling SF/F Book Festival Announced locusmag.com/2025/09...

So well done!

'Dark' 1x01 Recap: "Secrets" - Pop Heist Netflix's German drama 'Dark' is more than a missing persons case or a small-town crime thriller — and it all starts here.

imo #Dark is the greatest scripted show of all time. I'll be doing weekly recaps of the entire show over on @popheist.com

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#Netflix

I'll read any genre.
I've added you to my resources list. Thanks! 😀

WIP is Sci-Fi prequel to the Space Opera novel. Unrelated Hopepunk/Dieselpunk short story series up after that.

Found this again, a primer to my work by @readingtheend.bsky.social. If you need books...

The City of Lost Children: A Surreal French Fairy Tale for the Ages - Reactor Perfect for fans of mad scientists, precocious orphans, stolen dreams, and found families.

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M 7.5 - 2025 Southern Drake Passage Earthquake. No tsunami. Aftershocks x3. Antarctic tectonic plate, fault.

Russia earthquakes x1192 past 30 days. M8.8 was on July 29th, 7/30/25.

Cartoon: A crow is standing on a branch. Another, smaller crow is lying on top of it, on its back, legs in the air. Caption: Velcrow

Velcrow

Birds of a feather stick together.

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Creativity vs. Control: Bridge to Terabithia, The Boy and the Heron, and A.I. "Art" - Reactor Wendy Xu discusses creativity and the importance of getting through hardship.

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If you missed the only new piece of fiction I’ve written/published this year, and my first published short story in many years, it had the honor of being @escapepod.org’s 1,000th episode, it’s about creating in the face of unimaginable adversity, it’s kind of funny? And you can listen for free.

Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners The winners of the Hugo Awards, the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book were announced on August 16, 2025 by Seattle Worldcon 2025, the 83rd World…

Congratulations to all of the #HugoAward finalists and winners!!

Ethiopia’s forgotten war is the deadliest of the 21st century, with around 600,000 civilian deaths Estimates by European institutions and academics say over half a million non-combatants have died during the Tigray conflict as a result of a government blockade that kept out humanitarian aid

🔇🔇🔇Announcing new work from DAIR which is very close to my heart, 3 years in the making.

When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵

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Publishing sees ‘largest drop’ in career optimism of all creative sectors, research suggests A report by Creative Access – An Industry in Flux: Creative Access Thrive Report – has found a “sharp” drop in career optimism within the creative industries.

I'm staying optimistic.

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Today is my birthday (turning 29), which is the only time all year that I ask for a repost 🌿
I hope you get lost in fantasy worlds as much as I do 🔮

A stormy background with the text: Writing Through Difficult Times: A Workshop with Aliette de Bodard and Anne Goulard. Saturday 26th July, 2pm, via zoom. Tickets £5 for members and £10 for non-members, book via britishfantasysociety.org

It’s tomorrow! Book your ticket now to join @aliettedebodard.com and @annegoulard.bsky.social as they talk about how to keep writing during difficult times. britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...

Hello ☀️ I’m Alice, 27 yo.
I draw characters I love, and write stories for the ones I create 💙

#art

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Designing Artificial Consciousness from Natural Intelligence Professor Karl Friston discusses the future of mind, intelligence, and agency.

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27 Years Later, This Sci-Fi Movie Roger Ebert Hailed as Better Than Blade Runner Is Still a Secret Masterpiece Alex Proyas’s 1998 sci-fi noir was praised by critics, including the legendary Roger Ebert, who hailed it as a visionary achievement.

Love this movie!
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Artist Michael Whelan sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/whelan... was born on this day, so here's some of examples of his cover artwork from 1975-1976. 3rd for Mack Reynolds' "Day After Tomorrow":

Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers To Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan, and all other publishers of America: We are standing on a precipice. At its simplest level, our job as …

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