Book Review: Rosalind’s Siblings, edited by Bogi Takács

Cover of Rosalind's Siblings

If you missed Rosalind’s Siblings when it was published in September 2023, please consider adding it to your reading list for the new year. It’s a very interesting anthology of speculative fiction and poems, containing some fascinating ideas and characters and some really beautiful language.

Around the Podosphere #14: Podcasts of Note for 7/22/17

  A new issue has arrived! In the 14th edition, we share a whole lot of movie discussions, from Wonder Woman to Spider-Man: Homecoming, some weird facts and science debates, and other podcast wonders. We hope you find something new to listen to! Here we go:

Around the Podosphere #13: Podcasts of Note for June 24

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted one of these. Since the Skiffy and Fanty crew collectively listen to more podcasts than there are episodes of our show (totally scientific, promise), it’s about time we brought the Around the Podosphere back to share some of the goodness worming its way into our ears. So, […]

5 Films to Complement Ian Sales’ Apollo Quartet

The movie list game with Ian Sales continues.  I have been challenged to come up with five movies to complement his Apollo Quartet, as the concluding volume of that series, “All That Outer Space Allows,” hit stores in late April.  The following list of 5 is my attempt to come up with a few good films that […]

My Superpower: Kristi Charish (Owl and the Japanese Circus)

My Superpower is a regular guest column on the Skiffy and Fanty blog where authors and creators tell us about one weird skill, neat trick, highly specialized cybernetic upgrade, or other superpower they have, and how it helped (or hindered!) their creative process as they built their project. Today we welcome Kristi Charish to talk about how […]

Feed the Machine: Blunderdome

This week’s Feed the Machine will be a little different. Before I go on, here is the link to the article in question: Following the missteps of giants — Phys.org It’s a short article, more a review than a science article really, but it got me thinking, and I want it to get you thinking. […]