March 11, 2010 – 10:39 am
This is really charming, in part because of the fanboyish naïveté of the interviewer, and in part because it still applies so well. I’d be proud to have that kid around. It would be nice to still have John around, too, I think.
March 10, 2010 – 10:26 am
According to this article, this crater some 40 km across may have been caused by the impact of a 2km asteroid several tens of millions of years ago. The prevailing thought is that it was mid-Creatceous — that is, sort of in the middle of the Age of Dinosaurs. The scientists that discovered it are [...]
February 24, 2010 – 6:09 pm
I’ve got just a handful of copies of the Shock:Human Contact Dreamation 2010 Preview left. I’d love to see them in the hands of some fans of Ian Banks’ Culture, Ursula LeGuin’s Ekumen, and Asimov’s Foundation.
If you’re one who lives in the US, paypal me $9 + $4 s&h.
If you’re one who lives elsewhere on [...]
February 23, 2010 – 6:26 pm
There’s always time for art. Especially when you’re stuck somewhere.
February 17, 2010 – 8:37 pm
Lee “Rusty” Mothes has been working on depicting New Island, a tiny fictional place in the Indian Ocean, for many years now. What he makes is quite lovely.
February 16, 2010 – 5:46 pm
For 800 years the Academy has been slowly bringing the humans of Earth back from the brink of extinction to enlightenment. For the last 300, it has looked in wonder at the faint signals from the stars, knowing that humans had fled their home deep in its terrible past and may now be struggling without [...]
February 16, 2010 – 12:54 pm
It looks like I’m not the only one vying for Neill Blomkamp’s attention. This is a blog filled with adoration of all the right stuff, by a artist who makes nice things. I’m gonna have to step up my game.
February 15, 2010 – 6:12 pm
I just found this while looking through old illustrations for materials for Human Contact. It’s not related, but I remember being really proud of this drawing. The original’s about 4″ tall.
If I recall, the deal is that these guys are herd animals, but their herds stretch really far apart. They stay in communication with natural [...]
February 14, 2010 – 10:41 pm
In Bruce Sterling’s 1999 book Distraction, interpersonal relationships are largely mediated by “Relationship servers” that keep track of reputations beyond your immediate circle. People will sign up to help someone according to their trustworthiness, and they’re given tongue-in-cheek ranks to indicate how trusted they are. It winds up being a powerful sociopolitical tool in the [...]
February 14, 2010 – 2:30 am
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