- Dragon Con starts Friday in Atlanta.
- I09 has a great guide to sci-fi and fantasy for September.
- Good interview with sci-fi author Brenda Cooper.
- Nice review of Mike Ashley’s “Out of This World” history of sci-fi.
- Blade Runner Convention Reel from 1982 posted online. Watch it fast before it gets pulled.
- Birthday of Mary Shelley (Frankenstein), August 30th, 1797.
- Interview with Doctor Who companion, Karen Gillan on the future of the show.
- New looks for old super heroes as DC Comics reboots 52 series.
- Fun alternate history images.
- 5th Annual B-Movie Celebration in Franklin, Indiana Sept. 23-25.
- Steampunk costumes for Halloween. I’ll take the Mad Scientist costume.
- NASA is developing a suitcase sized nuclear fission reactor that could power colonies on the Moon and Mars. No mention of waste disposal.
- The International Space Station is to be abandoned temporarily because of the failed Russian supply launch. The joys of relying on 40 year old Russian tech to get to orbit.
