“Samurai Silat”
In Gareth Evans’ new short, “Pre Vis,” Hannah Al Rashid, Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman throw down.
Henry Hasse Has Had It With Science Fiction
Pornokitsch reprints a letter Henry Hasse wrote to Ray Bradbury’s Futuria Fantasia under the pseudonym, “Foo E Onya” in 1939 (and notes the Hasse rebutted his own letter in the next issue). “The editor of this magazine [Ray Bradbury], under the impression that I am still one of […]
“Black Women In Sequence: Re-Inking Comics, Graphic Novels and Anime”
On Talk of Iowa, Charity Nebbe talks with author Deborah Whaley about the representation of Black women in comics. She also talks about comics and representation with comics creator Phil Hester.
“Stanley Kubrick’s Original Treatment for The Shining”
Cinephelia & Beyond collects the original treatment for Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining as well as interviews with Kubrick about working on the script with novelist Diane Johnson. (Thanks, Mark!)
Interview with Ytasha L. Womack
Kentake Page has an interciw with Ytasha L. Womack, editor of Afrofuturism: The World Of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy (among many other things). “In this interview with Kentake Page, Ytasha discusses the origins, rise and meaning of Afrofuturism as well as her own personal journey in this […]
Syfy Gets Diverse; Scifi Benefits
In a month during which the Oscars have been rightly lambasted for their frequent exclusion and diminishing of minorities and DC/Warner Brothers trumpeted their upcoming Wonder Woman movie’s feminism by showing off Gal Gadot’s ass and talking about how her true power is her loving, nurturing personality, it’s […]
The Cultural Gutter 