Tag: science fiction

Ursula Le Guin on China Mieville

Ursula Le Guin writes about fellow science fiction author, China Miéville:   “China Miéville knows what kind of novel he’s writing, calls it by its name, science fiction, and exhibits all the virtues that make it an intensely interesting form of literature. It’s a joy to find this […]

RIP, Yvette Vickers

Actress and Playboy Playmate Yvette Vickers has died. She was discovered by director Billy Wilder and acted in Sunset Boulevard and such atomic era classics such as Attack of the 50-Foot Woman and Attack of the Giant Leeches.  Sadly, her body was discovered after a curious neighbor noticed […]

Prisoners of Gravity

Straight from the secret vaults of TVOntario, it’s Commander Rick and Prisoners of Gravity, a Canadian tv show dedicated to speculative fiction and featuring a lot of Bakka-Phoenix, Canada’s oldest science fiction bookstore and managed by the Gutter’s Chris Szego.