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Tag: speculative fiction

  • Prof Patty
  • October 28, 2021

BLACK SCI-FI AUTHORS TO READ FOR BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH

Octavia ButlerKalynn BayronDerrick BellN. K JemisinTananarive DueTomi AdeyemiAlaya Dawn JohnsonGeoffrey ThorneJason MottJewelle GomezL.A. BanksSteven BarnesMaurice BroaddusNalo HopkinsonSamuel R. D

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 16, 2021

Brave New Souls: Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers of the 21st Century.

BRAVE NEW SOULS is a documentary detailing the thoughts, goals, and inspirations of a new generation of Black creators in graphic novels, television, cinema, literature, and digital media. Producer

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NY Times

  • Duchamp Made a Urinal Into Art in 1917. We’re Still Discussing It.
  • Newlywed Wife of U.S. Soldier Released From Immigration Detention
  • Protests in Mexico Challenge Move of Frida Kahlo Trove to Spain
  • How Accurate Are Google’s A.I. Overviews?
  • Iranians Voice Shock and Defiance in Face of Trump’s Looming Deadline

NPR

  • Astronauts suggest naming a moon crater 'Carroll' after their commander's late wife
  • Photos: NASA releases first images from moon flyby
  • Artemis II astronauts swung by the moon, broke an Apollo record, and saw an eclipse
  • What can Artemis II astronauts see that satellites haven't captured?
  • Artemis II astronauts heading home after historic moon flyby

The Progressive

  • Industrial Fish Farms Could Break U.S. Fisheries
  • The Life and Career of Democracy Now! Founder Amy Goodman
  • International Adoptees Living in Limbo
  • Confronting the Truth
  • ‘We, the People, Can Win’

FactCheck.org

  • The U.S. Treasury Didn’t Declare the Country ‘Insolvent’
  • Trump Fumbles the Facts with Farmers
  • FactChecking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on Iran
  • Happy International Fact-Checking Day
  • We Could Win a Webby with Your Vote

Snopes.com

  • Did Trump say 'a whole civilization will die tonight' ahead of Iran deadline?
  • Don't fall for claim North Korean news station made fun of Trump's military parade
  • Did Trump pardon Joseph Schwartz, convicted fraudster who formerly owned nursing homes?
  • Did Pam Bondi release explicit photos of Trump? Here's the truth
  • Tune out claim Stephen Colbert and his wife opened free hospital for homeless

Tradeoffs

  • Trump's Pick to Quiet the Chaos at HHS
  • Generic Drugs Head to the Supreme Court
  • Inside the Urgent Care Boom
  • ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care

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