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Get ready to blast off into the cosmos and explore the realms of fantasy with this epic countdown of the most iconic 80s sci-fi and fantasy novels! From classic space operas to magical quests, we're diving into the decade that brought us some of the most beloved and influential works of science fiction and fantasy literature. Join us as we explore the novels that shaped the genre and continue to inspire new generations of readers and writers. Whether you're a fan of Asimov, Le Guin, or Tolkien, this episode is for you! So grab your favorite retro snack, settle in, and get ready to geek out over the most epic 80s sci-fi and fantasy novels!#FantasyForTheAges #ReadingRecommendations #Classics #ClassicLiterature #HugoAwards #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #FantasyFiction #SSF #BestBooks #Top3 #Top10 #booktube #booktuberWant to purchase books/media mentioned in this episode?The Anubis Gates: https://t.ly/o__KtThe Armageddon Rag: https://t.ly/f7GzBBattlefield Earth: https://t.ly/t0Vd3The BFG: https://t.ly/sPiJGThe Black Company: https://t.ly/QMwqBBlood Music: https://t.ly/SuT_aThe Boat of a Million Years: https://t.ly/UzkI1The Claw of the Conciliator: https://t.ly/vXt14Count Zero: https://t.ly/_SqcfCyteen: https://t.ly/V_UzDDownbelow Station: https://t.ly/RSQDdThe Dragon Waiting: https://t.ly/nR55QDragondrums: https://t.ly/q25QTDragons of Autumn Twilight: https://t.ly/Fky3GDragonsdawn: https://t.ly/CG3TTDragonsong: https://t.ly/qpqsBEnder's Game: https://t.ly/Z62MeEon: https://t.ly/D9i79Falling Free: https://t.ly/Jt1soThe Forge of God: https://t.ly/piwjpFoundation's Edge: https://t.ly/PoYXGThe Handmaid's Tale: https://t.ly/ylLsZHyperion: https://t.ly/UlIAMMagician: https://t.ly/1cjYJThe Mists of Avalon: https://t.ly/3e3l3Moreta, Dragonlady of Pern: https://t.ly/Xbwd3Neuromancer: https://t.ly/lN79INo Enemy But Time: https://t.ly/UYO5fThe Player of Games: https://t.ly/IXkD4The Postman: https://t.ly/orEv_Red Prophet: https://t.ly/APTM_Replay: https://t.ly/yD5IKThe Robots of Dawn: https://t.ly/AKCV_rSeventh Son: https://t.ly/pOVzXThe Shadow of the Torturer: https://t.ly/NGHa4Shards of Honor: https://t.ly/BFI7MThe Snow Queen: https://t.ly/FqI7oSpeaker for the Dead: https://t.ly/ljH7AStartide Rising: https://t.ly/ZJ_BTStrange Toys: https://t.ly/W48jDThe Sword of the Lictor: https://t.ly/o9OhaTea with the Black Dragon: https://t.ly/7buptTimescape: https://t.ly/wGiQmTitan: https://t.ly/j7L04The Uplift War: https://t.ly/lUOdLWhen Gravity Fails: https://t.ly/DwsyqWays to connect with us:Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on "X": @Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Blue Sky: @fantasy4theages.bsky.socialFollow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheagesJim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 ————————————————————————————Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements:https://elements.envato.com/

Join me on a thrilling journey through the most iconic Science Fiction and Fantasy books of the 1970s! In this episode, we'll explore the groundbreaking novels that shaped the genre, from classic authors like Asimov and Le Guin to lesser-known gems that deserve more attention. Whether you're a seasoned SFF fan or just discovering the wonders of this incredible decade, you won't want to miss this fascinating trip down memory lane. So sit back, relax, and get ready to uncover the AMAZING SFF books that defined the 1970s!#FantasyForTheAges #ReadingRecommendations #Classics #ClassicLiterature #HugoAwards #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #FantasyFiction #SSF #BestBooks #Top3 #Top10 #booktube #booktuberWant to purchase books/media mentioned in this episode?The Blue Sword: https://t.ly/8FwR3Children of Dune: https://t.ly/bfTU-The Dark is Rising: https://t.ly/4H2cjDhalgren: https://t.ly/NywfiThe Dispossessed: https://t.ly/WK1qrDoorways in the Sand: https://t.ly/MPqlHDreamsnake: https://t.ly/lcsgbThe Forever War: https://t.ly/DmVBhThe Forgotten Beasts of Eld: https://t.ly/nPy5rThe Fountains of Paradise: https://t.ly/Yc4QFGateway: https://t.ly/xo_kAThe Gods Themselves: https://t.ly/Ei9qKThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: https://t.ly/_lsy5The Hollow Hills: https://t.ly/Y4azoKindred: https://t.ly/Z1wXIThe Lathe of Heaven: https://t.ly/HmfEWLord Foul's Bane: https://t.ly/gMP0oMan Plus: https://t.ly/Box7SThe Princess Bride: https://t.ly/SuswQRendezvous with Rama: https://t.ly/CysvnRingworld: https://t.ly/8I4giSalem's Lot: https://t.ly/dWAxoThe Sheep Look Up: https://t.ly/gjb8MThe Silmarillion: https://t.ly/iX9LiThe Stand: https://t.ly/UG_4mThe Sword of Shannara: https://t.ly/X6MvmA Time of Changes: https://t.ly/XPwC_The Tombs of Atuan: https://t.ly/LFs2qWatership Down: https://t.ly/Nx5-yWhere Late the Sweet Birds Sang: https://t.ly/IQnxsWays to connect with us:Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on "X": @Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Blue Sky: @fantasy4theages.bsky.socialFollow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheagesJim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 ————————————————————————————Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements:https://elements.envato.com/

I overlooked getting this one posted here, so it's out of order. My apologies!Join Jim on a thrilling journey through the most iconic and influential science fiction and fantasy of the 1960s! From groundbreaking novels to works from established favorite authors, we'll explore the most beloved and enduring works of the decade that shaped the genre. From Heinlein to Clarke, LeGuin to Zelazny, we'll divine which novels rose to the top in each year of the decade through sales, awards, and reviews. So, buckle up and get ready to blast off into the fabulous world of 1960s science fiction and fantasy!#FantasyForTheAges #ReadingRecommendations #Classics #ClassicLiterature #HugoAwards #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #FantasyFiction #SSF #BestBooks #Top3 #Top10 #booktube #booktuberWant to purchase books/media mentioned in this episode?2001: A Space Odyssey: https://t.ly/t3_m_Babel-17: https://t.ly/5Lu6xThe Ballad of Beta-2: https://t.ly/Fx0X6A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://t.ly/Nbd8gDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: https://t.ly/KYKbnDorsai: https://t.ly/lqBeFDr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb: https://t.ly/t5opnThe Drowned World: https://t.ly/2QjIjDune: https://t.ly/4_w_kThe Einstein Intersection: https://t.ly/LNmEeA Fall of Moondust: https://t.ly/kro3SFarnham's Freehold: https://t.ly/PobXpFlowers for Algernon: https://t.ly/cOenOGlory Road: https://t.ly/jKIDrGraybeard: https://t.ly/PkFXQThe Left Hand of Darkness: https://t.ly/avJCxLord of Light: https://t.ly/ql0kmThe Man in the High Castle: https://t.ly/wVUUmThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress: https://t.ly/621IcPlanet of the Apes: https://t.ly/aNdi3Slaughterhouse-Five: https://t.ly/7BINKSolaris: https://t.ly/Jth3pStranger in a Strange Land: https://t.ly/gXvOpStarship Troopers: https://t.ly/dsq75The Wanderer: https://t.ly/0v1eWWay Station: https://t.ly/Z5DumA Wizard of Earthsea: https://t.ly/KMQT4A Wrinkle in Time: https://t.ly/cAK14Ways to connect with us:Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on "X": @Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Blue Sky: @fantasy4theages.bsky.socialFollow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheagesJim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 ————————————————————————————Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements:https://elements.envato.com/

I've been revisiting Ursula K. Le Guin's brilliant essay "The Child and the Shadow". Le Guin was defending fantasy against the sterile modernism of her era—but what happens when that defence needs to evolve? We're no longer fighting a battle between "good" and "bad" fantasy. Instead, we're caught in something potentially more insidious: the tension between authentic imagination and the ersatz. From the disaster of Rings of Power to the destruction of Star Wars, from AI-generated Jung content flooding YouTube to the Soviet-style creative orthodoxy dominating our cultural institutions—we're witnessing the systematic neutering of the imaginal. But here's the thing: they can't actually touch the real. They break upon authentic creativity like waves upon rock. Through Le Guin's profound analysis of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Shadow" and Jung's psychology, I explore why confronting our shadow isn't just personal development—it's the key to understanding why authentic fantasy endures while corporate imitations crumble. Plus, I reveal how Bulgakov got there first in The Master and Margarita, showing us exactly what happens when the vital imaginal meets bureaucratic control. This isn't just about books or movies. It's about the difference between surface-level engagement and the depths where real creativity lives. Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 - Opening: The Shift from Good vs. Bad to Ersatz vs. Genuine 3:45 - Le Guin's Defence of Fantasy in the Modern Era 8:20 - The Rings of Power Problem: When Creators Think They're Fans 12:15 - AI Jung Slop and the Corruption of the Imaginal 16:30 - Bulgakov's Prophecy: The Master and Margarita's Cultural Critique 22:10 - Reading "The Child and the Shadow": Andersen's Dark Fairy Tale 28:45 - Jung's Psychology: Ego, Shadow, and the Collective Unconscious 35:20 - The Ethics of Fairy Tales: Why Gretel Can Push the Witch 42:15 - Tolkien's True Complexity: Frodo, Sam, and Gollum as Psychic Journey 48:30 - Why Fantasy is the Language of Moral Truth 52:40 - The Problem with "Realistic" Children's Literature 57:25 - Luke in the Cave: Star Wars as Genuine Imaginal Work 60:10 - Closing Thoughts and Shadow Project Tease

Your Queens welcome you back to court to pay your fealty as they embark on their next adventure! Listen along as Queens Marissa and Tay get a lay of the land for their next book series, The Earthsea Cycle. They start by discussing the author, Ursula Le Guin, including her many, many, many accomplishments, as well as the basics of the world of Earthsea.Your Queens also give you your first homework: read Chapters 1-6 of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin, book one of the Earthsea Series.You can support our project by donating here.If you'd like to join our discord server, you can do so here. Find us on Instagram at @queensoffantasypod. Please also consider checking out our sister podcast, The Book Jar Pod. If you'd like to find a specific Queen online, please see:Taylor: Personal Instagram | StoryGraphMarissa: Personal Instagram | The Book Jar Pod | StoryGraph | Crowned HeathensAlix: Personal Instagram | StoryGraphTimestamps:00:00 The Creation of Éa0:39 Intro2:00 Our Background on Le Guin4:04 Le Guin's Bio21:57 Let's Talk About Earthsea!48:36 Homework Time!50:29 Outro & Socials52:02 Bloopers 

Dedicamos el programa a Ishi, un hombre indio americano nacido en 1861 ó 1862, y que también fue el último superviviente de su tribu, los yahi, que vivían en las Mount Lassen, al norte de California. Antes de ellos aquella tierra no pertenecía a nadie. Con la quimera del oro de California llegaron los primeros europeos y… dedicamos también el programa a cuestionarnos el supremacismo político y colonial (que podemos constatar con el gran movimiento de exiliados climáticos y las grandes guerras actuales) Analizamos el libro “Ishi, el último de la tribu”, de Theodora Kroeber y reflexionamos sobre los últimos, los nadies, los que se extinguen, o extinguimos. Hablamos con Ignacio Abella que ha estudiado a fondo esta literatura antropológica. Theodora es también la madre de la gran escritora Úrsula K. Le Guin. Conociendo la historia de Ishi, tal vez comprendamos mejor la profundidad y denuncia de los libros de Úrsula, como “Un mago de Terramar”, “La mano izquierda de la oscuridad” o “El nombre del mundo es bosque”. Cuando hablamos de extinción de especies, hablamos también de la pérdida irreversible y paralela de tribus, pueblos enteros y culturas que desaparecen para siempre. Somos muy poco conscientes de este hecho porque rara vez se recoge el testimonio de los vencidos o aniquilados. La historia de Ishi es una excepción y recomendamos encarecidamente la lectura del libro de Teodora Kroeber, dice Ignacio Abella, poseedor de la energía que trenza este programa. La historia de Ishi es la historia consentida del supremacismo a través de los ojos de los otros, los desplazados, los vencidos, los colonizados, los exterminados, los refugiados climáticos, los exiliados, los nadie de Galeano. El trumpismo, dice Abella, no es más que una de las diez mil caras del triunfalismo, esa ideología basada en la premisa única de la conveniencia propia. El caso de Ishi no es un suceso aislado… Por cierto, también contamos con un Cuaderno de Nidos de Raúl Alcanduerca. Club de la Hojarasca: Álvaro Soto, Arturo Martín y Marta Echeverría.HT: #UltimoDeLaTribuRadio3Escuchar audio

Podemos decir que los otros programas de libros eran el entrenamiento para éste, ya que hablar de ciencia ficción siempre fue el objetivo de esta sección. Para inaugurar el género echamos mano de un artículo sobre los autores de ciencia ficción más influyentes de la historia y se dejan fuera a Asimov. Así que mal empezamos con el tema. También nos falla un integrante y dejamos fuera a Bradbury, por lo que nos reponemos como mejor sabemos y terminamos hablando de porno y conspiraciones. Aquí tenéis nuestra carta de presentación como alternativa a Los Retronautas.

Send us a textHolly and Marty get together with their friend Susan MacKinnon to discuss the science fiction of Ursula K. LeGuin, literary icon of speculative fiction.  We talk about her Hugo and Nebula winning books "The Left Hand of Darkness" and "The Dispossessed", which are among the most celebrated classics in science fiction. The first was a pioneering book about the impact of gender on civilization, describing an ambisexual society.  The second is about anarchism as an ambiguous utopia in the context of capitalism, and describes some very deep and beautiful ideas about time and the foundations of physics.  We also talk about LeGuin's short story "Those Who Walk Away From Omelas", a lasting parable about those whose suffering supports our society and how we confront or submit to that reality.  We also chat about higher education, feminism, dresses with huge pockets and a some of the other books we're reading.Email: thescienceinthefiction@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/743522660965257/

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Djanii Alfa est artiste et activiste guinéen, devenu l'une des voix incontournables du hip-hop en Afrique de l'Ouest. Le 3 mai, il présentera à la Place, à Paris, son nouvel album Jour de paix. Un projet sur lequel il a réuni les artistes de la scène guinéenne Thiird, Limo ou encore Lalypop, ainsi que l'artiste burkinabè Smarty. Ibrahim Fama Diabaté, commissaire général du QITA (Quotient Intellectuel des Talents Artistiques), dont la 6ème édition aura lieu au Palais de la Culture, à Abidjan, le 24 mai. Et Serge Noukoué, co-fondateur du NollywoodWeek, film festival qui aura lieu du 7 au 11 mai au cinéma l'Arlequin, à Paris. Pour visionner les clips, cliquez sur les titres des chansons : Dadju x Tayc - Le contratTayc - Promets-le moiDjanii Alfa - Peace priceDjanii Alfa - Enfant soldatDjanii Alfa - Couleur afrik2pac feat Talent - Changes Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrel - Ain't no mountain high enoughJocelyne Labylle - On verraRetrouvez notre playlist sur Deezer. 

Djanii Alfa est artiste et activiste guinéen, devenu l'une des voix incontournables du hip-hop en Afrique de l'Ouest. Le 3 mai, il présentera à la Place, à Paris, son nouvel album Jour de paix. Un projet sur lequel il a réuni les artistes de la scène guinéenne Thiird, Limo ou encore Lalypop, ainsi que l'artiste burkinabè Smarty. Ibrahim Fama Diabaté, commissaire général du QITA (Quotient Intellectuel des Talents Artistiques), dont la 6ème édition aura lieu au Palais de la Culture, à Abidjan, le 24 mai. Et Serge Noukoué, co-fondateur du NollywoodWeek, film festival qui aura lieu du 7 au 11 mai au cinéma l'Arlequin, à Paris. Pour visionner les clips, cliquez sur les titres des chansons : Dadju x Tayc - Le contratTayc - Promets-le moiDjanii Alfa - Peace priceDjanii Alfa - Enfant soldatDjanii Alfa - Couleur afrik2pac feat Talent - Changes Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrel - Ain't no mountain high enoughJocelyne Labylle - On verraRetrouvez notre playlist sur Deezer. 

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Christian P. HainesTitles: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein, and The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz Host: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughTranscriber: Kate DollarhydeReferences:Stephen King's The Shining and CarrieRafael Bernal's His Name Was DeathMichel Nieva's Dengue BoyDaryl Gregory's When We Were RealAdrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model, Christian's review for ARBIo9Our Opinions Are CorrectHeinlein's Starship TroopersChristian's The Terraformers review for LARBNewitz's AutonomousHeinlein's Farmer in the Sky, The Rolling StonesArcherMilton FriedmanOrwell's 1984Rand's Atlas ShruggedJames S.A. Corey's The ExpanseKim Stanley Robinson's Mars TrilogyUrsula K. Le Guin's The DispossessedIan McDonald's New Moon trilogyFrank Herbert's DuneSamuel R. Delany's Babel-17Le Guin's The Left Hand of DarknessJo Walton's Among Others and our episode on itHolly Jean Buck's After Geoengineering"Engineering Swallows Up Politics"Neal Stephenson's Termination ShockKSR's AuroraMcKenzie Wark's Molecular RedUlrich Haarbürste's Roy Orbison Wrapped in ClingfilmStar Trek's “Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations”Spinoza's idea of conatusWalter Kaufman's introduction to Martin Buber's I and ThouKant's Categorical ImperativeAbbot ElementaryDelany's Trouble On TritonOctavia E. Butler's Parable of the TalentsMarx's CapitalJohn Brunner's Stand on ZanzibarKohei Sato's Slow Down: The Degrowth ManifestoKSR's The Ministry for the Future, New York 2140Le Guin's The Word for World is ForestGamers with GlassesFive Theses on Antifascist Game Criticism

El libro El otro lado. Retratos, fetichismos, confesiones reúne la obra periodística de Mariana Enríquez. Propulsada por su potente estilo, escribe sobre algunos de sus ídolos y fetiches en ámbitos como la literatura y la música, además de abordar también aspectos de su propia vida.Encontramos en estas páginas desde una entrevista delirante con el legendario Charly García hasta un textosobre la fijación de los viandantes bonaerenses con el escote de la autora. Agudas piezas personales sobre sus inicios como escritora, la primera vez que la llaman «señora», la decisión de no ser madre o la fascinación por el erotismo homosexual conviven con espléndidos retratos de escritores como Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Lovecraft, Bradbury, Le Guin, Ballard, Richard Matheson o Neil Gaiman. Seabordan también las novelas vampíricas y las de temática sado de Anne Rice; figuras excéntricas como las de Hubert Selby Jr., Kenneth Anger, Joe Dallesandro o Mark Ryden; músicos como Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Bruce Springsteen, los Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, Nick Cave o los Manic Street Preachers; actores como AsiaArgento, Jared Leto o Daniel Day-Lewis; mitos femeninos como Sylvia Plath, Nahui Olin o Kate Moss… Un libro ineludible para fans de Enríquez y para cualquier amante del periodismo vibrante y la buena literatura.

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Marita ArvanitiTitle: Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope MirrleesHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:A Meal of Thorns and the Ancillary Review of Books are Hugo finalists! We are delighted and honored; a big congratulations to all the finalists.Dianna Wynne Jones, Greer Gilman, Elizabeth BearDianna Wynne Jones' Fire and HemlockElizabeth Hand's Mortal LovePamela Dean's Tam LinTerri Windling & Ellen Datlow edited fairytale collectionsRobin Hobb's Mad Ship Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin booksAmal El-Mohtar's The River Has RootsRobert Jackson Bennett's A Drop of CorruptionE.R. EddisonLaurie J. Marks' Elemental Logic seriesKatherine Arden's The Bear and the NightingaleEuripedes' The BacchaeFriedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of TragedyMichael Swanwick's Hope in the MistJ.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit & The Lord of the RingsC.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, specifically Prince CaspianRobert Luketic's Legally BlondeEdgar Allen Poe, Julio Cortázar, Franz Kafka, H.P. LovecraftUrsula K. Le Guin's The Farthest ShoreAnne Carson's translation of BakkhaiChristina Rossetti's Goblin MarketSusanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellFritz Lang's MetropolisN.K. Jemisin's The Hundred Thousand KingdomsSofia Samatar's Olondrian novelsSylvia Townsend Warner's Lolly WillowesNaomi Mitchison's To the Chapel Perilous and Memoirs of a SpacewomanT.H. White, Tanith LeeEllen Kushner's Thomas the RhymerJo Walton's Among OthersKat Howard's Roses and RotElizabeth Hand's Waking the MoonTerri Windling's The Wood WifeGuardian Article on romantasyCopyright romantasy caseSarah J. MaasJacqueline Carey Kushiel's DartNicholas Stuart Gray's Seven SwansMarita's Instagram

C'est une lutte impitoyable qui oppose moto-taxis, tuk-tuk, taxi-voitures et bus dans les villes du continent. En Guinée, cela fait bien longtemps que les éternels taxis jaunes ont perdu le monopole du transport à Conakry. Ils ont d'abord été concurrencés par les motos-taxis et le sont depuis quelques années par un nouveau type de véhicule : les tricycles, couramment appelés « bombonas », importés d'Inde. Leur avantage ? Ils échappent aux embouteillages permanents de la ville et sont plus abordables que les motos-taxis. Ils sont plébiscités par les Conakriens, mais leur dangerosité a forcé l'État à prendre des mesures de restriction. De notre correspondant à Conakry, Il est 8 heures au marché de Taouyah. C'est l'heure de pointe et la route est complètement embouteillée. Mais les bombonas jaunes et verts, toit rétractable, se faufilent entre les voitures grâce à leur petite taille, en empruntant la « troisième position », explique Ibrahima, un chauffeur : « Troisième position, c'est-à-dire quand les voitures sont en ligne, nous, on prend le milieu pour les dévier. » Aïssata apprécie : « C'est plus rapide que les taxis. »Avec les bonbonas, le prix du tronçon est un peu plus élevé que pour les taxi-voitures ordinaires. « Pour un trajet en bombona, c'est 2 500 francs guinéens (26 centimes d'euros) et pour le taxi, 2 000 francs (21 centimes d'euros) », explique Hawa, une autre usagère, qui se dit plus à l'aise dans ces tricycles : « Avant, je prenais le taxi voiture, mais ce n'était pas trop confortable à l'intérieur parce que derrière, c'est quatre places (quatre personnes serrées à l'arrière, NDLR). Par contre, le bombona c'est trois places derrière. »Avec quatre personnes serrées sur trois places, les taxis deviennent rapidement des étuves, comme le confirme Sékou Kaba, responsable d'un syndicat des bombonas : « Le passager assis dans le tricycle, il est en contact direct avec l'air. Le Guinéen aime ça. Se coincer à quatre derrière les taxis, il n'aime pas ça. »Malgré ce succès, le développement des bombonas a connu un grand coup de frein quand les autorités leur ont interdit de circuler sur les principales artères de la capitale, l'autoroute Fidel Castro et la route Le Prince. Ils provoquaient trop d'accidents, explique le responsable syndicaliste : « Les premiers chauffeurs de tricycles ont été formés, ils travaillaient dans de bonnes conditions. Après, il y a eu une deuxième vague. Quand la troisième vague est arrivée, ça a débordé. Ils ne respectaient pas le Code de la route et ainsi de suite. »Aujourd'hui, c'est donc à chacun sa route : les taxi-voitures gardent leur monopole sur les grandes voies, les bombonas sont relégués sur la route littorale reliant Sonfonia à Dixinn, en passant par Lambanyi et Kipé. Pour autant, leur popularité est telle que les chanteurs Pushka et Gwada Maga leur ont dédié une chanson.À écouter aussiLes défis des transports urbains en Afrique

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Archita MittraTitle: Among Others by Jo WaltonHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Eliza Chan's Fathomfolk & Archita's reviewSue Lynn Tan's ImmortalLavanya Lakshminarayan's Interstellar Megachef & The Ten Percent ThiefMichael Nieva's Dengue BoyIsaac Fellman's Notes from a RegicideUrsula K. Le Guin's The Lathe of HeavenErnest Cline's Ready Player OneStranger ThingsJ.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the RingsJame Tiptree, Jr.Samuel R. Delany's Babel-17List of books mentioned in Among OthersAnne Rice Vampire ChroniclesC.S. Lewis's Chronicles of NarniaLe Guin's “Why Are Americans Afraid of Dragons?” from The Language of the NightKurt Vonnegut's Cat's CradleLe Guin's The Dispossessed and Delany's Trouble on TritonWalton's Informal History of the HugosC.J. Cherryh's Gate of IvrelArchita's reviews @ Strange Horizons & LocusArchita on Twitter, Bluesky, InstagramArchita's Locus year-endCasella's Locus year-endJared Pechaček's The West Passage, Casella's review, and of course Jared's A Meal of Thorns episode on E.R. Eddison's Mistress of Mistress

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Eden KupermintzTitle: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:anarchySF, heavy blog is heavy, Eden's work at ARB, the Death // Sentence podcastAlex Pheby's WaterblackAdrian Tchaikovsky's House of Open WoundsDarkly Lem's Transmentation TransienceDeath // Sentence episode on Unknown LanguageThe Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (and others)Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone's This Is How You Lose The Time WarJeff Noon & Steve Beard's Gogmagog & LudludaThe Going Rogue podcastTolkien's The Hobbit & The Lord of the RingsRobert Louis Stevenson's Treasure IslandBen Berman Ghan's The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits & Eden's reviewThe Kalevala, The Mabinogion, the Matter of BritainThe Folio SocietyGene Wolfe's The Book of the New SunOctavia Butler's KindredUrsula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of DarknessSiegfried & the DragonKate Wagner on Wagner's (no relation) The RingJared Pechaček's The West PassageThe By-The-Bywater podcastE.R. Eddison's Mistress of Mistresses, and our episode on that with Jared PechačekThe Tea With Tolkien podcastJohn Milton's Paradise LostEden's Death // Sentence episode on one page of the AkallabêthFallout 3 and Fallout: New VegasM. John Harrison, worldbuilding as the “clomping foot of nerdism”Anthony Burgess's (and probably Stanley Kubrick's tbf) A Clockwork OrangeBlind Guardian's Nightfall in Middle-Earth and “The Bard's Song”The Hobbit (1977) Dopesmoker EditionFor a concise overview of some of the conservative/fascist love affair with Tolkien, see Robert T. Tally Jr.'s “Tolkien's Deplorable Cultus”.Jason Guriel's Forgotten WorkEden's Bluesky

'Animales difíciles' de Rosa Montero (Seix Barral) es la última entrega  de la serie del personaje Bruna Husky que nos lleva al año 2111. Un futuro aparentemente lejano pero en el que encontraremos algunos paralelismos con el mundo de hoy, es una novela espejo retrovisor de nuestro tiempo que cierra y se une a las otras tres anteriores `'Lágrimas en la lluvia' , 'El peso del corazón' y  'Los tiempos del odio'.  Rosa Montero, además de donarnos su serie, también nos dejó dos libros estupendos: 'Los desposeídos'  de Úrsula K. Leguin (Minotauro)  'Espejo roto' de Mercé Rodoreda (Austral). Nuestro bibliotecario Antonio Martínez Asensio nos trajo libros de papas y de guerra cultural: 'El manuscrito de sangre' de Luis García Jambrina (Espasa), 'Las sandalias del pescador' de Morris West (B de Bolsillo) y 'El duelo interminable: la batalla cultural del siglo XX' de José Enrique Ruiz Domenec (Taurus). También registró el libro que nos contará en su programa "Un libro, una hora",  'La casa de las bellas durmientes" de Yasunari Kawabata (Emecé) . El empleado Pepe Rubio nos trajo como novedades de la semana 'Vallesordo' de Jonathan Arribas (Libros del Asteroide) y  'El jardín del diablo' de Iván Repila (Seix Barral) . Pascual Donate encontró abandonado por la redacción de la SER y nos recomendó 'Etimologías para sobrevivir al caos' , un viaje al origen de 99 palabras. Escrito por Andrea Marcolongo y editado por (Taurus) . Y por último los oyentes nos donaron 'Mi planta de naranja lima' de José Mauro de Vasconcelos (Libros del Asteroide) , 'El año del pesamiento mágico' de Joan Didion (Random House) y 'Viaje al fin de la noche' de Louie-Ferdinand Celine (Edhasa) 

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Benjamin RosenbaumTitle: Fire Logic by Laurie J. MarksHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Ben's novel, The Unraveling, and latest game, The Ghost & The GolemThe Mohanraj & Rosenbaum Are Humans podcastGennaRose Nethercott's ThistlefootKelly Link's The Book of LoveAnn Leckie's Ancillary Justice & sequelsEvan Dahm's The Last Delivery & Harrowing of HellFlyaway by Kathleen Jennings (who also illustrated the Elemental Logic covers)Myers-Briggs personality testOrson Scott Card's The Tales of Alvin MakerAvery Alder on queer game mechanicsUrsula K. Le Guin's “The Day Before the Revolution”George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and FireSmall Beer PressSofia Samatar's A Stranger in Olondria and The Winged HistoriesSeth Dickinson's The Traitor Baru CormorantA Meal of Thorns 07 – THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT with Amal El-MohtarNelson Mandela wearing the Sprinbok jerseyDavids Graeber & Wengrow's The Dawn of EverythingLe Guin's Five Ways to ForgivenessIsaac Asimov's FoundationJohn W. Campbell & Joseph CampbellMaimonides & SaladinCoffee & the “Europe Sobered Up” theoryIsaac Bashevis Singer's “Yentl” & adaptations

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Olivia Strange, during her solo exhibition ‘It Softens The Blow, That Deep Melodic Bliss' in Liminal Gallery's Main Space, in Margate from 6 July until 31 August 2024. Pulling together the multifarious strands of Strange's practice "It Softens the Blow, That Deep Melodic Bliss" explores notions of escape and survival through snapshot moments of euphoria and pleasure, as an act of resistance.The work celebrates the freedom and intimacy found within singular moments in varying spaces from the domestic environment, the natural landscape to the rave scene, that offer a sense of safety to hold multiple truths simultaneously whilst providing a portal through which to explore identities away from the constraints of critical thought.Through themes of dis/embodiment, movement, touch and tenderness, healing and empowerment, connection and ‘belonging', Strange explores intimate moments in time that elicit a sense of escape and diversion from programmed ideas of self into altered states of consciousness and where emotions can be discharged in spaces and dimensions that provide transient moments of relief from the boundaries of day to day normative realities. Olivia Strange's multi-disciplinary practice spanning sculpture, painting, installation, moving image and poetry, is characterised by a layered narrative and highly visceral aesthetic. The work is concerned with disarming patriarchal descriptors via exploration of her Italian roots and draws on themes of Greco-Roman mythology, historical narratives around witches, the female body & jouissance to portray an empowering image of queer female subjectivity.Since graduating with Distinction from Chelsea College of Art- MA Fine Art (2017) having received the Vice Chancellor Scholarship, Strange has exhibited at Annka Kulty's Gallery presenting an ambitious large scale immersive installation as part of the inaugural Cacotopia show, Southwark Park Galleries, ArtOn Istanbul, Unit 1 Gallery, Liminal Gallery (Solo Show), Every Woman Biennial, Basis Projektraum and had a solo presentation at London Art Fair with Liminal Gallery in 2024.Strange was selected for the 2021 cohort of the SPACE Studios X London Creative Network Artist Development Programme and the Ellipsis Prints 2021 Commissioning Project and Shortlisted for the prestigious Ingram Collection Purchase Prize 2021. More recently Strange was selected for the Radical Residency 2022 at Unit 1 Gallery in London, longlisted for the Robert Walters UK New Artist Award 2022, co-curated the group exhibition ‘Bag, Pedestal, Rabbit, Potato' which centred around Ursula. K. Le Guin's seminal text The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction at Staffordshire Street Gallery, London and shortlisted for the GIRLPOWER Residency 2023.Visit the Online Viewing Room here:https://liminal-gallery.com/collections/olivia-strange-it-softens-the-blowContact us for all questions and enquiries: info@liminal-gallery.comFollow us on Instagram: @liminal_galleryWith original music by Lorenzo Bonari. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time, in the late 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book. In this episode, I am joined by retired professors Brian Attebery and Steven Shaviro. Brian Attebery writer and emeritus professor of English and philosophy at Idaho State University and The author of The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature: From Irving to Le Guin. Steven Shaviro is a retired Wayne State professor, philosopher, and cultural critic whose areas of interest include film theory and Science Fiction He is the author of Fluid Futures. We talk about Murray Leinster and his 1945 classic First Contact. We go deep into the aythor's history, some of his other classic stories, the issue of Astounding that came out the month of Nazi surrender. Also I get into his major impact on one of the most popular authors of all time.

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Hilary StrangTitle: Aurora by Kim Stanley RobinsonHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Marooned on Mars, a podcast about the works of KSRUrsula Le Guin's The DispossessedMargaret Killjoy's A Country of GhostsKSR's Mars trilogyFredric Jameson's Archaeologies of the FutureJohn Dos Passos's U.S.A. trilogyWiscon“The Hard Problem” audio project adaptation of a section of Aurora, created with Marina Abramović's workshop, mixed/composed by Adam Tinkle, with the Arthur C. Clarke Centre for Human Imagination at the University of California San Diego.Much of the web-available multimedia about this project is lost to time and linkrot, unfortunately, but there's a very nice write-up at this fan-run KSR site.You can still find a YouTube version of the audio here.As mentioned in the show credits, the “Into the Impossible” podcast later developed into something very different, platforming far-right whackjobs, climate deniers, TESCREALists, that kind of thing, along with lots of presumably credible scientists, so: be warned. I'm not clear on how the early “Into the Impossible” podcasts with the Clarke Centre transitioned to the later, longer-running show with Brian Keating; just don't want to accidentally contribute to any of you going down a brain-worm-inducing YouTube/podcast-algo spiral.Leyna Krow's Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable VoidsTom Godwin's “The Cold Equations”“Wherever you go, there you are.”KSR's 2312 and New York 2140Sofia Samatar's The Practice, the Horizon, and the ChainTheodore McComb's UraniansGene Wolfe's Book of the Long SunStephen H. Dole's Habitable Planets for ManTracked it down: the "drop unconscious humans off on a grid to check habitability" thing is from Charlie Stross's excellent blog.C.J. Cherryh's Heavy Time"Enough is as good as a feast."Le Guin's “Mrs. Brown Test” is from “Science Fiction and Mrs. Brown” in The Languages of the NightKSR's Science in the Capital Trilogy, re-released as Green Earth"Science Fiction is the Realism of Our Times""True Voyage Is Return"The Alien filmsMary Shelley's Frankenstein

Kyle Winkler, writer and host of Left Hand of Le Guin joins us to talk about the latter books of Earthsea. Check out Kyle's work: https://kylewinkler.net/

This lecture discusses the essay by the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin, "About Anger, found in her book No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters. It discusses Leguin's reflections on the conditions in which anger can be a useful emotion in public, political, and private life, and on the dangers of treating anger uncritically as if it is always something good for dealing with injustice, abuse, exploitation, and threats. Leguin contrasts the early years of second-wave feminism and activism for gender justice and women's rights against the present time, in which anger isn't as useful a response. She also discusses anger's interrelation with other emotions such as jealousy, hatred, fear, and pain. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters - https://amzn.to/3sh0nNR

Exploring Five of the Most Famous Sci-Fi Books and What Makes Them Enduring ClassicsScience fiction has produced some of the most thought-provoking and imaginative works in literature, capturing readers with stories that delve into futuristic possibilities, ethical quandaries, and new dimensions of humanity. Let's dive into five of the genre's most iconic books, each of which has shaped sci-fi and attracted legions of fans for generations.Dune by Frank HerbertIn Frank Herbert's Dune, we enter the desert planet Arrakis, a place where sand stretches endlessly under twin moons and is governed by the powerful noble House Atreides. The story follows Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family caught in the middle of a galactic power struggle over the planet's most valuable resource—spice, a powerful substance with mind-altering and life-extending properties. This epic saga combines political intrigue, religion, environmental themes, and mysticism, making it one of the richest and most layered narratives in science fiction. Dune is celebrated for its intricate world-building and its profound exploration of themes like power, human survival, and ecology. It questions what leadership should mean and how we impact the environments we inhabit. Its popularity endures because of Herbert's visionary portrayal of a complex universe that still feels relevant, mirroring real-world issues around resources, religion, and human nature.1984 by George Orwell George Orwell's 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian future where "Big Brother" watches everyone, controlling not only actions but thoughts. Set in a dystopian society, the novel follows Winston Smith, an ordinary man who becomes disillusioned with the oppressive regime and tries to rebel, only to encounter the terrifying strength of the Party's psychological control. This novel introduced terms like “Big Brother,” “doublethink,” and “Newspeak,” which have entered common vocabulary as symbols of government surveillance and propaganda.The lasting appeal of 1984 lies in its eerie relevance. Orwell's portrayal of a society under constant surveillance, where truth is manipulated by those in power, resonates deeply in the modern world. The book's prescient warnings about the dangers of authoritarianism have made it a timeless work that speaks to readers across generations, providing a haunting look at the potential consequences of unchecked power.The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsH.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest and most influential novels depicting alien invasion. Set in Victorian England, the story recounts the terrifying arrival of Martians on Earth, who unleash their advanced technology and nearly wipe out humanity. The novel is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator, chronicling the chaos and horror as humankind realizes its vulnerability to a superior extraterrestrial force.This groundbreaking novel captured the imagination of readers with its thrilling story and examination of human resilience. The War of the Worlds became famous not only for its terrifying depiction of extraterrestrial conflict but also for its commentary on colonialism and human arrogance. It has inspired countless adaptations and remains popular because it plays on universal fears of the unknown while questioning humanity's place in the universe.The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness transports readers to the planet Gethen, where its inhabitants are ambisexual, adopting different sexual roles at different times. The story follows Genly Ai, an envoy from Earth who arrives on Gethen to encourage the planet to join a galactic alliance. As he navigates this new society and its customs, he forms a deep, complex bond with a native named Estravan, confronting his own biases and preconceptions about gender and human connection.The Left Hand of Darkness is widely regarded as a masterwork for its revolutionary exploration of gender and identity, challenging traditional ideas about sexuality and relationships. Le Guin's nuanced world-building and empathetic character development have cemented the novel's place in sci-fi history. It's popular not only for its imaginative take on gender but also for its humanistic themes, which resonate with readers in an increasingly diverse world.Neuromancer by William GibsonIn Neuromancer, William Gibson introduces us to Case, a washed-up computer hacker hired for one last job—a job that pulls him into the depths of cyberspace and artificial intelligence. This novel helped establish the cyberpunk genre, blending a gritty, neon-lit future with themes of technology, virtual reality, and corporate control. Set in a world where humans can plug into cyberspace and manipulate data as they might physical objects, Neuromancer explores the intersection of humanity and technology.Neuromancer gained a devoted following for its groundbreaking portrayal of cyberspace, a term Gibson coined, and its exploration of how technology could shape identity, society, and reality itself. Gibson's bleak, fast-paced style resonated with readers who saw his dystopian vision as a natural extension of real-world trends. Its influence extends into modern sci-fi, helping shape the digital and cyberpunk aesthetics seen in countless films, games, and novels today.These five novels, each unique in its vision and impact, share an ability to transport readers to strange and fascinating worlds while holding a mirror up to our own. From exploring the nature of humanity in futuristic societies to asking questions about technology, power, and survival, these books remind us of science fiction's power to illuminate the human experience through the lens of the extraordinary. Aspiring sci-fi authors can look to these timeless works not just as stories, but as inspirations for expanding our understanding of what's possible—and of ourselves.

  In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Ursula K. Le Guin's classic The Dispossessed, we sit down for a chat with award-winning biographer and writer Julie Phillips, author of James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon and The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Body Problem. Julie is currently at work on the authorized biography of Le Guin, and her insights from her research and her many discussions with Le Guin—not only regarding The Dispossessed but all aspects of her career, and on the challenges of writing biography—were so compelling that we ran a few minutes over our usual hour. We think it's well worth it, and wish we could have gone on even longer.

More podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Sunny MoraineTitle: Pattern Recognition by William GibsonHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Your Shadow Half RemainsLong Hidden: Speculative Fiction From the Margins of HistoryLooming LowSinging With All My Skin and BoneSerial horror podcast GoneThe Shadow Files of Morgan KnoxGibson's Neuromancer, Virtual Light, Mona Lisa Overdrive, “The Gernsback Continuum”, The Peripheral, “Fragments of a Hologram Rose”Frank Herbert's Dune and Dune MessiahUrsula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of DarknessNathan Ballingrud's Crypt of the Moon Spider, The Strange, and North American Lake MonstersChina Miéville's The City and the CityMichel Foucault's notion of heterotopiaJean Baudrillard's Simulacra and SimulationWilliam Gibson & the Futures of Contemporary Culture edited by Mitch R. Murray and Matthias NilgesSheryl Vint & Charles YuBeat writers; Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. BurroughsImagism Mono No AwareSpeculative Realism/Object Oriented Ontology; Jane Bennett, Graham Harman, Timothy MortonC.J. Cherryh's notion of “Third Person Intense Internal”Aimee Pokwatka's Self Portrait With NothingKids by The MidnightSonic Nurse by Sonic YouthAmplitudes edited by Lee MandeloSunny on BlueskyWorld Fantasy Awards

durée : 00:04:10 - Comme personne - Le Guinéen de 23 ans a été propulsé sous les projecteurs du festival de Cannes. Sans papier, arrivé à Amiens il y a six ans, il joue le rôle principal dans "L'histoire de Souleymane", réalisé par Boris Lojkine, sorti le 9 octobre. Dans le film, il interprète un demandeur d'asile, livreur à vélo. - invités : Abou Sangare acteur

durée : 00:04:37 - Comme personne - Le Guinéen de 23 ans a été propulsé sous les projecteurs du festival de Cannes. Sans papier arrivé à Amiens il y a six ans, il joue le rôle principal dans 'L'histoire de Souleymane', réalisé par Boris Lojkine, sorti le 9 octobre. Dans le film, il interprète un demandeur d'asile, livreur à vélo.

Rosa Montero quedó fascinada por su visita a Chile, me contó cuál es su idea felicidad  (la falta de sufrimiento), de qué manera le afecta la crueldad, y sus autores y autoras admirados (Mario Vargas Llosa y Úrsula K. Le Guin). También su rutina de deporte diario, la mayor influencia de su vida (su madre) y la felicidad de estar en nuestro país y mirar el estrecho de Magallanes. 

fWotD Episode 2716: Tomorrow Speculative Fiction Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Friday, 11 October 2024 is Tomorrow Speculative Fiction.Tomorrow Speculative Fiction was a science fiction magazine edited by Algis Budrys, published in print and online in the United States from 1992 to 1999. It was launched by Pulphouse Publishing as part of its attempt to move away from book publishing to magazines, but cash flow problems led Budrys to buy the magazine after the first issue and publish it himself. There were 24 issues as a print magazine from 1993 to 1997, mostly on a bimonthly schedule. The magazine was losing money, and in 1997 Budrys moved to online publishing, rebranding the magazine as tomorrowsf. Readership grew while the magazine was free to read on the web, but plummeted when Budrys began charging for subscriptions. In 1998 Budrys stopped acquiring new fiction, only publishing reprints of his own stories, and in 1999 he shut the magazine down.Tomorrow published many new writers, though few of them went on to successful careers. Well-known authors who appeared in the magazine included Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Harlan Ellison. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction lists The Mines of Behemoth, a novel by Michael Shea, and "Another Story", by Le Guin, as among the best work published in the magazine, but comments that Tomorrow was "rather less satisfying than one might have expected from Budrys: an uneven mix of the superior with the sufficient". Mark R. Kelly, a reviewer for Locus, described the stories as "workmanlike". Tomorrow was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine in 1994 and 1995.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:38 UTC on Friday, 11 October 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Tomorrow Speculative Fiction on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Olivia.

The Dark Prophecy ch. 1 to 5 A new adventure this week! So let's see off Camp Half-Blood and... eh? Wait, what do you mean it's months and months later and they're already in Indiana?! Grumble grumble... okay, this week on Unwise Girls, we talk about the power of a timeskip, how Rick Riordan might try and reach the heights of Le Guin, pure hatred for Hoosiers and Hessians, Leo finally saying ACAB, and two butch ladies living in a magic building. Plus, the cover corner... with a twist!! Come back next week for The Dark Prophecy, ch. 6 to 9! Check out our Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/unwisegirls) Follow the show (https://twitter.com/unwisegirls) Join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/XnhhwzKQ8d) Hosted by Jacqueline (https://twitter.com/swampduchess) and Jane (https://twitter.com/janeyshivers). Edited by Jacqueline. Cover art by Vera (https://twitter.com/Innsmouth_Inn). Intro/outro: "Super Mariocean" by spacepony (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01147)

In this episode, Steve and Paromita sits down with author Benjamin Liar to discuss his latest book, The Failures, an epic blend of science fiction and fantasy. They dive deep into the inspiration behind the story, which Benjamin has been developing for over 30 years, exploring its intricate structure, interlocking puzzles, and multi-dimensional characters. The conversation covers themes of nature, the loss of connection to the natural world, and the beauty of simplicity.They also discuss their favorite books and authors, including China Miéville, Jeff VanderMeer, Neil Stephenson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The guest reveals how Le Guin influenced his pseudonym and shares his thoughts on the blending of science fiction and fantasy genres. In the final part of the episode, Benjamin talks about his journey to publication, the collaborative process behind the book cover design, and his openness to future writing collaborations.Tune in for an engaging conversation filled with insights into the creative process, worldbuilding, and the complexities of The Failures.Find Benjamin here: https://www.benjaminliar.com/Send us a textSupport the showPageChewing.comPAGECHEWING: Comics & Manga PodcastFilm Chewing PodcastSpeculative Speculations PodcastBuy me a coffeeLinktreeJoin Riverside.fm

More podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: A.V. MarracciniTitle: The Employees by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin AitkenMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Vladimir Nabokov's Ada, or ArdorAnton Hur's Toward Eternity and Casella's reviewA.V.'s forthcoming book, These New FragilitiesNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Chain Gang All-StarsPresses discussed:Lolli EditionsNew DirectionsFSG PressFitzarraldoSeven StoriesTorInside the CastleKristina Carlson's Eunuch translated from the Finnish by Mikko AlapuroPsychedlic Ray Bradbury coversJenny Hval's novels, such as Paradise RotSamuel R. DelanyVajra Chandrasekera's The Saint of Bright DoorsGretchen Felker-Martin Manhunt and CuckooJohn TrefryOlga Ravn's My WorkLea Guldditte Hestelund's sculptureInterview with Ravn about Hestelund Le Guin's Carrier Bag theory of fictionArthur C. Clarke/Stanley Kubrick's 2001Stanislaw Lem's FiascoAngélica GorodischerKim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the FuturePhilip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? & Ridley Scott's BladerunnerBattlestar GalacticaUrsula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of DarknessJorge Luis Borges & Italo CalvinoE. Catherine Tobler's The Necessity of StarsStanislaw Lem's SolarisRavn's Twitter @OlgaRavnAV on Twitter @saintsoftness

This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, Tales From Earthsea, the fifth of six Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the story "The Finder," and focuses on Leguin's depiction of Earthsea in its "dark times" hundreds of years before the narratives of the first four books, when Earthsea was divided politically, and the strong preyed upon and exploited the weak. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO You can find over 3,000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Tales From Earthsea -https://amzn.to/46O2nwS

Taylor Driggers joins us to talk about the second volume in C.S. Lewis's SPACE TRILOGY. A richly-described and philosophical science fiction story, PERELANDRA has a lot that's interesting and a lot that's pretty weird when you think about it. A Meal of Thorns is a podcast from the Ancillary Review of Books. Credits:Guest: Taylor Driggers Title: Perelandra by C.S. Lewis Music by Giselle Gabrielle Garcia Artwork by Rob Patterson Opening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Queering Faith in Fantasy Literature: Fantastic Incarnations and the Deconstruction of Theology by Taylor Driggers The Ursula Le Guin Archives Laurie Marks' Elemental Logic novel series Philophantast conference The Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman (and our episode on it) The Two Doctors Górski by Isaac Fellman The other two novels in the Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia The Inklings (wiki link) Lewis's A Grief Observed Lewis's final novel Till We Have Faces Ursula Le Guin's review of Lewis's The Dark Tower Lewis's The Great Divorce, Pilgrim's Regress, and The Screwtape Letters Stephen Metcalf, “Language and Self-Consciousness: The Making and Breaking of C.S. Lewis' Personae” in Word and Story in C. S. Lewis: Language and Narrative in Theory and Practice ed. Peter J. Schakel & Charles A. Huttar Lewis's debate with Elizabeth Anscombe J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Ridley Scott's Alien “Sehnsucht”, the concept of inconsolable longing The Transformers franchise Aamer Rahman on defeating Nazis Satan (Milton's version) Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness and specifically the religion/philosophy of the Handdara Sofia Samatar's The Practice, The Horizon, and the Chain Casella's essay on (not) defending science fiction against criticisms of complicity Taylor's seminar for his work with the Le Guin Fellowship on historicizing queerness in fantasy and “queer hiddenness in the archive”, available online this fall/winter. Greg Egan's “Oracle”, available on his site (and in the collections Oceanic and The Best of Greg Egan) ContactRSS feed | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | +lots of other platforms (let us know if it's not on your favorite)You can follow A Meal of Thorns on Twitter and Bluesky.Email us at mealofthorns@gmail.com.Support the Show!You can support the podcast (and the Ancillary Review of Books) by joining our Patreon. For $5 and up, you get access to ARB's exclusive monthly newsletter, our Discord community, and more to come.Interested in purchasing a book we mentioned on the show? Check the show notes for Bookshop links; we get a cut if you buy them through our Bookshop!It seems small, but it really does help: like and share our posts! Leave a comment or review wherever you find us. The internet's kind of broken, but that kind of thing really does help people hear about the work we're doing.

La editora de Circulo de Tiza, Eva Serrano ha explicado en 'La Ventana' su opinión sobre el enfrentamiento literario entre J. K Rowling y Úrsula K. Le Guin.

For such a slender volume, Ursula K. Le Guin's world changing novel, The Lathe of Heaven (1971), had enough going on to splinter off two different adaptations over time. Nate and Lizzy are joined by return guest Jonathan Franklin, and the trio chisels away at the layers of the book and the TV movies from 1980 (dir. David Loxton and Fred Barzyk) and 2002 (dir. Philip Haas). Join them as they spin out theories on dreams, taoism, art, and the illusion of control. 

This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's novel, Tehanu, the fourth of six Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the relations between men and women, the understandings of gender, and the dimensions of power as key themes in Leguin's text, expressed, argued, and mulled over by characters in the novel. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO You can find over 3,000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Tehanu - https://amzn.to/4ePl470

Decía Úrsula K. Le Guin sobre la fantasía y la ciencia ficción que “a estas alturas, el realismo será quizá la forma menos adecuada de comprender y describir las realidades increíbles de nuestra existencia”. Es por eso por lo que un evento como BetaCamp XR que comenzó el 4 de julio y termina hoy en forma de streaming, investigaciones y reflexiones compartidas en torno a las Realidades Extendidas (XR) con vocación de, a través del arte, recuperar la nostalgia de las primeras tecnologías de realidades extendidas y conectarlas con su presente.El proyecto está englobado dentro de Realities in Transition con la colaboración de L.E.V. Festival en España e iMAL en Bélgica. Hablamos con los artistas Lara  Lesmes (Space Popular) y Carlos Martorell (Shoeg), además de Jesús Jara (Festival L.E.V.).Con Óscar González (Real o Virtual) reflexionamos sobre la importancia del conocimiento tecnológico previo a las obras artísticas XR.Escuchar audio

Content Warning: Like the story this game is based off of, this game will feature heavy themes of child abuse. Listener discretion is advised.The travelers to Omelas have started to realize the nature of the famed city, and that their plans to take in its prosperity are not so simple. What depths, what limits, will they have to go to to Walk Away from Omelas on top?This one shot is heavily based on the Hugo Award winning short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin. It is advised if you're unfamiliar with the story to read it first. It is fairly brief. While we are sure it might be possible to find a copy of it online, it is also available in ebook and book form, with links from the official website for Le Guin, and from your local library. The story was collected in The Wind's Twelve Quarters.Ethan - GMBen - Mahara (They/Them), Spider, Opportunistic Graverobber. They seek to establish an estate in the countryside.Dan - Toron (He/Him), Merchant, (former) Oppressed Laborer. They seek to buy their brother's freedom from prison.

Forlaget A Mock Book udgiver Science Fiction på dansk. De kalder sig et forlag i tiden og udgiver bøger, der taler ind i vores planetariske krise. For dem giver spekulativ fiktion og scifi en særlig mulighed for at tænke og udfolde mulige fremtider. Det var mens DUNE kørte for fulde gardiner i biograferne. Jeg kom gående forbi Politikens Boghal, og så dem ligge der i vinduet: Nyudgivelser af Dune på dansk i et fedt nyt grafisk design. Hvad i alverden gik det ud på!? Det fandt vi ud af da vi inviterede Jacob og Karsten fra A Mock Book på besøg i SCIFI SNAK studiet. A Mock Book har begået en flot liste udgivelser, i det de kalder Gaia serien. Bøgerne er opdaterede nyudgivelser af klassiske værker fra Le Guin, Ballard og Herbert, men også mere spekulative nyere værker. Alt sammen med fokus på at give input til diskussion om planetens fremtid. Det taler ind i en tid, hvor scifi kommer mere på dagsordenen, fordi vi her kan finde ideer og tanker om, hvilke forandringer og løsninger vi står over for. Og til efteråret udgiver A Mock Book sågar klimakrisemanualen over dem alle: Kim Stanley Robinsons "Ministry for the future!" Lyt til en samtale, som giver spændende input til genrens relevans og indsigt i hvordan et mikroforlag opererer. Shownotes - Jacob og Karstens anbefaler: Jacob synes man skal læse: J.G. Ballards "Verden under vand" Karsten giver thumbs up til: Frank Schätzing's "Sværmen"

Content Warning: Like the story this game is based off of, this game will feature heavy themes of child abuse. Listener discretion is advised.Two people are traveling to Omelas, thinking they will be able to harness the power and wealth of Omelas. However, Omelas' prosperity is due to the immense suffering of a child. The world will not bring about the desires of our protagonists, but maybe this city and this child can...This one shot is heavily based on the Hugo Award winning short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin. It is advised if you're unfamiliar with the story to read it first. It is fairly brief. While we are sure it might be possible to find a copy of it online, it is also available in ebook and book form, with links from the official website for Le Guin, and from your local library. The story was collected in The Wind's Twelve Quarters.Ethan - GMBen - Mahara (They/Them), Spider, Opportunistic Graverobber. They seek to establish an estate in the countryside.Dan - Toron (He/Him), Merchant, (former) Oppressed Laborer. They seek to buy their brother's freedom from prison.

Leader of French Far Right political party National Rally, Marine Le Pen has become Pres. Macron's biggest threat, and is part of the dangerous wave of Far Right extremism across the West. Why is the West going gay for fascism? Are things ever going to feel ok again? A story of hope from Thomasville, Alabama, talking elephants, and a quick note on Le Guin w/ Janaya Future Khan

Claudy Siar et Carina Brito donnent la parole aux auditeurs qui s'expriment sur des sujets de leur choix et s'adressent aux invités. Invités : Serge Abatucci, comédien qui incarne Mouammar Kadhafi dans la pièce de Véronique Kanor Moi Kadhafi. Du 5 au 9 juin 2024, le Lavoir moderne de Paris accueille l'odyssée théâtrale. Et Fish Killa, artiste chanteur guinéen, membre fondateur du groupe Instinct Killers. Le 25 mai 2024, il a sorti sa dernière chanson Fan touché, extraite de son prochain EP. Pour visionner les clips, cliquez sur les titres des chansons :Fish Killa - Peleté peletéLiveFish Killa - Fan TouchéFish Killa - EnergyRetrouvez notre playlist sur Deezer. 

One big story about a complex patient. Books: Nixonland by Perlstein, The Lathe of Heaven by Le Guin

This recording from May 7, 2024. Signum University Graduate School presents Thesis Theater with Trevor Brierly on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 2pm ET, on the subject of Tolkien's "Vision of Faërie" in "Smith of Wootton Major." Tolkien's story "Smith of Wootton Major", written in 1965, and an accompanying essay written at the same time, provide a rich understanding of Tolkien's "Vision of Faërie" that goes significantly beyond earlier critical works such "On Fairy-stories" and "Mythopoeia". A close reading and analysis approach to "Smith" and the essay indicate that Tolkien saw Faërie as necessary, universal, beneficent and transformative to humanity. In order to fully appreciate what "Smith" has to say about Faërie, it must be understood that "Smith" is neither an allegory nor primarily autobiographical and should be seen as a "fairy-story", a story about a human journeying in the Faërie realm. The essay adds to our understanding of Faërie as it tells a parallel story concerning Faërie intervening in Wootton Major, to restore contact with the enchantment of Faërie that is being lost. "Smith" and the essay together are important for understanding Tolkien's increasingly sophisticated and elevated view of Faërie, which he claimed was "as necessary for the health and complete functioning of the Human as is sunlight for physical life." About the Presenter: N. Trevor Brierly is a software engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the industry. He has a background in literature with an MLIS from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA in English from George Mason University. His research interests include worldbuilding in speculative fiction, Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Le Guin, Shakespeare, and the Renaissance. He has presented working papers on “Lord of the Rings”, “Dune”, “King Lear”, worldbuilding, and other topics. He has published an essay “Worldbuilding Design Patterns in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien” in “Sub-creating Arda” (Walking Tree Publishers, 2019) and is co-editor of “Discovering Dune” from McFarland Books (2022). He lives in Northern Virginia and enjoys books, jazz, tea and cats. About Signum Thesis Theaters Each of our master's students writes a thesis at the end of their degree program, exploring a topic of their choice. The Thesis Theater is their opportunity to present their research to a general audience, and answer questions. All are welcome to attend! Registration is open for the Summer 2024 semester until May 10th! To view our upcoming courses: https://signumuniversity.org/degree-p.... Learn about Signum University's mission, leadership and more: https://signumuniversity.org/about/. Want to enjoy Signum's educational offerings? Start here! https://signumuniversity.org/non-degr....

This is a segment of episode 357 of Last Born In The Wilderness, “The Ambiguous Utopia: Fiction, History, & Hope In A Dying World w/ Margaret Killjoy.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/margaret-killjoy-2 Learn more about Margaret's work: https://linktr.ee/margaretkilljoy Fiction, as Margaret Killjoy points to in this interview, isn't good at providing blueprints, it's about finding the aspiration of what to look forward to; fiction is better at asking questions than providing answers. A good piece of creative storytelling can make the reader feel what it's like to live in the “ambiguous utopia” of LeGuin's The Dispossessed or Killjoy's A Country of Ghosts, and take us to a place that may be difficult for us to imagine existing otherwise, as much as we may long for it. Such a creative exercise can help us see what subtle and complex problems may arise in such a situation, hence the ambiguity of the “ambiguous utopia.” Margaret Killjoy is a transfeminine author born and raised in Maryland who was spent her adult life traveling with no fixed home. A 2015 graduate of Clarion West, Margaret's short fiction has been published by Tor.com, Strange Horizons, Vice's Terraform, and Fireside Fiction, amongst others. She is the author of We Won't Be Here Tomorrow, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion, and The Barrow Will Send What it May. She is also the host of the podcast Live Like the World is Dying and Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff on iHeartRadio. WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast SUBSTACK: https://lastborninthewilderness.substack.com BOOK LIST: https://bookshop.org/shop/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

In the 1960s, Ursula K. le Guin represented a changing of the guard in science fiction literature. She was part of a generation of novelists who questioned the colonist mindset which had influenced American sci-fi for most of the 20th century. Le Guin came to this understanding not just as a moral stance or an intellectual exercise. Issues of racism and colonialism were personal to her. This episode, originally titled “The Word For Man Is Ishi,” comes from the podcast The Last Archive from Pushkin Industries hosted by Jill Lepore and Ben Naddaff-Hafrey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, Tyler sat down with Jerusalem Demsas, staff writer at The Atlantic, to discuss three books: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, and Of Boys and Men by Richard V. Reeves. Spanning centuries and genres and yet provoking similar questions, these books prompted Tyler and Jerusalem to wrestle with enduring questions about human nature, gender dynamics, the purpose of travel, and moral progress, including debating whether Le Guin prefers the anarchist utopia she depicts, dissecting Swift's stance on science and slavery, questioning if travel makes us happier or helps us understand ourselves, comparing Gulliver and Shevek's alienation and restlessness, considering Swift's views on the difficulty of moral progress, reflecting on how feminism links to moral progress and gender equality, contemplating whether imaginative fiction or policy analysis is more likely to spur social change, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded May 22nd, 2023. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Jerusalem on X Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.