We wrap up The Sparrow. We loved it and it made us sad. We're also blown away at the quality of books being made into TV shows. Well, only a pilot and a trailer but so far so good. But should you risk reading a book and seeing a movie or TV show too? Maybe not! Plus, we get a hint at a sequel to Ready Player One!
Ready Player Two? A sci-fi sequel is in the works.
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There's a new Substack for speculative fiction and it looks great
Email newsletters are obviously the cool new thing, and there are a lot of great (and not-so-great) journalists and opinion writers making serious money through Substack. But I've wondering for… READ THE REST
Embrace the Manic Pixie Dream Witch!
We're happy for the Hugos, sad for the last Terry Pratchett novel, and J.R.R. Tolkien has a new book. Plus, we wrap up Uprooted by Naomi Novik and make our… READ THE REST
Why you should welcome the robots
Tom and Veronica talk to J-F Dubeau, author of 'The Life Engineered,' about why we should build more robots. READ THE REST
Until the end of the day on July 5, you can get Windows 11 Pro for a one-time $10.49 payment
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: You have until 11:59 p.m. PT on July 5 to get Windows 11 Pro for only $10.49. Microsoft… READ THE REST
We found one lifetime license that can replace 27 subscriptions, and it's only $30
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get the enSili Mac Bundle and grab 27 native Mac apps for $30. Mac users tend… READ THE REST
Want to cut back on screen time? Start with this $112 old-school flip phone (MSRP $269.99)
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Teleport back to simpler times with this Kyocera DuraXE Epic E4830 flip phone, now for just $111.99… READ THE REST