cartography A deep dive into Tolkien's iconic Middle-earth map Gareth Branwyn

books Here's how to break all high fantasy stories into two distinct subgenres Devin Nealy

kickstarter A peek inside Mike Mignola's illustrated edition of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, with annotations by Lemony Snicket Gareth Branwyn

tabletop gaming Will player boycotts hurt the forthcoming D&D movie? Gareth Branwyn

science fiction There's a new Substack for speculative fiction and it looks great Thom Dunn

short stories Movie trailer for Cat Person turns the viral short story into a high-stakes thriller Thom Dunn

art Dungeons & Dragons puts the kibosh on AI art for its products David Pescovitz

books Author Michael Chabon recreates the Science Fiction section from the bookstore of his youth Ruben Bolling

science fiction Clarion Writer's Workshop Fundraiser offers signed books, Tuckerizations, and more Thom Dunn

mermaids Dr. Jalondra Davis researches and teaches courses about mermaids Jennifer Sandlin

colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro

illustration Illustrator and humorist Bruce McCall has passed away Ruben Bolling

transgender Tarot expert, comic writer, and trans icon Rachel Pollack has passed away Thom Dunn

tabloids Boozy Obamas and Trump's civil war in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

star wars Mark Hamill voices a Ukrainian air raid app's alerts Jason Weisberger

video games Power Wash Simulator now canonically part of Final Fantasy Grant St. Clair

science fiction Sci-fi magazines are getting inundated with AI fiction submissions Thom Dunn

books She Who Knows, a new trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor Elías Villoro

Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Otherspace: a science-fictional place for when no other space will do Jesse Sheidlower

television Trailer: Hello Tomorrow! is the show retro-futurism fans have been waiting for Devin Nealy