Mad linkage:
The five most overused expressions on the internet.
Tropical storm Agatha opens up massive, horrifying sinkholes in Guatemala City.
Are mobile phones responsible for the disappearance of honey bees?
The 50 sexiest women on Star Trek.
Michael Moorcock on J. G. Ballard.
Oil spill kills one of our favorite memes.
Bizarre sex examsSome of the greatest tourist-y things to do in NYC.
Ursula K. LeGuin and the world forest.
William Gibson’s favorite science fiction novels.
Australian aboriginal rock art may depict giant bird extinct for 40,000 years.
Close relationship to mom leads to better romance later.
The images in this post are obviously from the influential British science fiction pulp magazine, New Worlds, which expired in the late 90s. From here and here.
You can find an art challenge to (re)invent covers for New Worlds (it’s last issue was #222) at Warren Ellis’ Whitechapel message board.
The agitprop pop of M.I.A.
California as the world.
Borrowing architecture from the zone of alienation.
Gwyneth Paltrow was terrified of Mickey Rourke. So say we all.
