I kinda love this essay. Lovely comparison of character tropes and plot beats that Star Trek and Master and Commander have in common. And yeah, I'm always partial to calling out that Master and Commander was an _amazing_ movie. <3

And in particular, since this essay calls out several similarities between Jack Aubrey and James T. Kirk, I'd be willing to bet that a big part of this is that the Aubrey-Maturin novels _and_ Star Trek owe a fair amount of debt to Horatio Hornblower!

https://reactormag.com/master-and-commander-is-a-great-star-trek-movie/

#StarTrek #MasterAndCommander #ReactorMag

I quite like this essay about the various portrayals of Lois Lane. And honestly, this pitches a real good argument for watching Gunn's Superman once it finally hits streaming, which is when my house will be able to see it.

https://reactormag.com/the-lois-lane-test/

#Superman #LoisLane #ReactorMag

Huge thanks to #ReactorMag and #FranWilde for their kind words today, it means so much to us to be a part of this community. We can't do it without you!

Our fundraiser will end on May 31st and we still have a long way to go. Consider making a donation @ igg.me/at/locusmag2025

Murder by Memory Sees Author Olivia Waite Confidently Shift Genres - Reactor
https://reactormag.com/book-review-murder-by-memory-by-olivia-waite/

#books #bookstodon #sff #sffbooks #sffbookclub #ReactorMag #mystery

I _really_ liked this essay on Reactor. As a woman in STEM, I pretty much went YES THIS at every single paragraph.

But also, as a fan of Severance. ;)

(Read with caution, as the essay DOES contain spoilers for both season 1 and season 2.)

#Severance #ReactorMag

https://reactormag.com/severance-and-the-women-of-stem/

So there are rumblings going around of an attempt to not only remake Irwin Allen's 60's-era shows, but to do them in an organized, shared-universe kind of way.

Speaking as a fan of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, all I can say to this is:

ADMIRAL HARRIET NELSON AND CAPTAIN LEAH CRANE OR GTFO

😆

#ReactorMag #IrwinAllen #VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea

https://reactormag.com/irwin-allens-1960s-sci-fi-shows-to-become-a-new-television-universe/

As they usually do at this time of year, Reactor (previously Tor.com), a publisher of terrific scifi and fantasy, puts out a free ebook of some of their favourite short stories from the year.

There is always some amazing, creative, thoroughly weird, and sometimes crazy mind-blowing, stuff in these. The 2024 edition is just up and available in EPUB and PDF:

https://reactormag.com/download-some-of-the-best-from-reactor-2024-edition/

#scifi #fantasy #fiction #ShortStories #reactormag #reactor

We finally finished watching Agatha All Along at the Murkworks, so I was able to finally read this essay on Reactor. I quite liked it, especially this part:

"If you told me a few years ago that I’d be watching a Marvel show starring older women and queer people, I’d have laughed. No way! The MCU is the domain of Captain America and Iron Man. They’d never let people like me into that world. Now I’m planning my Lilia Calderu cosplay for Comic-Con."

Spoilers for the entire series, so bookmark this to come back to later if you haven't watched it yet.

#ReactorMag #MCU #AgathaAllAlong

https://reactormag.com/agatha-all-along-nailed-some-profound-truths-about-witchcraft/

Bookish Death Cleaning: On What We Keep, and What It Means
By Molly Templeton
@darthmoll

"And there’s always another story to tell myself about why I have all these #books. They’re my #library, my memory; they’re also my #nostalgia, for better or worse, for having been the person who read some of these books, and the person who dreamed of #reading others."

https://reactormag.com/bookish-death-cleaning-on-what-we-keep-and-what-it-means/

Via #reactormag