“But adequately stigmatizing Rowling’s weaponization of childhood not only requires personal withdrawal for most people, it necessitates something much more difficult: being a giant fucking killjoy. You should tell people discussing the show that you’re not watching it, and why, and you should let yourself openly cringe at your sister-in-law’s Harry Potter tote bag, and you should bring up unprompted that the onslaught of legislation against trans people makes you sad and angry, presuming it does, and you should do this because, not despite, the fact that it will make you look annoying as hell and may make everyone present uncomfortable.”

https://defector.com/its-time-to-grow-up-hbo-harry-potter

What an amazing view of Earth from Artemis II.

The Sun is behind the Earth, illuminating a thin crescent. This low-light shot, taken by Reid Wiseman using a Nikon D5, shows auroras over the poles, city lights, and the glow of the atmosphere.

And yes, there are stars!

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/ #space #science #nature #technology

A noi di Novilunio le sfide piacciono. Nonostante in campo letterario non ce ne siano tante, ne abbiamo trovata una perfetta per noi: quella lanciata da M. Maponi sul suo blog personale, in cui invoca dal pubblico recensioni con elementi critici.

Dunque ci siamo messi all’opera, e abbiamo scelto di parlarvi della novella Questo Continuo Scavare, edita Delos Digital nel 2025.

[https://www.edizioninovilunio.it/questo-continuo-scavare-di-m-maponi/]

#Fantasy #Weird #Fantascienza #Libri

The ICC prosecutor has faced more punishment for holding war criminals accountable than Netanyahu has for committing genocide.

Imagine explaining this to future generations.

Yet another #Artemis II article (from a French press agency, no less) ignoring that propulsion, power, & life support to the Orion capsule are provided by ESA’s European Service Module.

Built in Bremen by Airbus, with parts from all over Europe, e.g. solar wings made in Leiden.

Also no mention of the fact that the ESM’s for the Moon-landing Artemis IV & V missions are to be supplied as part of ESA’s contribution to the Lunar Gateway.

Which NASA cancelled last week.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/03/artemis-ii-astronauts-rocket-towards-the-moon-after-breaking-free-of-earths-orbit

When someone says they don't like speculative fiction because it's "not realistic" I'm always reminded of this meme 😂

@worldbuilding @humor @[email protected] @aiop

#Monsterdon #MonstersInc
#SpeculativeFiction #FantasyBooks
#FantasyMemes #SciFiMemes #Fantasy #SciFi #Meme #Memes #Humor #Humour #Funny #Satire
#Low #High #Epic #Science #Opera #Hard #CottageCore #SolarPunk #Comedic #Whatever #GiveMeAllYouveGot

Putting this out there again, because I'm unsure how reach works in the Fediverse and how I can connect to the people I want to find:

Any SFF/horror writers out there writing in unorthodox styles, formats, or mediums? Mild or extreme, books with other stories in the footnotes, flash fiction universes, or stories told via geocache, doesn't matter. I wanna connect!

#Writing #WritingCommunity #Indie #IndieAuthor #Fantasy #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Horror #HorrorCommunity #FlashFiction #Microfiction