Iron Man 3

Finally got around to seeing Iron Man 3. Predictably, by the time I got around to finding some time to actually go to the cinema no theater in Zagreb was screening the 3D version. There was an up side to this though – I used the time my kid was taking a nap to pop […]

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Richard Matheson (1926-2013)

I never got around to reading a book by Richard Matheson. His novel I am Legend (1954) has been on my reading list forever, and somehow it never feels like the right time. I also never saw The Omega Man and have managed to skip seeing the 2007 film with Will Smith.

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Around the world in 80 stories

Got a really interesting email today from the young Austrian author whom I have already mentioned on this blog. It is a great initiative by a German publisher who is planning an anthology of 80 SF stories from around the world. I would love to see Australian authors as well as non-English speaking European featured […]

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Gillian’s report on Conflux 9

I have met many wonderful people in Australia. With some I spent more time than with others, and often it had much to do with luck. Thus, I met Sue Ann Barber in Melbourne and got to see her and hang out with her later in Sydney and in Canberra. Some, on the other hand, […]

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