Well, today has been a Day, and it comes at the end of a Week. Readers, I am worn out. I’m also disappointed that I didn’t get nearly as much accomplished this week as I’d hoped to, but mostly I’m just ready to go to bed, even though it’s only 9:30. Fortunately, this coming week finally sees my availability change go into effect at the day job, which means far fewer too-early nights and hopefully much more productive time in the afternoons and evenings.
I did manage to read a couple of books this week–Justina Ireland’s Dread Nation (it’s great, and you should be reading it right now instead of this) and The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg (also good)–and I watched Jesus Christ Superstar Live, which was excellent. I also managed to get out my Spring Reading List, and I’m doing some Gormenghast re-reading as well so that I can get back to work on that project this week. It was also my partner’s birthday on Thursday, as well as my day off work, so we had a nice day together and a good dinner at a good local pizza place. Mostly, though, I’ve been working and tired from work, which seems to be the story of my life so far this year, and even I’m getting bored of it.
That said, I’m stoked to be getting back to work on Gormenghast, and I’m cautiously optimistic that I’ll be able to write about The Expanse, season three of which starts this Wednesday, and Into the Badlands, which is back on in two weeks.
Speaking of Into the Badlands, I’m still kind of pissed about Veil being fridged at the end of season two, but season three looks pretty good:
And speaking of Gormenghast, it looks like it may be getting another television adaptation.
Meanwhile, Orientalism is Alive and Well in American Cinema.
Molly Ringwald looked back on the movies she made with John Hughes and how her feelings about them have changed in the era of #MeToo.
It makes sense that current criticisms of Ready Player One would be part of a cultural shift in response to Gamergate.
Tor.com is giving away the ebook of All Systems Red by Martha Wells for FREE through April 10. It’s fab, and you definitely want it if you don’t already have it.
Pre-orders are open for L.D. Lewis’s A Ruin of Shadows, a novella set in the same world as her 2017 novelette, “Chesirah.”
Check out this World Sci-Fi Storybundle. It’s fantastic.
Justina Ireland was profiled at Vulture.
Catherynne M. Valente shared her Favorite Bit of Space Opera.
Tor.com has lists of this month’s new releases:
Mythcreants points out 6 illogical genre aesthetics.
This is something I struggle with, to be honest, but it’s okay to give up on mediocre books (because we’re all going to die).
Mary Berry is going to be on a new cooking show on BBC One!
On the one hand, I don’t super care about Lost in Space, like, at all, but on the other hand, Parker Posey is playing a gender-swapped Dr. Smith:
I am very slowly starting to get hyped for this Han Solo movie, in spite of myself. Tonight, for the first time, I admitted to my partner that I want to go see it at the theater.
SF Bluestocking 