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Another Day of the Triffids...Today

Quick link: Andrew Porter points at us this BBC news article about a forthcoming BBC adaptation of The Day of the Triffids, which starts by asking "why are we still prepared to believe in a post-apocalyptic world roamed by flesh-eating semi-sentient plants? And do we have a love affair with fictionalised destruction?"

Apex Magazine's November and December offeringsToday

Apex Magazine's most recent online issues include fiction by Michael A. Burstein, Anil Menon, Jennifer Pelland...

British artist James Cawthorn diesToday

British sf/f artist James Cawthorn (1929-2008) was instrumental in defining the early look of Elric of Melniboné...

Apex taking pre-orders for Harvey and Jessup novellasToday

Apex Book Company's stand-alone novella program announces its third and fourth titles, both publishing in early April: works by Sara M. Harvey and Paul Jessup...

Actor Paul Bendict DiesYesterday

American character actor Paul Benedict (1938-2008) was best known as British neighbor Bentley on The Jeffersons...