Tumblr is rolling out a new web interface, and it looks a lot like X (formerly Twitter) Clarissa MohamedAugust 17, 20230179 views Tumblr is officially rolling out a new look for its web browser after testing it with select users over the past month. The new navigation interface looks a lot like… Read more
Fifteen years in and still early to the industry with Marco Zappacosta from Thumbtack Clarissa MohamedAugust 17, 20230128 views Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Marco Zappacosta, the co-founder and CEO of Thumbtack, a startup… Read more
‘Dune Messiah’ Feels Like a First Draft Richmond GreggAugust 8, 20230226 views The 1969 novel Dune Messiah is a sequel to Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic Dune. TV writer Andrea Kail is a diehard fan of the original Dune, but has always found… Read more
Last Year’s Sci-Fi Was More Genre-Bending Than Ever Richmond GreggAugust 8, 20230131 views The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022, which collects 20 of the best fantasy and science fiction stories of the past year, features a wide range of characters and… Read more
‘The Last of Us’ Is a Zombie Story With Heart Richmond GreggAugust 8, 20230144 views HBO’s hit series The Last of Us is based on a popular video game from Naughty Dog. Science fiction author Zach Chapman appreciates that the show is a faithful adaptation… Read more
The Dungeons & Dragons Movie Is a First-Rate Comedy Richmond GreggAugust 8, 20230132 views The new movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the popular tabletop role-playing game to life with great writing and strong production values. Michael Witwer, author of Empire of… Read more
‘Under Alien Skies’ Will Fuel the Next Generation of Sci-Fi Richmond GreggAugust 8, 20230138 views Phil Plait, creator of the popular astronomy blog Bad Astronomy, credits his interest in outer space partly to his childhood love of science fiction movies such as Angry Red Planet… Read more
Robert Asprin Was One of Sci-Fi’s Most Colorful Characters Richmond GreggAugust 8, 20230146 views Robert Asprin was a fantasy and science fiction author best known for his humorous Myth Adventures novels, and for coediting the groundbreaking Thieves’ World series of shared-world anthologies. Author and… Read more
Classic Sci-Fi Movies Are Kind of Preachy Richmond GreggAugust 8, 20230133 views The 1970s were one of the most overtly political decades for science fiction filmmaking. Humor writer Tom Gerencer grew up watching movies such as Logan’s Run, Silent Running, and Beneath… Read more
‘Rhymer’ Combines Scottish Ballads With Alien Elves Richmond GreggAugust 8, 20230139 views Gregory Frost’s fantasy novel Rhymer puts a fresh spin on Thomas the Rhymer, a character from Scottish folklore whose poems were reputed to predict the future. “It’s the origin story… Read more