TV: Queer Eye for the Jedi
Tired of no LGBTI people in Star Wars movies? Well the Queer Eye guys are here to take on the galaxy. Vulture has done a hilarious video mashing up scenes from Netflix’s Queer Eye with scenes from the Star Wars movies. Bobby (poor Bobby) is replaced by Yoda, and Jonathan Van Ness is ready to give Luke some moisture to that dusty beard. C-3PO wanders in during some of the interstitial scenes. Also Jabba the Hut (in a Nascar) hat gets a much needed makeover. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News
ANNOUNCEMENT: Closer, by F.E. Feeley Jr.
QSFer F.E. Feeley Jr. has a new MM Horror book out: Maplewood, Vermont is a picturesque town filled with unique shops, unique homes, and a quaint familiarity all centered around a lake with an unusual history. Legends, old as well as Urban, float around like the mist that hovers above the lake at break of dawn. But they’re just stories, right? Hayden Moore’s life was destroyed when his husband, Malcolm, was murdered. Giving up his job as an assistant district attorney in Boston, Hayden moved to the little burg of Maplewood to recover. A new life. A fresh start. However, … Read more
FOR READERS: What Fires You Up?
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Charli Coty: What makes you want to talk about a book you read, to spread that “word of mouth” action that can really put a book (and sometimes the author too) on the map? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
FILM: Bisexual Lighting Shows All the Avengers Are Gay, Say Fans
When Avengers: Infinity War hits cinemas in a few short weeks, dozens of superheroes will attempt to stop intergalactic dictator Thanos from destroying Earth and the very bonds of existence. And all of them are bisexual, apparently. Promotional shots released ahead of the blockbuster that’s been 10 years in the making seem to imply as much, with their copious amounts of bisexual lighting. By Josh Jackman – Full Story at PinkNews
CALL: Fairy tales about summer nights
Online fairy tale, folklore, and mythology magazine Enchanted Conversation wants stories and comics with a “summer nights” theme for its June issue, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Read the full post on Dale Cameron Lowry’s blog for writers.
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Power of Love, by Sydney Blackburn & Lina Langley
QSFers Sydney Blackburn and Lina Langley have a new MM superhero book out: The #1 rule of superhero training camp is you don’t talk about superhero training camp. Or your parents. Or their powers, which is the only thing saving Vince’s life—he’s the son of a notorious supervillain. But the secret could become a deadly deception when he falls into a super-powered entanglement with gorgeously heroic cabinmate Locke. When their instructor disappears, Vince’s father may be to blame. Torn between loyalties, Vince’s greatest fear is that his father’s taint will corrupt him and poison his heart against Locke. Vince might … Read more
Stephen Hawking on Colonizing Alien Worlds
The computer-generated voice of the late physicist Stephen Hawking will address audiences once again from their television screens on March 25, during his appearance in one of the last TV projects of his life. In the Smithsonian Channel documentary “Leaving Earth: Or How to Colonize a Planet,” Hawking shares his long-held vision of humanity confronting an uncertain future on Earth by looking to the stars, and setting a course that will lead us to one day inhabit distant worlds beyond our own solar system. Where we would go, how we would get there and what it would take to make … Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT/GUEST POST: Social Media Central, by Kevin Klehr
QSFer Kevin Klehr has a new bi sci fi book out: In an age where everyone lives their lives through a screen, no one has more celebrity status than fashion blogger, Madeline Q. In a chance meeting, Tayler, loner and geek, is introduced to her world of parties, fan worship, and seduction. But as his own star rises, Madeline Q is arrested for murder. There’s just one problem—there is no corpse. Tayler soon learns that fiction blurs reality on Social Media Central. TAYLeR Book One Social Media Central Trailer: https://youtu.be/__cxd3lNadY https://vimeo.com/259627648 NineStar Press | Amazon Guest Post THE ORIGINS OF … Read more