Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 03:20 am
Sunday, March 1st, 2026 11:17 am
and on the packaging it says:
"This product is not a toy and is intended for collection or use by individuals aged 14 or above"
They're superhero stickers! 14 and above! What do they think kids are doing, eating them!?
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"This product is not a toy and is intended for collection or use by individuals aged 14 or above"
They're superhero stickers! 14 and above! What do they think kids are doing, eating them!?
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Monday, March 2nd, 2026 02:12 pm
Interactive .PDF maps and floorplans for ready-made tabletop roleplaying campaigns from 0one Games.
Bundle of Holding: Campaign Starters
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Monday, March 2nd, 2026 12:36 pm
The nomination period for the 2026 Aurora Awards is officially open! All CSFFA members can log into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association website at and submit up to five works in each our ten categories. Please only nominate what you're familiar with. Nominations close 11:59pm EST on April 4th, 2026.
Nominate here
Nominate here
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Monday, March 2nd, 2026 09:08 am
In this, Young People Read Old SFF's 10th year, a new project!
Young People Read Old Science Fiction Stories Edited By Cele Goldsmith: April in Paris by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Sunday, March 1st, 2026 02:07 pm
I seek remote work in order to remain employable.
Not apologizing for that, and I'd better not be systematically blacklisted for it either.
Not apologizing for that, and I'd better not be systematically blacklisted for it either.
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Sunday, March 1st, 2026 11:29 am
You too can fund James Nicoll Reviews, a never-dimming beacon of joyful optimism in a burning dumpster world!
March 2026 Patreon Boost
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Friday, February 27th, 2026 09:17 am
Not me specifically, I don't think, she just wants to offload a rabbit on somebody.
I actually would like a rabbit, but I think I probably have enough pets. Also, my sister would surely lose her mind.
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I actually would like a rabbit, but I think I probably have enough pets. Also, my sister would surely lose her mind.
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Thursday, February 26th, 2026 08:52 am
And was there not a king somewhere who said:
“Back, waves! I do command you!” I forget
His name, beloved, or his race, and yet
I know the story and am comforted.
The tides will rise, are rising—see, they spread
About your robes, your ermine will be wet,
Your velvet shoes, your dear dear feet! Ah let
Me warn you, sir, the waves will reach your head!
My king, my kingly love, how shall we stay
The bold broad lifting of this lovely sea?
What is the master word that we must say
To bring these roaring waters to the knee?
The other king went scampering away!
Will you so do? Or will you drown with me?
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This poem is by Leonora Speyer
“Back, waves! I do command you!” I forget
His name, beloved, or his race, and yet
I know the story and am comforted.
The tides will rise, are rising—see, they spread
About your robes, your ermine will be wet,
Your velvet shoes, your dear dear feet! Ah let
Me warn you, sir, the waves will reach your head!
My king, my kingly love, how shall we stay
The bold broad lifting of this lovely sea?
What is the master word that we must say
To bring these roaring waters to the knee?
The other king went scampering away!
Will you so do? Or will you drown with me?
This poem is by Leonora Speyer
Sunday, March 1st, 2026 09:04 am
The Ringworld is doomed! Doomed to subpar sequels!
The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld, volume 2) by Larry Niven
Saturday, February 28th, 2026 09:07 pm
This is some wag the dog garbage, but with worse naming, isn’t it.
Saturday, February 28th, 2026 04:34 pm
Saturday, February 28th, 2026 08:54 am
20 (!) works new to me: almost all fantasy. It's striking how little prose SF here is in the mix and how what there is is confined to the older works I acquired.
Books Received, February 21 — February 27
Poll #34301 Books Received, February 21 — February 27
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 40
Which of these look interesting?
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Mirrorwoven by Bori Cser (July 2026)
7 (17.5%)
Bodies of Magic by Marske Freya (September 2026)
16 (40.0%)
The Wretched Divine by Adalyn Grace (September 2026)
5 (12.5%)
Hawk & Sparrow by Ayana Gray (September 2026)
5 (12.5%)
When Shadows Burn by Vanessa Le (December 2026)
4 (10.0%)
Call Me Traitor by Everina Maxwell (October 2026)
14 (35.0%)
Trunk No. 3 by Allie Millington (October 2026)
8 (20.0%)
Lightning and Thunder by Sara Raasch (December 2026)
4 (10.0%)
East of Envy by Nikki Saint Crowe (November 2026)
5 (12.5%)
Outgunned — Action Flicks Vol. 3 by by Riccardo “Rico” Sirignano and Simone Formicola with art by Daniela Giubellini (February 2026)
4 (10.0%)
Outgunned Superheroes by Riccardo “Rico” Sirignano and Simone Formicola with art by Daniela Giubellini (February 2026)
5 (12.5%)
The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls by Jessica Spotswood (August 2026)
4 (10.0%)
Antilia: Sword And Song by Kate Story (June 2018)
2 (5.0%)
Antilia: Seer and Sacrifice by Kate Story (May 2019)
2 (5.0%)
Blasted by Kate Story (August 2008)
5 (12.5%)
Ferry Back the Gifts by Kate Story (November 2022)
3 (7.5%)
This Insubstantial Pageant by Kate Story (October 2017)
6 (15.0%)
Nightjars by Michael Wehunt (September 2026)
2 (5.0%)
The Dreamless by Jen Williams (May 2026)
6 (15.0%)
It Looks Like You in the Dark by Mathilda Zeller (October 2026)
12 (30.0%)
Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.5%)
Cats!
28 (70.0%)
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Saturday, February 28th, 2026 08:46 am
It's almost March 2026, somehow. I hope March 2026 to January 21, 2029 goes by as quickly...
20 works reviewed. 10 by women (50%), 8 by men (40%), 1 by non-binary authors (5%), 1 by authors whose gender is unknown (5%), and 8 by POC (40%).
More details here.
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Friday, February 27th, 2026 11:01 pm
Did you know vultures are sexually monomorphic? Females and males look so much alike that it's difficult to sex them unless you personally watch one lay an egg (and even then bird genes are delightfully unpredictable). Just another awesome vulture fact I learned from the raptor centre insta.
Further, condors (aka Really Big Vultures) can reproduce via parthenogenesis. Here are some excellent queer bird stickers. I have ordered the asexual condor and the trans kookaburra.
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Further, condors (aka Really Big Vultures) can reproduce via parthenogenesis. Here are some excellent queer bird stickers. I have ordered the asexual condor and the trans kookaburra.
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Friday, February 27th, 2026 09:39 pm
Seen on the Watsfic discord, qwp
Heyeveryone,
**It is with great pride that I announce WATSFIC's 50ᵗʰ Anniversary!** On January 13th, 1976, we were officially recognized by the Federation of Students as a student club. For 50-years since then we have been nerding out to all facets of Sci-Fi and Fantasy. From the original release of Star Wars and the animated Lord of the Rings films, to Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, and Wargaming.
To celebrate our first half-century as a club at UW, **we are hosting our 50ᵗʰ Anniversary Event on March 7ᵗʰ. Join us from 11 AM to 11 PM in MC 4041 and 4042** as we take a walk down memory lane. With stops along Ravenloft and the White Plume Mountain, glimpses of the wonders and horrors of space with Mothership and Warhammer, casual pitstops with Board Games and Magic: The Gathering, and some nice R&R complete with classic films and painting.
**Please Sign-Up using this form :**
Walk-Ins are welcome, however, we cannot guarantee space for everyone at every activity.
**We'd like to thank everyone** for helping keep this club going strong for 50 years, **and invite you all, first-year to alumni, to join us in this once in a 50-year celebration** of nerdom at the University of Waterloo!
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Friday, February 27th, 2026 02:47 pm
Noted author, bigot Dan Simmons reported dead of stroke.
Friday, February 27th, 2026 09:06 am
The Sicilian debacle leaves Syracuse with seven thousand Athenian prisoners slowly starving in a quarry. What better time to stage a play?
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
Friday, February 27th, 2026 07:12 am
Rodgers and Hammerstein weren't Canadian, and so what?
This signature tune from "South Pacific" speaks of dangers we know too well.
This signature tune from "South Pacific" speaks of dangers we know too well.
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