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The Baltimore Science Fiction Society has announced (via File 770) its slate of six finalists for the annual Compton Crook Award, which honors the best genre work from a debut author. The award was first established by the BSFS in 1983, and is handed out during the society’s annual convention, Balticon, the Maryland Regional Science Fiction Convention. The award was established to honor fantasy author Stephen Tall, who wrote under the name Compton Crook. Here are this year’s finalists: Arc...

London-based Indian restaurant group Gunpowder is launching a delivery-only offshoot available across the capital thats centred around the Northern Indian tradition of dum biryani. Called Empire Biryani, the brand is inspired by founders Harneet Baweja and Devina Seths memories of celebratory occasions that featured the dish as a centrepiece. All dishes on the Empire Biryani menu will be prepared fresh every morning and delivered via courier to addresses within t...