Daniel Dern News Today

(0) The Saturday Scroll will be a short one. I am on my way to celebrate my sister-in-law’s birthday -- which will feel a bit incongruous because I’m still shocked and saddened by this first piece of news: (1) DEB GEISLER, FN (1957-2024). Dr. Deborah M. Geisler (Deb), chair of Noreascon 4, the 2004 Worldcon,

(1) PROLOGUE. Daniel Dern is champing at the bit to explain today’s Scroll title “(This Is) A Fine Paranormal Romance”. Deets: Via the Kern & Fields song “A Fine Romance”, "...written for the musical film, Swing Time, where it was co-introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers." Here's that video clip: And one of my

(1) HELP NEEDED. Writer Richard Kadrey, whose work includes the Sandman Slim novels, is asking for financial help in a GoFundMe for “Medical bills, rent, and a big, hungry cat”. This is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do, but my back is against the wall. Because of physical and mental health

By Daniel Dern: I’d been noodling this piece on “where to find/e-find Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s fiction” for the past few weeks, and, conveniently, Item (1) in the Dec 15, 2023 scroll, noting and excerpting Episode 214 of Scott Edelman’s Eating the Fantastic podcast both motivated me to finish this piece — and saves me some background contextual exposition re

(1) BRAND NEW AUDIO FEATURE. Daniel Dern sent a music video playlist to accompany his Pixel Scroll title today. “Lullabye of Broadway” (from 42nd Street) 'Lullaby of Broadway' | 42nd Street 42nd Street Broadway Revival Tony Award Presentation “Birdland” Weather Report – “Birdland” (instrumental) The Manhattan Transfer – “Birdland” - Vocalese Live (1986) Optional play(list)

(1) GLASGOW 2024 INITIATES CONSULTATIVE VOTE. The Glasgow 2024 Worldcon committee announced they will hold a “Consultative Vote on Hugo Rule Changes” – specifically, about the two new Hugo categories given first passage at the Chengdu Worldcon Business Meeting. Only WSFS members of the 2024 Worldcon will be eligible to vote. None of the other

(1) CONTEST KERFUFFLE. The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition has announced that one of its judging teams – unnamed in their statement, but it’s Team EPIC – will no longer be participating. Kris, who reviews on YouTube as A Fictional Escapist, and formerly at EPIC Indie, said they found something on EPIC’s “About” page that led

By Daniel Dern: Catch a non-sneak peek at live-action The Doom Patrol, in DC Universe's Titans Episode 4! I'm still working on a more general review of DC's new ~$7/month online streaming DC Universe -- but right now, if you're a DC fan, you want to know that while the live-action Doom Patrol show won't

By Daniel Dern: “Done Patrol,” Season 4 Episode 12, and the season/series finale episode of DCUniverse/HBO/Max’s The Doom Patrol, (finally!) (as announced in File770’s September 21, 2023 scroll, Item 12: Final Doom) aired, on Thursday, November 9, 2023, letting (us) fans (“Doomies” is the term I’ve seen) breathe a bittersweet sigh or three of relief. One, we

By Daniel Dern. Back in the pre-Internet (or even CompuServe, Well or BBS) days when I was growing up, I would get my daily fix of comic strips and single-panel cartoons (Peanuts, Andy Capp, B.C., Blondie, Gasoline Alley, Steve Canyon, etc.) from our local daily paper (The Bergan Record) -- several pages' worth. (I don't