Big News! Io9 have just announced WE CALLED THEM GIANTS, Stephanie and my OGN. It's out in November. It's a story of communication across a chasm at the end of the world. More details in the article. Also, below.

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Wonderfully put and it's always nice to see ex- Tory MP and perpetual blatherskite Gyles Brandreth called out on his 'bumbling grandpa but actually a bit of a git' act.

Ok this HAS to be Dropout related right?? Katie Marovitch

this picture is wild

1. Two years ago, Hillary Cass met with DeSantis picks and collaborated on a trans care ban in Florida.

Now her review targets trans people in England.

It is filled with flawed claims over evidence, toys, and social transition.

Subscribe to support my journalism. Lets dig in.

This right here #TransRightsAreHumanRights

We have a feature about anime on the stage in the latest issue of STARBURST MAGAZINE

We used to do this at Conservative HQ. We would ask the Daily Express to print something unsubtantiated* then get an MP to tell Parliament “I read in the Express that X”, and then pitch to the other papers that “Parliament was told X”

I’m sure Labour** did the same thing…

We're delighted to announce the inaugural 'It's Strange Up North' - an evening of fantastical fiction at Waterstones Leeds. Check out the poster below and full details here:

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Yup, bollocks to that. (I had a check pre-Musk on account of my connection to that long running SF magazine I write for). They're completely pointless these days.

It's not that hard, I can do it too

In our latest issue on sale now, @Ed_Fortune's Roll for Damage column remembers Jennell Jaquays, celebrates Dungeons & Dragons's 50th & looks at products from SlyFlourish.com, Kobold Press, @Alderac, Darrington Press & more!

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I note with interest that there's exactly one Harry Potter themed show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.

The listings aren't complete yet, but it was three last year. Five the previous year.

Sherlock, Super Heroes, Star Wars etc are all better represented.

Explaining to 18th century scholars that D&D is to TTRPGs as Austen is to 18th century women writers was a very useful shorthand this year.

(Play more games. Read more Burney, Edgeworth, Radcliffe, etc)

🚨 Question: Would you support a 'reclaim Soho' campaign? Once a month, we'd encourage everyone to bring tables, chairs, picnic blankets etc and reclaim Soho, starting with Frith Street. BYOB, sound systems. RT for visibility - because I will make this happen if it has support.

Intrigued by historical fantasy and want to write it yourself? I am running a workshop at the fabulous Cymera Festival!

Make sure you have valid VOTER ID. Encourage everyone else do so, including younger folk.

Make it clear to younger folk that the Conservatives really don't want them to vote. Let them draw their own conclusions.

If the hashtag #letwomenspeak was truly sincere, it wouldn't be filled with transphobes and neo-nazi shills.

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Star Wars villains are so on the nose. Given that Cad Bane is a character, I had to check that their wasn't another called Bounder Anathema.