“Fictional magic is chewy when the nature of the magic works in well with the themes, characters and aesthetics of the story.
Jack Kirby’s storytelling techniques.
Telling stories about good vs. evil is a relatively new thing.
Camestros Felapton considers whether science realism is a specfic subgenre.
The Necrotic Toddler still wants tariffs on films made overseas.
“Several journalists resigned this week from three newspapers in Alaska after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, appearing to yield to pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage.” Good for them (though it’s a shame it was a necessary step).
Cox, Sony and the future of online speech.
“CBS’s 60 Minutes aired an exclusive interview with Donald Trump on Sunday, but the news magazine cut out a contentious portion regarding the president’s pardon of a cryptocurrency billionaire.” For all her years of posturing as a maverick truth-teller, new news-head Bari Weiss was never really going to buck the system.
People shows how to write about the Felon of the United States.
“My read on the situation is that Bezos and Lewis sincerely believe that they can turn the paper into a regime mouthpiece and make money. (Bari just got a big ca-ching, after all, and Lewis’s former boss has a Republican news network that is both very influential and very profitable.) But neither of them have any idea what they’re doing“
“When you’re considering which parts of your world building matter, I highly suggest being character-forward. What matters most to them? What is at the front of their minds? What’s true to their POV? You, the author, have a birds’ eye view, but your protagonist does not.” — Shannon A. Thompson
