Tag Archives: New York

White Pavement, Blank Slate: NYRSF Readings Features Tabula Rasa Writers

New York writers' group Tabula Rasa presented three readers in the first half of their appearance. Part two comes in May... Read more [...]

Soul Samurai is a wonderful post-apocalyptic live-action supernatural samurai film

A small New York City production has samurai, gangs, battles, love, revenge, vampires, comedy, tragedy, and more... Read more [...]

Robert J. Sawyer delivers Watch, volume two of his WWW trilogy

On the same day Robert J. Sawyer turned in the second volume of his WWW trilogy, Publishers Weekly gave the first book (due out in April) a starred review... Read more [...]

SFScope going to New York Comic Con

You may notice a little quietness here tomorrow. SFScope is going to be at the New York Comic Con, picking up the news. We'll be back reporting it after the convention, but if you're in New York, wandering around the cavernous Jacob Javits Center, and happen to run across me (you never know), do stop to say hi! Read more [...]

Actress/singer Susanna Foster dies

Singer/actress Susanna Foster (1924-2009) had a brief career, but a major role in the 1943 Phantom of the Opera... Read more [...]

Unforgotten Lore: NYRSF Readings’ 200th Birthday Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe

This month's NYRSF reading celebrated the 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's birth and the US launch of Ellen Datlow's new Poe-themed anthology... Read more [...]

Live, from New York, it’s SFScope!

We're finally back in New York, and the news is all pretty darn good (at least, from the trip). The rest of the sf/f/h news will begin flowing as you've become accustomed to... Read more [...]

Fusion Designs Gallery features the work of illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon

A new gallery in Brooklyn, New York, features the work of sf/f illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon, and also offers their fine art, limited edition prints, greeting cards, and more... Read more [...]

NYRSF Readings’ Family Night

A family night, planned with two couples, works out slightly differently, but entertainingly... Read more [...]

Topps is closing WizKids immediately

Topps, the owners of WizKids games, is shutting down the company immediately, to focus on its core businesses... Read more [...]

Klingon opera being created on Long Island, New York

Dutch artist Floris Schönfeld is creating the background and cultural context within which to create his own Klingon opera... Read more [...]

Actress/singer Estelle Reiner dies

Actress and singer Estelle Reiner (1914-2008) was married to Carl Reiner and the mother of Rob Reiner, though a one-line film role immortalizes her... Read more [...]

Film-maker Gerard Damiano dies

Film-maker Gerard Damiano (1928-2008) will be best remembered for Deep Throat... Read more [...]

Early closing for book launch party

The SFScope offices are closing early today for Ian Randal Strock's book launch party, which is open to all, in Manhattan, New York... Read more [...]

Actor and reporter Gil Stratton dies

Actor and news/sports reporter Gil Stratton (1922-2008) had a few genre appearances, including... Read more [...]