Ik geef op donderdag 14 mei op NOVIO MAGICA een schrijfworkshop waarin we schrijftechnieken en tips bespreken, maar ook aan de slag gaan met schrijven. Er is zelfs een wedstrijd waarin je werk uitgegeven kan worden! Schrijf je hier in voor de workshop: www.intonijmegen.com/agenda/agend...

Although I love the word "slop" for AI attempts at art, I realized there's another, existing word that applies nicely: "kitsch". (But without any of the more charming, sometimes ironic aspects of that term. Just plain cheap fake shit.)

I'm not poor, I'm "incomeminning".

With the coming surge of AI hacking apps, it's entirely possible we'll soon be returning to a world of hardcopy files, paper databases, real life verification. The digital world can increasingly not be trusted anymore.

Na jarenlang dromen en schrijven is ons album nu eindelijk bijna verschenen. De allereerste Suske en Wiske manga: GEEN ISEKAI, GEEN PROBLEEM! 🎀🌊

Pols verdient ruimschoots het voordeel van de twijfel; dapper dat hij zijn reputatie op het spel zet en bij Tata Steel van binnenuit verandering teweeg wil brengen. Zo komen we er.

"Eyeball with tentacles sprouting from it" used to be all I drew on primary school. Looking at this it becomes obvious I should never have stopped because there's apparently a career in it!

Chinese SF fan community Planet Ring Association interviewed me about science fiction, fandom across the world, Star Body, AI and many more topics. It has now been published here in full! Chinese version: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jkdRNSE9OY... English version: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2lfeRfrdQY...

[trying to figure out if my friend’s new boyfriend is on the spectrum] is he… you know… a friend of the metropolitan transportation authority

Just deserts. Go elephants!

I watched and loved Exit 8, a recent Japanese horror/mystery movie based on a video game about spotting anomalies in a looping metro tunnel. Not subtle but very cleverly done, this is a movie that can totally absorb you. Go see it, it's out now in Dutch (arthouse) theaters!

Goed nieuws! Deze zomer reis je voor €49 onbeperkt met de trein in de daluren. Het kabinet steunt ons voorstel om het OV betaalbaarder te maken in deze energiecrisis. Met de stijgende kosten en dure brandstof is het des te belangrijker dat openbaar vervoer betaalbaar is voor ons allemaal.

Tijd is slechts een illusie, denken steeds meer natuurkundigen: ‘Dit is voor de tijd een heel spannende tijd’. Achtergrondverhaal voor @volkskrant.nl:

You have until tomorrow (the 18th of March) to watch this phenomenal production of The Importance of Being Earnest, brilliantly starring Ncuti Gatwa as Algernon. If you haven't the stomach for the full 2,5 hours, treat yourself to the opening 5 minutes at least.

'Darmok' Revisited. latestartrek.substack.com/p/darmok-rev...

Loving this recent banger by David Byrne, who continues his career-long streak of singing about the buildings he lives in.

“Is there a technology the left is excited about?” High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!

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Franse econoom Gabriel Zucman pleit voor 2 procent belasting op vermogen van de extreem rijken. Hoe dat moet, legt hij uit in 'Miljardairs betalen geen inkomstenbelasting en daar gaan we een einde aan maken.' @vrtnws.be @deafspraak.bsky.social

Do you ever wonder about game fandom and different types of fans? I was reflecting a lot on gatekeeping and different play styles lately, thanks to Silksong. I thought I'd bundle my ideas in a blog, and made a typology to go along with it! (Shaw!) #gamestudies nicollelamerichs.com/2026/01/28/s...

The Coral Bones is currently down to £2.99 on Kindle (not sure for how long) Three women, three centuries, the Great Barrier Reef, sharks, corals, mantas, leafy seadragons, bonus numbats (the best marsupial) 🌊 🪸🦈🐠🐉 amzn.eu/d/0UJGTQu

Hoe gaat het met Anton Dingeman? Tekenaar Pieter Geenen vertelt. Een gesprek over het verdwijnende dialect. En twee strips! ❤️ "Af en toe dacht ik nog wel aan hem hoor, als ik de krant las en het nieuws zag. Dan had ik soms de neiging om Anton weer op te laten duiken". www.trouw.nl/tijdgeest/st...

The latest issue of Haven Spec has a cover that seems to feature a bunch of Orbits sleeping on an only slightly bloodied human, and it's adorable.

VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe is the latest Mamoru Oshii joint and I couldn't be more excited for its release later this year. Let's go!

Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.

HEY HEY it's NEWS 'O CLOCK. 'EARTH MUST DIE' is coming out on the 27th of Jan, which is alarmingly soon! Please pop over here and wishlist it, and do share if you're able. Thank you. store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

Amid all our booing at techbros hawking LLMs, let's not forget to celebrate the previous horrible grift that predictably collapsed. Tech is NOT an irreversible destiny, keep pushing.

So it feels very weird to be talking about anything other than the ICE occupation right now, but the ARCs of my new book arrived on Saturday. I'm going to do a giveaway.

If you see this, post an archer.

This Juy, I will be attending EUROCON / METROPOLCON 2026 in Berlin! Just applied for membership and booked the train tickets. Looking forward to meeting the SFF community there!

One of my fav SF novella reads 👇

Wait, is Starfleet Academy actually going to be good? "Turning Discovery's lemons into sweet lemonade", don't you dare get my hopes up.

This landscape is brought to you by the belief that no country should invade or annex another country, nor kidnap their leaders, nor seek to influence their politics, nor oppress minorities, nor exterminate neighbors. The snow's convinced there's a clear line between good and evil right there.

Pictured: Tom Paris stealing a printer during the Bell Riots (2024)

Not all characters need arcs or deep-rooted mysteries. Sometimes, and this is true for ensemble stories in particular, characters are like The Dude’s rug: flat and ornamental, but they really tie the room together.

There's a crook in this park road in Deventer that's never not magical at night, especially in the snow.

The banks of the IJssel are covered in snow, which makes for great walks with Orbit! He loves plowing through it 🐾

Absolum is an object lesson in how video games don't need a huge (open) world to feel like a fully realized, rich environment. The game's almost cozily small in territorial scale, but every area has stunning scenery and a drip feed of secrets to keep things interesting.

Playtime in the snow!

De onvolprezen kampioen van Nederland, te vinden op het onderste schap van uw Jumbo.

Looking back on 2025, there's no question what stood out: receiving the Galaxy Award on stage in Chengdu for Star Body of course! 🍾 For 2026, I plan on finishing my next SF novel, which is at least twice as ambitious and challenging to create as the last one.

We spent new year's eve watching the new Knives Out movie, which was again delightfully different from the preceding films yet carried once more by Benoit Blanc's impeccable sense of dress.

End the year, or start the year, with some choice writing advice by one Ann Leckie 👇

With Netflix throwing all Trek shows off their service on Jan 8th, I've been happily forced to binge 2.5 seasons of Voyager in less than a month... So this has been my brain for the last three weeks or so 🌲💛🌌

Damn it, I just found out my fiancée is a Tal Shiar operative working for the Star Empire.

I already enjoyed the first Wicked movie, but the second one goes harder than I expected! Pleasant surprise. #JusticeForBoq though.

I watched The Grinch Who Stole Christmas ft. one Jim Carrey for the first time. Feeling a morbid curiosity to try The Cat In The Hat next.

Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY.