At Eurocon Berlin, on a panel talking things through. Mostly about European SF. I'm the man in the hat, which the salesman said I was the only one he had ever seen pull it off. Next to me is Aiki Mira, they are much cooler than me. Then Jean Bürlesk from Luxemburg, then @francescoverso.bsky.social.

Caught a gaggle of teenage girls taking a selfie at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin while Sieg Heiling. Not at all worrying. (The memorial was also overrun with laughing and running teens.)

40% off! Remember to check out the 9 bundles with games like Old Skies or Lair Of The Clockwork God, they get you an extra 10% off both games' sale prices! "EMD revels in its comedic, over-the-top adult sci-fi insanity while delivering a genuinely great adventure game experience" - 93%, AGH

there is a goodly place for the city of the horizon in another place?? are you nuts???? I’m not hearkening unto that!!

Benieuwd naar de Suske en Wiske Manga? Dit is je kans om een gesigneerd exemplaar inclusief tekening te winnen! www.deperfectepodcast.nl/suske-en-wis...

'De problemen die door Sus en Wis moeten worden opgelost zijn onmiskenbaar des Vandersteens; de uitwerking en thematiek zijn heerlijk manga-esque.' Geen Isekai, Geen Probleem! krijgt een bondige recensie in NRC:

This scene from Sorrentino's La Grazia is one of my favorites this year. Absolute cinema.

Vanaf vandaag reis jij deze zomer voor 49 euro per maand onbeperkt in de daluren. Heb jij jouw Nederland-ticket al? 🚅

The Japanese emperor and empress have arrived in the Netherlands to stay in palace Het Loo with the Dutch king and queen for a state visit and, more importantly, to watch tonight's football match Japan - NL together. I love that.

HET IS OFFICIEEL. 🎉 Wij zijn PRO!

Historic: the Dutch Greens and Social Democrats have officially fused into a new party, Progressief Nederland (Progressive Netherlands). Members voted overwhelmingly in favor of the fusion, creating a broad left-wing, culturally progressive and green bloc in our political field 🍀

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Great experiment in Arnhem: the Dutch city has selected forty poor families and simply paid off their crippling debts. This is found to be cheaper than endlessly trying to help them crawl out of it themselves, a big net gain for society.

Oh, cool. "No Isekai No Problem!" is a crowdfunded, locally made Manga about Suske en Wiske. Always gotta love when a franchise tries new, creative, and exciting things.

GEEN ISEKAI, GEEN PROBLEEM! Onze Suske en Wiske-manga is nu verkrijgbaar! We hebben zelfs een gave geanimeerde trailer gemaakt om het te vieren. Bestel je exemplaar hierrrr 👉 www.standaardboekhandel.be/p/geen-iseka...

Hey, look what came in the mail! By @leeuwenhart.bsky.social & Marissa Delbressine!

Looking for a replacement for Chrome? I recommend Vivaldi. Switching over was very nearly hassle-free; I simply exported then imported my bookmarks and Google's plugins (including password manager) work great. It even has built-in ad block and the company is firmly against using AI 👍

Dog: I found something disgusting. Everyone needs to smell this, let's rub it into my neck!

The obvious end game for Google is to *become* the internet. You'll never go on it for anything else than to visit Google and that's it.

I still think these two paragraphs from Ganz are the most important contemporary political writing

I watched the Dutch documentary "Meer dan Babi Pangang", about the origins of Chinese immigration in the Netherlands and the break-out, new cuisine they brought to the country -- the "Chinese-Indonesian Specialty Restaurant" you could find in even the smallest town.

I was at the Novio Magica festival yesterday, a city-wide free fantasy festival in Nijmegen, for a writing workshop and, let's be honest, to geek out among my folk. This year's host was Father Roderick, well-known in the community and an actual catholic priest. We're both quoted in this news report!

A friend sent me this picture of the Chinese version of my SF novel STAR BODY she spotted on display in the (huge!) Xin Hua bookstore in Guangzhou 💛

Ik sprak vandaag op de radio bij EenVandaag over onze Suske en Wiske-manga (GEEN ISEKAI, GEEN PROBLEEM!). Luister hier het fragment terug:

Don't forget to boycott Eurovision this week! Instead of watching a show that supports Israelian apartheid, brutality and genocide, treat yourself to some quality music time instead, for instance by listening to... ... this entire Thom Yorke concert at the Sydney Opera House! (1/?)

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.)

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!