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RIP Ursula Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers of all time, sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 88. Her writing career spans six decades, from 1959 right up until ...
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RIP: Adam West, star of Batman
Adam West, star of the 1960 Batman TV series has passed away at the age of 88.
A well-recognised actor who struggled to find regular employment after Batman, West never allowed his shortcomings as an ...
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RIP Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Pournelle, the first author to write a novel on a computer, passed away September 8th, at the age of 84.
He has a long list of science fiction novels, and he has his own tag here on SFF: jerry-...
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Alberto Uderzo RIP: fantasy (Getafix and his magic potion) and laughter were his gifts
I read in the news today that at the age of 92, Alberto Uderzo passed away from a heart attack. He and René Goscinny brought us Astérix and Obélix, those zany and funny Gauls, and a variety of Roman ...
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What's next for chat
The Story So Far (tm):
The main chat for Sci-fi and Fantasy, Mos Eisley, has been slowly creeping out of line with the standard expected of all Stack Exchange chat rooms. This has meant that it has ...
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RIP Terry Jones
Terry Jones - actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, and director - has died just short of his 78th birthday. He was of course most famous for his work as part of Monty Python, starring in roles such ...
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Sci-Fi moderator on AI content strike
As some of you may be aware a new policy came into effect recently, whereby moderators network wide were told to not moderate new content on the site solely on the basis of it being AI generated.
If ...
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RIP, Grant Imahara
Unfortunately, this is not a myth to be busted, Grant Imahara has passed away today at 49 years old (reportedly from a brain aneurysm).
Grant was best known for his role on the Discovery Channel's ...
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Hailing frequencies closed: RIP Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek's Uhura)
Nichelle Nichols, best known for playing Nyota Uhura (most commonly just "Uhura") on Star Trek: The Original Series, has passed away at age 89.
In a message posted to Facebook, her son ...
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Please avoid trivial edits during Winter Bash
We all love the hats,* and we covet the fashionable scarf of the Timey Wimey hat.
But please, make edits that you would be proud of during the rest of the year. Edits should be, as always, either ...
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RIP Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor who left us today. With no backing, he climbed the success stairs based on raw talent. From a memorable supporting role in the Indian fantasy series Chandrakanta to a ...
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RIP Rutger Hauer, actor for Roy Batty
Variety reports that Rutger Hauer, actor in Sin City, Batman Begins, True Blood, and other sci-fi and horror films, has died at 75.
He will perhaps be best remembered for his role in Blade Runner as ...
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RIP - Kit Berry
I was saddened to learn of the recent death of Kit Berry (Kirsten Espensen), author of the wonderful fantasy series of Stonewylde. Gollancz publishers noted her passing in a post dated 1 November 2021,...
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Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog on ST:DS9, died today at age 50
Aron Eisenberg, known to SFF fans for his recurring role as the Ferengi Nog in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, died today at the age of 50. The cause of death has not been revealed.
I personally loved ...
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RIP Gene Wolfe, 1931–2019
The prolific science fiction and fantasy author Gene Wolfe is dead at 87.
He is probably best known for the "dying Earth" tetralogy The Book of the New Sun and the rest of the Solar Cycle, but his ...
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