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Ludgate Monthly, The
UK general-interest magazine which ran for 118 issues from May 1891 to February 1901 when it merged with The Universal Magazine. It went through a succession of publishers and editors, none of whom seemed to know what to do with it, though it was at its best when it became a companion to Black and White from November 1895 to March 1898 and was edited by James Nicol Dunn and then Henry D Lowry. Its first editor was Philip May, not the same as the noted artist and cartoonist Phil ...
Stangerup, Henrik
(1937-1998) Danish journalist, playwright and author who worked mainly within the tradition of "new realism" prevalent in Denmark during the 1960s; he also wrote historical fiction. His sf novel Manden der ville vaere skyldig (1973; trans David Gress-Wright as The Man Who Wanted to Be Guilty 1982) is a Satire assaulting the Dystopian welfare state and the Social Democratic party through a ...
Holy Motors
Film (2012). A Pierre Grise Productions, Théo Films, Pandora Filmproduktion, Arte France Cinéma and WDR / Arte co-production made with the participation of the Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) and Canal+ and the support of the Media Programme of the European Union and presented in association with Soficinéma 8 and Wild Bunch. Written and directed by Leos Carax. Cast includes Denis Lavant, Kylie Minogue and Édith Scob. 111 minutes. Colour. / ...
Print Magazines
1. An entry which would have been superfluous in past editions of this encyclopedia because – with the exception of Centauri Express, which was a magazine in audio-cassette form (see Audiozine) – all Magazines, other than personal hand-written ones, were in print form. This may range from beautifully designed and printed SF Magazines such as ...
Roanhorse, Rebecca
(1971- ) US author whose Native American/African American background figures articulately in her work; she began to publish stories of genre interest with "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™" (August 2017 Apex Magazine), which won a Nebula and a Hugo as best short story. Her first novel, Trail of Lightning (2018), which initiates the Sixth World ...
Clute, John
(1940- ) Canadian critic, editor and author, in the UK from 1969; married to Judith Clute from 1964, partner of Elizabeth Hand since 1996. He began to publish work of genre interest with an sf-tinged poem "Carcajou Lament" in Triquarterly for Winter 1960 [ie Autumn 1959]; he began consistently publishing sf reviews in his "New Fiction" column for the Toronto Star (1966-1967), and later in ...