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Bright red graphic with playful doodles in the background. Large white and black text reads: “Like fun? Yes.” “Like music? Yes also.” “Want to be on WNYC and Internet Archive? Yeah of course!!!” Arrows point between the phrases in a humorous flowchart style. At the bottom, bold hand-drawn black lettering says “Public Song Project.” Smaller curved text reads: “Wow that sounds great I hope there’s more information on the following slides.” WNYC and Internet Archive logos appear near the center.

The 2026 Public Song Project is here — and this year, we’re turning up the volume on the public domain.

For the first time, WNYC’s Public Song Project is partnering with the Internet Archive!

Here’s what you need to know ⤵️
www.wnyc.org/story/2026-p...

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@wnyc.org

Forthcoming Books Through December 2026 locusmag.com/2026/03...

Minicon 59 Pre-Reg deadline is a week away! Pre-reg is available until 10-Mar, after that it will be at-the-door. Save some hay, register today!
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Cover art by Pascal Blanché features a blue skinned person wearing red-orange partial armor and helmet. They are sitting on a raised red piece of machinary in front of a large yellow sun on a bright yellow background. Smoke trails in from the lower right. Their helmeted head looks forward while they hold a large round device in both hands. Cables lead from the device to the helmet. Art is titled "Long Distance Call." Also in this issue: interviews with J.M. Sidorova and Rebecca Roanhorse, article by Benjamin C. Kinney, and the final results our annual readers' poll.

Our March 2026 issue features stories by David D. Levine, R.L. Meza, Carolyn Zhao, Thomas Ha, Wanxiang Fengnian, Thoraiya Dyer, and Marissa Lingen.
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Minicon is just one month away!

Have you booked your room for Minicon 59? Not much time left to get in the room block and the Con rate!
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MnStF & Minicon March Schedule
11-Mar, Program Book deadline
14-Mar, 4pm, MnStF Party
21-Mar, 11am, Virtual ConCom
28-Mar, 7pm, ConCom
1-Apr, 6pm, Work Party
2-Apr: Minicon 59!
bit.ly/MnStF_Calendar

Hey all! The MnStF party is at the Hotel - but not in the Garden Court - it will be in the room formerly known as the Nine Mile Grill.
From the main entrance take 2 immediate right turns. If you get to the front desk or restaurant, you have gone too far.

Today's, 28-Feb, ConCom is in the room formerly known as Nine-Mile Grill

MnStF Meeting has relocated to the RadiShTree (DoubleTree Bloomington). We will have a Parlor Suite in the Garden Court and start around 4pm (basically soon after the ConCom meeting is done).
bit.ly/MnStF_Calendar

M59 ConCom today, 28-Feb, 2pm at the Convention Hotel - the RadiShTree - check the hotel signage for the function room.
bit.ly/MnStF_Calendar

I can't wait. I love the .hack universe

2025 Aurealis Awards Winners The 2025 Aurealis Awards were presented Saturday at a ceremony in Brisbane hosted by Eugen Bacon as part of GenreCon.  The Aurealis Awards recognize the achievements of Australian science fict…

Congrats to @freyamarske.bsky.social @tansyrr.bsky.social @fearofemeralds.bsky.social @coreyjwhite.com

and all the 2025 Aurealis Award Winners

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If you know anyone who needs coverage for damages of Operation Metro Surge, this may be of interest:

Talking Trailers #1: Masters of Albion, Styx: Blades of Greed, ExeKiller, Pathologic 3 and more! YouTube video by Talking Trailers

I've started a new video game trailer/podcast channel on YouTube and uploaded my first video :) Check it out! youtu.be/lsVsSmR_EsY

Minicon 59 Hotel update! I think all the emails have gone out, so if you are not in the Garden Court, make sure you book your hotel room by 4-Mar!
www.hilton.com/en/attend-my...

Just coming here to inject some positive vibes by way of a way to support small businesses in Minnesota

M59 ConCom virtual meeting this evening, 19-Feb, 7pm
bit.ly/MnStF_Calendar

Nominations and Voting Are Open for the 4th Annual Tippy Golden Teacup Awards! As the golden rays of dawn pierce 2026 so too do the first nominations for the Tippy Golden Teacup Awards emerge! Your contributions, nominations, and votes will help us in celebrating our CommuniT…

#Booksky Very pleased to congratulate author @mmerriam.bsky.social for his nomination for the Tippy Golden Teapot Awards happening this coming Friday! Good wishes sent for TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE too!
madameaskew.com/2026/01/17/n...

10 Thoughts On “AI,” February 2026 Edition Because it feels like a good time to do it, some current thoughts on “AI” and where it, we and I are about the thing, midway through February 2026. These are thoughts in no particular o…

This Valentine's Day, why not snuggle up with a loved one and read my long damn post about "AI" and some of my current thoughts about where it's at, where it's going, and how much anyone should engage with it? Best Valentine's Day ever!

whatever.scalzi.com/2026/02/14/1...

Mark your calendars for our next chat: "Get Over Here!": Gaming, Literacy, and the Victories in Between at 2/24 6-7:00pm EST/ 3-4pm PST. We hope to see you there!

Mark your calendars for our next chat: "Get Over Here!": Gaming, Literacy, and the Victories in Between at 2/24 6-7:00pm EST/ 3-4pm PST. We hope to see you there!

MnStF Party today, including the 2nd Board nominating meeting.
14-Feb, 4pm at Dreampark
bit.ly/MnStF_Calendar

Minicon is anti-ICE and pro-constitutional rights. No person is illegal.
We do not cooperate with ICE enforcement in our event spaces. Minicon
and hotel staff will make every attempt to require law enforcement, ICE
or otherwise, to provide a valid judicial warrant before entering
convention spaces.

This is the FINAL DAY!!! The winner is still very much up in the air, so please take a minute to help decide who will get the coveted SNAZZY CERTIFICATE!!!

10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days - Uncanny Magazine 1. There is a future in which a hellgate opens off the coast of California. It happens at midnight on the first day of the new year, which is sooner than anyone expected. The waters rise and we are fo...

"10 Visions of the Future: Or, Self Care for the End of Days," Samantha Mills. About community and caring and protection and mutual aid in a world where there is no hope for a better future, but you're fighting anyway.

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...

a good reminder

Saja looking up at Smudge and wondering how much trouble he can get into

Here, have a kitten, this seems like a day where one might come in handy

Thank you Pedro! Hello new followers! I have a new poetry chapbook out now from @purpleinkpress.bsky.social and a dark fiction collection coming out in May from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social. You can also support my work by subscribing to my monthly newsletter:
leticiaaurieta.com/2026/01/10/f...

I know you all have just heard the news that Homan says that "Operation Metro Surge" is over in Minnesota, but, even if that is true, we are going to have legal battles to restore our neighbors to their homes for months and months to come. Fellow nerds? Consider supporting: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?

Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?
By Marcus Haraldsson
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...