Ed Fortune
@edfortune.com
Journalist/Columnist for Starburst Magazine, print & online.
Popculture media type, covering books, games,TV, films,theatre & tech.
Podcaster, D&D person, that sort of thing.
He/Him. Edinburgh.
Popculture media type, covering books, games,TV, films,theatre & tech.
Podcaster, D&D person, that sort of thing.
He/Him. Edinburgh.
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Rowling: what? no!
Rowling: jessuss chrisst what are you even talking about
Romero: am i the only one around here who reads theory?
Rowling: jessuss chrisst what are you even talking about
Romero: am i the only one around here who reads theory?
January 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Rowling: what? no!
Rowling: jessuss chrisst what are you even talking about
Romero: am i the only one around here who reads theory?
Rowling: jessuss chrisst what are you even talking about
Romero: am i the only one around here who reads theory?
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this guy throws on cantina band (dance club remix bass booted) at the dance floor at your wedding wyd
January 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
this guy throws on cantina band (dance club remix bass booted) at the dance floor at your wedding wyd
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I *think* this is what @benstewart.bsky.social has been trying to tell us for 25 years.
I need people to understand that Mothra and Godzilla are married
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I *think* this is what @benstewart.bsky.social has been trying to tell us for 25 years.
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Daily bunny no.3192 is tampering with the past
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Daily bunny no.3192 is tampering with the past
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A long, good thread about selling zines vs larger books, and what that means.
Saw an interesting post freaking out about the upcoming Royal Mail changes. Theyβre an inconvenience, and imho not worth getting super upset about. Save your energy. But! It made me think and uh oh hereβs a thread π§΅
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
A long, good thread about selling zines vs larger books, and what that means.
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The Meanies have successfully captured the leader of Pepperland. Bonkers have successfully made several kinetic strikes with giant apples and the three-headed dog followed by the sentient piano has suppressed the local musicians who fought back
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The Meanies have successfully captured the leader of Pepperland. Bonkers have successfully made several kinetic strikes with giant apples and the three-headed dog followed by the sentient piano has suppressed the local musicians who fought back
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Are you looking ahead for submission opportunities? We have THREE this Spring π¦
February - New Writers, Preloved Words
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March - Microfiction for the Mini Bin
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April - Prompted Flash Challenge
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#submissions
February - New Writers, Preloved Words
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March - Microfiction for the Mini Bin
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April - Prompted Flash Challenge
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#submissions
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Are you looking ahead for submission opportunities? We have THREE this Spring π¦
February - New Writers, Preloved Words
trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/
March - Microfiction for the Mini Bin
trashcatlit.com/microfiction...
April - Prompted Flash Challenge
trashcatlit.com/prompted-pop...
#submissions
February - New Writers, Preloved Words
trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/
March - Microfiction for the Mini Bin
trashcatlit.com/microfiction...
April - Prompted Flash Challenge
trashcatlit.com/prompted-pop...
#submissions
I'm more alarmed by the increasing presence of Turning Point and the Alliance Defending Freedom in British politics, if I'm honest.
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I'm more alarmed by the increasing presence of Turning Point and the Alliance Defending Freedom in British politics, if I'm honest.
Oooh, The BBC's The Traitors now has a 'Secret Traitor'.
They could expand that with different, claimable, ambiguous assigned roles with special abilities. Instantly slay a demon, sorry, traitor, or can ask a single yes/no question.
To keep it simple, we could call the contestants Townsfolk...
They could expand that with different, claimable, ambiguous assigned roles with special abilities. Instantly slay a demon, sorry, traitor, or can ask a single yes/no question.
To keep it simple, we could call the contestants Townsfolk...
January 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Oooh, The BBC's The Traitors now has a 'Secret Traitor'.
They could expand that with different, claimable, ambiguous assigned roles with special abilities. Instantly slay a demon, sorry, traitor, or can ask a single yes/no question.
To keep it simple, we could call the contestants Townsfolk...
They could expand that with different, claimable, ambiguous assigned roles with special abilities. Instantly slay a demon, sorry, traitor, or can ask a single yes/no question.
To keep it simple, we could call the contestants Townsfolk...
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ONWARDS!
If 2025 didn't stop you nothing will
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
ONWARDS!
You still here? Then keep on keeping on.
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
You still here? Then keep on keeping on.
Proof that Stranger Things isn't very D&D - no one brings 30ft of rope to every encounter...
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Proof that Stranger Things isn't very D&D - no one brings 30ft of rope to every encounter...
It was just sexism. Movie's fine.
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It was just sexism. Movie's fine.
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Other Al endorses this message!
As someone else pointed out here, it's a decade since the Feig Ghostbusters, and it's time to say it's actually good, but I'd like to go one further and say that all of the Ghostbusters films are at least decent, though they all have their problems. This has been Al's Tepid Film Takes '26
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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Happy New Year!
We hope you have a brilliant 2026 and we cannot wait to see you in April!
We hope you have a brilliant 2026 and we cannot wait to see you in April!
January 1, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Happy New Year!
We hope you have a brilliant 2026 and we cannot wait to see you in April!
We hope you have a brilliant 2026 and we cannot wait to see you in April!
In the UK they're trying to pull the whole anti-Drag Queen nonsense whilst pretending that Pantomime Dames haven't been a thing for generations.
May 2026 be the year Operation TERF-Island burns to the ground and JK Rowling becomes genuinely penniless (for the first time as it happens...)
May 2026 be the year Operation TERF-Island burns to the ground and JK Rowling becomes genuinely penniless (for the first time as it happens...)
January 1, 2026 at 12:11 AM
In the UK they're trying to pull the whole anti-Drag Queen nonsense whilst pretending that Pantomime Dames haven't been a thing for generations.
May 2026 be the year Operation TERF-Island burns to the ground and JK Rowling becomes genuinely penniless (for the first time as it happens...)
May 2026 be the year Operation TERF-Island burns to the ground and JK Rowling becomes genuinely penniless (for the first time as it happens...)
The world is a fragile place. It only takes a single, underpaid, overworked person to make a mistake for tragedy to strike.
December 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The world is a fragile place. It only takes a single, underpaid, overworked person to make a mistake for tragedy to strike.
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If you have never watched The Big Knights, drop everything and go to YouTube to correct this oversight.
Have just discovered that the whole run of The Big Knights is on YouTube, and seriously, I watched this exactly once, years ago, and haven't forgotten it since.
"Sir Boris - the finest swordsman in the world. And Sir Maurice - not the finest swordsman in the world, but the MOST ENTHUSIASTIC!"
"Sir Boris - the finest swordsman in the world. And Sir Maurice - not the finest swordsman in the world, but the MOST ENTHUSIASTIC!"
The Big Knights Official: The Troll Bridge
YouTube video by The Big Knights
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December 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If you have never watched The Big Knights, drop everything and go to YouTube to correct this oversight.
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The best new science fiction books of 2026 @newscientist.com
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@annleckie.com @johnchu.bsky.social
@slhuang.com
@marthawells.com
@richardswanauthor.bsky.social
@mikechenwriter.bsky.social
and more!
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Includes @garethlpowell.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social
@annleckie.com @johnchu.bsky.social
@slhuang.com
@marthawells.com
@richardswanauthor.bsky.social
@mikechenwriter.bsky.social
and more!
The best new science fiction books of 2026
On the horizon for this year are Ann Leckie's latest, Neil Jordan's debut and more from Adrian Tchaikovsky. Exciting times, says our sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson
www.newscientist.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The best new science fiction books of 2026 @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Includes @garethlpowell.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social
@annleckie.com @johnchu.bsky.social
@slhuang.com
@marthawells.com
@richardswanauthor.bsky.social
@mikechenwriter.bsky.social
and more!
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Includes @garethlpowell.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social
@annleckie.com @johnchu.bsky.social
@slhuang.com
@marthawells.com
@richardswanauthor.bsky.social
@mikechenwriter.bsky.social
and more!
Cancelling the Sky Diving plans due to weather...
December 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Cancelling the Sky Diving plans due to weather...
Ah, I'm not allowed to skydive this evening due to the fireworks.
December 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ah, I'm not allowed to skydive this evening due to the fireworks.
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Kings of Leon did predict this tbf π¬
December 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Kings of Leon did predict this tbf π¬
Now we all know about The Death Note, a supernatural black notebook that can end anyone's life in seconds if their name is written in it, and also curses the user.
May I present The Shit List, a mysterious brown notebook that can make anyone shit themselves if their name is written in it.
May I present The Shit List, a mysterious brown notebook that can make anyone shit themselves if their name is written in it.
December 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Now we all know about The Death Note, a supernatural black notebook that can end anyone's life in seconds if their name is written in it, and also curses the user.
May I present The Shit List, a mysterious brown notebook that can make anyone shit themselves if their name is written in it.
May I present The Shit List, a mysterious brown notebook that can make anyone shit themselves if their name is written in it.