Sharifah and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss King Arthur retellings, the Game of Thrones Broadway musical, pairing sci-fi and fantasy with music, and more.

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News

Every King Arthur Retelling Is Fanfic About Who Gets to Be Legendary [Tor.com]

I wore Arwen’s bridge dress to prom thanks to a united Lord of the Rings fandom [Polygon]

Game of Thrones Broadway Musical? [Joblo]

Shatner will live on as an AI program [AV Club]

Books And Music

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes (“Me cago en diez!)”

Song(s)/Album: 1977 by Anna Tijoux / La Torre by Gabriel Rios /Quimbara by Celia Cruz / Ring the Alarm by Queen B / Bitch Better Have My Money by Rihanna

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Song(s)/Album: Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat by Del Water Gap/ Te Ve by Piso 21 or anything by Bad Bunny / Ojos de Sol by Y La Bamba / Seven Devils by Florence + the Machine 

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Song(s)/Album: A Warm Place by NIN / Apocalipstic by Cherry Glazerr / Leaving on a Jet Plane by Peter, Paul & Mary / Miracles by Shonen Knife / This Corrosion by The Sisters of Mercy

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

Song(s)/Album: Malice Mizer (the live 25th anniversary Deep Sanctuary VI concert) / Beautiful Collision by Bic Runga / Next Lifetime by Erykah Badu / Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

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