2019

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The news arrived that the writer and screenwriter Terrance Dicks died on August 29. No details were provided on his death, official statements indicate only that he suffered a brief illness.

Terrance Dicks is survived by his wife and their three sons. The condolences for his death were remarkable among people connected to the production of “Doctor Who”. He’s been part of the great family of this saga for over 50 years and he made a notable contribution to it especially during the classic series era and helping to keep it alive after its cancellation.

Artemis by Andy Weir (Italian edition)

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The novel “Artemis” by Andy Weir was published for the first time in 2017.

Jasmine “Jazz” Bashara gets by working as a porter on Artemis, the only city on the Moon, but dreams of doing much more and to accumulate the money she needs she smuggles various products with the help of a contact on Earth. Among her “special customers” there’s also Trond Landvik, a wealthy businessman who one day offers her a lot of money to sabotage the Sanchez Aluminum anorthite harvesters, part of a plan that would make him even richer.

Jazz tries to implement her sabotage plan but unexpected events start getting in the way between her and the big money Trond Landvik promised her. Things go really bad when Jazz starts realizing that behind the company there’s much more than they suspected and that includes the presence of an assassin.

Hideo Furuya (Eiji Inoue) in Gaman (Image courtesy AMC Studios / Amazon. All rights reserved)

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“Gaman” is the third episode of the second season of the TV show “The Terror”, which was named “The Terror: Infamy”, and follows “All the Demons Are Still in Hell”. It’s broadcast in the USA on AMC Studios and in other nations on Amazon Prime Video.

The now ex inhabitants of Terminal Island must get used to life in the camp, where they meet other Americans of Japanese heritage. Chester Nakayama (Derek Mio) is looking for a way to provide for Luz Ojeda (Cristina Rodlo), but the girl finds it difficult to be accepted by the others. A reunion that’s supposed to be a source of joy becomes bitter instead while Hideo Furuya (Eiji Inoue) seems to be targeted again by an evil entity.

An almost complete skull of Australopithecus anamensis offers new clues to the evolution of hominins

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Two articles published in the journal “Nature” report different aspects of a research on a fossil skull of Australopithecus anamensis, the oldest species of its genus and considered the ancestor of Australopithecus afarensis, the species to which the individual nicknamed Lucy belongs. Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Stephanie Melillo and several colleagues in the two teams studied an almost complete fossil skull, which makes it by far the best preserved one among the ones attributed to that species. It offers new information on the history of australopithecines and therefore of the evolution of hominins which led to that of human beings.

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ESports are becoming something really big with professional video gaming constantly growing. Professional organizations mean greater competitions with media coverage that can go beyond the tournaments’ live streaming and more money. There are arguments about eSports being real sports but the International Olympic Committee already started looking into their possible recognition. Don’t expect to watch eSports at the next Olympic Games but you can be sure that you’ll hear about them more and more. If you’re into gaming and you’re motivated enough, you might consider them as a possible line of work.