Aaron Bray
@scifirocknroll.bsky.social
Writer/Translator (Chinese to English) and devourer of speculative fiction. Filmmaker. Drummer.
"To situate Liu Cixin’s popular The Three-Body Problem (soon to be a Netflix series) not only within a larger context of this so-called golden age of Chinese science fiction but to see alongside other patterns."
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The Subplot of a Nation: What Today’s Chinese Literature Tells Us About Tomorrow | HackerNoon
A review of Megan Walsh’s book The Subplot, exploring the landscape of contemporary Chinese literature in today's AI age.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"To situate Liu Cixin’s popular The Three-Body Problem (soon to be a Netflix series) not only within a larger context of this so-called golden age of Chinese science fiction but to see alongside other patterns."
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Romo （如梦). My new favorite band.
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【如夢 ROMO】 - 開場曲 Opening Song (official MV)
YouTube video by Maybe Mars
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August 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Romo （如梦). My new favorite band.
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And WHILE we're posting Season 3 trailers...😆
Official Season 3 Trailer | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
YouTube video by Star Trek
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June 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
And WHILE we're posting Season 3 trailers...😆
It strays from the source material more than probably any adaptation ever made, but I still love this show! Can't wait for Season 3 to start.
Foundation — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
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June 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It strays from the source material more than probably any adaptation ever made, but I still love this show! Can't wait for Season 3 to start.
The world lost a giant today. Brian Wilson was one of a kind, and music itself is better for his contributions to it.
June 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The world lost a giant today. Brian Wilson was one of a kind, and music itself is better for his contributions to it.
Such an amazing experience virtually attending the @sfwa.bsky.social Nebula Awards this weekend! I found many of the finalists and winning authors also participating virtually to be incredibly approachable and willing to share advice, which is the polar opposite of my experiences in Hollywood.
June 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Such an amazing experience virtually attending the @sfwa.bsky.social Nebula Awards this weekend! I found many of the finalists and winning authors also participating virtually to be incredibly approachable and willing to share advice, which is the polar opposite of my experiences in Hollywood.
Currently reading "Gravity's Rainbow" and for the first time ever, I am reading the Cliff Notes of the book WHILE reading the book!
June 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Currently reading "Gravity's Rainbow" and for the first time ever, I am reading the Cliff Notes of the book WHILE reading the book!
Good stuff happening in Harbin promoting science fiction among young readers.
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May 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Good stuff happening in Harbin promoting science fiction among young readers.
www.china.org.cn/2025-05/29/c...
www.china.org.cn/2025-05/29/c...
A Science Fiction Writer Wrestles With China’s Rise, and His Own Decline www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/w...
A Science Fiction Writer Wrestles With China’s Rise, and His Own Decline
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May 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A Science Fiction Writer Wrestles With China’s Rise, and His Own Decline www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/w...
An animated short I composed the soundtrack for has over a million views now! That's significantly more than the usual 5 views I get for my own posts, so not mad about it. :)
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influenced
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May 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
An animated short I composed the soundtrack for has over a million views now! That's significantly more than the usual 5 views I get for my own posts, so not mad about it. :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ken...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ken...
Words can't really describe how excited I am about attending @seattlein2025.org. Just booked everything and can't wait! Thankfully, I have three months to get all the reading in before casting my vote for @thehugoawards.bsky.social It will be my first WorldCon, so any experienced advice is welcome.
May 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Words can't really describe how excited I am about attending @seattlein2025.org. Just booked everything and can't wait! Thankfully, I have three months to get all the reading in before casting my vote for @thehugoawards.bsky.social It will be my first WorldCon, so any experienced advice is welcome.
I fixed it for you, Vogue.
May 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I fixed it for you, Vogue.
Grateful for the subtitles, Disney Plus, but SLIGHTLY disappointed to learn that TARDIS is just translated as “time machine.” Surely there’s a way to shorten “时间和空间相对维度” and still make it sound cool?
(And yes, she also plays Cinta in Andor!)
#doctorwho #tardis #belindachandra #神秘博士 #科幻 #kehuan
(And yes, she also plays Cinta in Andor!)
#doctorwho #tardis #belindachandra #神秘博士 #科幻 #kehuan
May 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Grateful for the subtitles, Disney Plus, but SLIGHTLY disappointed to learn that TARDIS is just translated as “time machine.” Surely there’s a way to shorten “时间和空间相对维度” and still make it sound cool?
(And yes, she also plays Cinta in Andor!)
#doctorwho #tardis #belindachandra #神秘博士 #科幻 #kehuan
(And yes, she also plays Cinta in Andor!)
#doctorwho #tardis #belindachandra #神秘博士 #科幻 #kehuan
If you're like me and never got around to watching Bandersnatch, but still wanted to be able to follow Episode 4 of the latest season of Black Mirror, I found this video to be a big help.
BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH Every Ending Explained!
YouTube video by Think Story
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April 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If you're like me and never got around to watching Bandersnatch, but still wanted to be able to follow Episode 4 of the latest season of Black Mirror, I found this video to be a big help.
#Severance Season Finale thoughts in comments. Warning: Spoilers.
March 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#Severance Season Finale thoughts in comments. Warning: Spoilers.
Nice little Easter egg in the latest episode of Invincible where Invincible (Steven Yeun “Glenn”) dukes it out with Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan “Negan”). Let’s hope this standoff ends differently than the last one did between these two actors.
March 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Nice little Easter egg in the latest episode of Invincible where Invincible (Steven Yeun “Glenn”) dukes it out with Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan “Negan”). Let’s hope this standoff ends differently than the last one did between these two actors.
The Chinese subtitles for Severance translates “Innie” as “公司里的自己” (self within the company), which is technically correct, but a mouthful. I wonder if there’s more concise translation…
March 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Chinese subtitles for Severance translates “Innie” as “公司里的自己” (self within the company), which is technically correct, but a mouthful. I wonder if there’s more concise translation…
They changed the lyric to a classic Paul Simon song at the SNL 50th anniversary show to remove reference to “cigarettes.” I wonder if they’re willing to revise a classic sci-fi novel from the 1950s where Isaac Asimov imagined people would still be smoking cigars tens of thousands of years from now.
February 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
They changed the lyric to a classic Paul Simon song at the SNL 50th anniversary show to remove reference to “cigarettes.” I wonder if they’re willing to revise a classic sci-fi novel from the 1950s where Isaac Asimov imagined people would still be smoking cigars tens of thousands of years from now.
I’m just gonna leave this here.
December 24, 2024 at 3:21 PM
I’m just gonna leave this here.
Thanks to @clarkesworldmagazine.com, I just learned of the Chinese author #ZhuYixuan, who writes in both English and Chinese! Read (or listen) at the link below. #kehuan #科幻 #作家 #zuojia #wenxue #文学 #短篇 #duanpian #chineselit #chineseliterature #chinesemythology #daoism #chinesefolklore #fantasy
Now on the Clarkesworld podcast:
"The Painted Skin and the Final Stroke" by Zhu Yixuan, narrated by Kate Baker
Audio: clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_24b/
Text: clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhu_12_24/
"The Painted Skin and the Final Stroke" by Zhu Yixuan, narrated by Kate Baker
Audio: clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_24b/
Text: clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhu_12_24/
December 23, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Thanks to @clarkesworldmagazine.com, I just learned of the Chinese author #ZhuYixuan, who writes in both English and Chinese! Read (or listen) at the link below. #kehuan #科幻 #作家 #zuojia #wenxue #文学 #短篇 #duanpian #chineselit #chineseliterature #chinesemythology #daoism #chinesefolklore #fantasy
Reposted by Aaron Bray
Now on the Clarkesworld podcast:
"The Painted Skin and the Final Stroke" by Zhu Yixuan, narrated by Kate Baker
Audio: clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_24b/
Text: clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhu_12_24/
"The Painted Skin and the Final Stroke" by Zhu Yixuan, narrated by Kate Baker
Audio: clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_24b/
Text: clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhu_12_24/
December 23, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Now on the Clarkesworld podcast:
"The Painted Skin and the Final Stroke" by Zhu Yixuan, narrated by Kate Baker
Audio: clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_24b/
Text: clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhu_12_24/
"The Painted Skin and the Final Stroke" by Zhu Yixuan, narrated by Kate Baker
Audio: clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_24b/
Text: clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhu_12_24/
When you order four Chinese sci-fi novels from a seller in Hong Kong and the shipping is more than the books themselves. A price I'm willing to pay given the same books are listed on Amazon for 30-plus bucks each. If it goes smoothly, I'm happy to fully endorse the seller for future purchases.
December 21, 2024 at 5:15 PM
When you order four Chinese sci-fi novels from a seller in Hong Kong and the shipping is more than the books themselves. A price I'm willing to pay given the same books are listed on Amazon for 30-plus bucks each. If it goes smoothly, I'm happy to fully endorse the seller for future purchases.
Watch the series finales of two of my favorite shows this week (“What We Do in the Shadows” and “Star Trek: Lower Decks”) and I must say both were very well done. Kudos to good endings.
December 20, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Watch the series finales of two of my favorite shows this week (“What We Do in the Shadows” and “Star Trek: Lower Decks”) and I must say both were very well done. Kudos to good endings.
(3/3) ...First up, The Wild Cooperative (野外合作), who give me genuine "Pink Floyd" vibes.
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#thewildcooperative #yewaihezuo #野外合作 #chineserock #摇滚 #yaogun #音乐
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#thewildcooperative #yewaihezuo #野外合作 #chineserock #摇滚 #yaogun #音乐
December 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM
(3/3) ...First up, The Wild Cooperative (野外合作), who give me genuine "Pink Floyd" vibes.
music.apple.com/us/album/cor...
#thewildcooperative #yewaihezuo #野外合作 #chineserock #摇滚 #yaogun #音乐
music.apple.com/us/album/cor...
#thewildcooperative #yewaihezuo #野外合作 #chineserock #摇滚 #yaogun #音乐