Polling suggests Trump has lost 6 points since his conviction.

Ye Wenjie: "The universe was an empty palace in which humankind was the only ant." How scary is that?

3 BODY (Amazon Prime) is the original Chinese version of THE 3-BODY PROBLEM (Netflix). Both are good. The Chinese version is harder SF, but the implications of its later episodes are terrifying, Lovecraftian: "The lifeless noise of the universe."

IN A VIOLENT NATURE: If you need a slasher movie, this one will do the job. It's leisurely, almost languorous, but when the blood flows, it flows in buckets. The killer in his mask looks like the world's most terrifying Minion.

My book, YOU LIKE IT DARKER, has gone to #1. Thanks to everyone who bought the book or the audio version. I hope you enjoyed the stories.